Rohit Nath leads groundbreaking litigation across the United States. For plaintiffs, he has recovered over $500 million, taking on the world’s largest technology companies, insurers, international wireless carriers, and more. On the defense side, Nath has represented Fortune 500 companies in cases with billions at stake.
Most recently, Nath has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence litigation. This includes Bartz v. Anthropic, where he co-led a Susman Godfrey team that secured a $1.5 billion settlement, which, if approved, will be the largest reported copyright settlement in history.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2026 | Commercial Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Commercial Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Commercial Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Commercial Litigation |
In a historic copyright infringement action, Nath co-led a team from Susman Godfrey to secure a $1.5 billion settlement for rightsholders whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirated databases. The settlement is subject to court approval and, if approved, would be the largest reported settlement in copyright history. Nath and his co-lead counsel were named Litigators of the Week by Law.com for this precedent-setting result.
Nath argued successfully in opposition to Anthropic’s summary judgment motion on fair use, which paved the way for the settlement.
Nath is also leading litigation related to copyright infringement and artificial intelligence in In re OpenAI Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation, where he represents a group of prominent writers—including the John Grisham, David Baldacci, Jonathan Franzen, and Pulitzer Prize winners Stacy Schiff and Kai Bird—against OpenAI and Microsoft. Nath was recently also named co-lead counsel in an AI copyright case against Apple.
In Doe v. Mindgeek, Nath represents a certified class of minors against the world’s largest online pornography company. The case alleges that Mindgeek promoted and profited from the distribution of child pornography on its websites. In July 2024, Nath argued summary judgment on cutting edge issues of Section 230.
WINS FOR INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS
Nath helped secure a $307.5 million deal against AXA for victims of an life insurance rate increase targeting elderly insureds. The settlement came after nearly seven years of litigation, and after plaintiffs succeeded on class certification and defeated summary judgment.
DEFENSE-SIDE LITIGATION
On the defense side, Nath has represented some of the largest companies in their biggest disputes. In 2021, Nath represented Match Group in a nearly four week jury trial over a multi-billion dispute related to the founding of the popular dating app Tinder. In 2025, Nath represented Chevron U.S.A. in a property dispute in Kern County, where Nath argued and won key motions on the eve of trial.
PRO BONO
Nath previously received a Public Counsel Pro Bono award for his work defending the COVID-19 mortarium in the City of Los Angeles and other moratoria across the state. In Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.v. City of Los Angeles, Nath helped secure the first federal appellate decision upholding a COVID-19 eviction moratorium in the country.
BACKGROUND
Nath joined Susman Godfrey after working as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice and as a law clerk for Judge Alex Kozinski (Ret.) on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He graduated with high honors from The University of Chicago Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of The University of Chicago Law Review.
Before law school, he taught eighth-grade math in Oklahoma as a Teach for America corps member. Nath is a longtime board member of the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California and served as co-president during the 2021-2022 term. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.