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Services
Litigation
Labor & Employment
Education
University of Southern California (J.D., 1985)
University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1981)
Admitted to Practice in California
Michael Young, partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, has been a civil trial attorney for over 20 years with particular
expertise trying and resolving employment, intellectual property and business disputes. Mr. Young’s employment litigation
experience covers the panoply of employment conflicts, including claims of wrongful termination, sexual harassment,
discrimination (including sex, race, disability, reverse discrimination and age), wage and hour (including class action
defense), public policy violations and "whistleblower" matters. Mr. Young also supervises workplace investigations and
counsels clients on numerous state and federal laws and regulations governing employment.
Mr. Young’s intellectual property practice includes disputes involving copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, non-competes
and other restrictive covenants, patents, and more. He has been recognized by his peers as a "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual
Property since 2005, and serves on the Executive Committee of the USC IP Institute. Mr. Young writes often on employment and
IP issues, and is a featured blogger on IP ADR topics at
www.ipadrblog.com.
Mr. Young is also a professional mediator who has written and lectured on mediation and dispute resolution topics. He is a
fellow with the International Academy of Mediators, and an adjunct professor of law at the University of Southern California
Law School, teaching negotiations and mediation. He has resolved numerous disputes in his practice areas of intellectual
property and employment.
Reprensentative Experience
- Represented telecommunication client in class action claiming independent contractors should have been classified as
employees. Defeated class certification.
- Represented advertising company in bringing claims against former senior officers for misappropriating trade secrets,
diverting corporate opportunities, hacking into computer system, and other unlawful acts. Ultimately obtained permanent
injunction and sizeable judgment against officers.
- Represented countless employers in defense of all manner of workplace-based claims, including harassment,
discrimination, disability, retaliation, whistleblowers, etc.
- Represented heavy equipment manufacturer in claims against former employees who had stolen client's trade secrets and
were manufacturing counterfeit replacement parts in Texas and other states. Cooperated with U.S. Attorney to bring criminal
charges against some under Economic Espionage Act, resulting in prison sentences and restitution orders of several million
dollars. Stipulated judgments were obtained against others.
- Obtained ex parte seizure orders, and coordinated simultaneous surprise raids on each coast by law enforcement, to seize
counterfeit goods and shut down unlawfully competitive operations.
- Defended financial institution against claims that its hiring of competitor's employees resulted in the violation of
non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. Prevailed in FINRA arbitration, defeating effort to obtain injunction.
- Defended major manufacturer against claims of copyright infringement arising out of the use of certain competitive
literature. Settled for less than the plaintiff's attorneys’ fees.
- Lead counsel in two month jury trial on behalf of plaintiff, alleging unfair competition and insurance bad faith.
Obtained jury verdict on all claims, including award of punitive damages.
- With Mr. Rochefort and Mr. Roux, successfully defended major oil company in a four month jury trial involving claims
arising out of the construction of a major oil processing facility.
