Navid Bayar is a Silicon Valley trial lawyer representing clients in their most important antitrust and intellectual property litigations. He has extensive experience handling all aspects of complex commercial disputes involving technology companies, from initial case work-up through trial or successful settlement.
Navid is known to be a creative lawyer who looks beyond immediate litigation goals to understand how legal issues fit into each client’s broader business objectives. He immerses himself in his clients’ businesses to master industry-specific nuances that enable him to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to judges and arbitrators. Clients value his ability to make complex situations understandable and his talent for generating novel solutions when conventional approaches fall short.
When Navid is not in court or in the office, he enjoys skiing or playing tennis. He lives in Berkeley with his wife and two dogs.
Whether we are on offense or defense, I come to work every day with one objective: fiercely advocating for my clients. Few things make me happier than having their trust to handle the legal side of things so that they can focus on building a dominant business.
Areas of Focus
Representative Matters
Antitrust & Commercial Litigation
- Representing machine manufacturer in multiple antitrust class actions alleging Clayton Act and Sherman Act violations in cases filed throughout the country.
- Representing defense contractor in antitrust class action alleging a no-poach conspiracy.
- Represented aluminum manufacturer in a significant antitrust and trade secret case resulting in a confidential settlement.
- Advised software company in an antitrust case against major technology firm.
- Advised venture-backed software company in an antitrust case against competitor in entertainment marketplace.
- Represented private equity fund in confidential insurance coverage dispute resulting in the insurers’ duty to defend.
- Represented software startup in breach of contract dispute with corporate customer resulting in a successful pre-litigation resolution.
- Represented a financial institution in confidential indemnification dispute with several loan originators for losses from suits over mortgage-backed securities resulting in settlement.
- Represented an online jobs marketplace in arbitration against alleged privacy violations resulting in successful settlement below cost of litigation.
- Advised airline company in a confidential pre-arbitration dispute against payment processor for improper chargebacks.
- Represented whistleblowers in False Claims Act case against national hospital chain for history of Medicare over-billing.
Intellectual Property
- Represented shoe manufacturer in Lanham Act case before Federal Circuit resulting in unanimous reversal of the grant of summary judgment.
- Represented minority stockholders of blockchain technology startup in trade secret and fiduciary duty litigation against the startup’s controlling stockholder and certain directors.
- Advised technology startup in trade secret dispute with strategic investor.
- Represented technology payment startup in patent litigations against multiple defendants resulting in successful settlement.
- Represented IP monetizer in several patent infringement suits in the Eastern District of Texas resulting in confidential settlements.
- Represented video streaming patent monetizer in patent litigation against streaming company defendant.
- Represented rocket inventor in patent infringement case against the government and defense contractor.
Trial
- Represented a defendant in five-day jury trial with co-counsel in state court, including by presenting expert witness before the jury.
- Represented Canadian data storage company in patent infringement case to help secure eight-figure willful patent infringement verdict, including by presenting the testimony of former CEO of the defendant before the jury.
- Represented IP monetizer in a multi-forum patent infringement case that successfully settled shortly before trial.
- Represented database company in IP case to help secure successful verdict at trial.
Credentials
Overview
Navid Bayar is a Silicon Valley trial lawyer representing clients in their most important antitrust and intellectual property litigations. He has extensive experience handling all aspects of complex commercial disputes involving technology companies, from initial case work-up through trial or successful settlement.
Navid is known to be a creative lawyer who looks beyond immediate litigation goals to understand how legal issues fit into each client’s broader business objectives. He immerses himself in his clients’ businesses to master industry-specific nuances that enable him to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to judges and arbitrators. Clients value his ability to make complex situations understandable and his talent for generating novel solutions when conventional approaches fall short.
When Navid is not in court or in the office, he enjoys skiing or playing tennis. He lives in Berkeley with his wife and two dogs.
Whether we are on offense or defense, I come to work every day with one objective: fiercely advocating for my clients. Few things make me happier than having their trust to handle the legal side of things so that they can focus on building a dominant business.
Areas of Focus
Representative Matters
Antitrust & Commercial Litigation
- Representing machine manufacturer in multiple antitrust class actions alleging Clayton Act and Sherman Act violations in cases filed throughout the country.
- Representing defense contractor in antitrust class action alleging a no-poach conspiracy.
- Represented aluminum manufacturer in a significant antitrust and trade secret case resulting in a confidential settlement.
- Advised software company in an antitrust case against major technology firm.
- Advised venture-backed software company in an antitrust case against competitor in entertainment marketplace.
- Represented private equity fund in confidential insurance coverage dispute resulting in the insurers’ duty to defend.
- Represented software startup in breach of contract dispute with corporate customer resulting in a successful pre-litigation resolution.
- Represented a financial institution in confidential indemnification dispute with several loan originators for losses from suits over mortgage-backed securities resulting in settlement.
- Represented an online jobs marketplace in arbitration against alleged privacy violations resulting in successful settlement below cost of litigation.
- Advised airline company in a confidential pre-arbitration dispute against payment processor for improper chargebacks.
- Represented whistleblowers in False Claims Act case against national hospital chain for history of Medicare over-billing.
Intellectual Property
- Represented shoe manufacturer in Lanham Act case before Federal Circuit resulting in unanimous reversal of the grant of summary judgment.
- Represented minority stockholders of blockchain technology startup in trade secret and fiduciary duty litigation against the startup’s controlling stockholder and certain directors.
- Advised technology startup in trade secret dispute with strategic investor.
- Represented technology payment startup in patent litigations against multiple defendants resulting in successful settlement.
- Represented IP monetizer in several patent infringement suits in the Eastern District of Texas resulting in confidential settlements.
- Represented video streaming patent monetizer in patent litigation against streaming company defendant.
- Represented rocket inventor in patent infringement case against the government and defense contractor.
Trial
- Represented a defendant in five-day jury trial with co-counsel in state court, including by presenting expert witness before the jury.
- Represented Canadian data storage company in patent infringement case to help secure eight-figure willful patent infringement verdict, including by presenting the testimony of former CEO of the defendant before the jury.
- Represented IP monetizer in a multi-forum patent infringement case that successfully settled shortly before trial.
- Represented database company in IP case to help secure successful verdict at trial.
Credentials
Admissions
- California, 2018
- New York, 2022
- Texas, 2022
Education
- Duke University School of Law, JD, 2017
- University of California, Berkeley, BA, 2012
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2022
- US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2024
- US District Court, Northern District of California, 2023
- US District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2024
- US District Court, Western District of Texas, 2024
Clerkships
- Hon. Gregory Phillips, US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2021-2022
- Hon. Ann Aiken, US District Court, District of Oregon, 2018-2019