Brent Caslin
ブレント・キャズリン弁護士は、25年にわたり訴訟・仲裁案件に幅広い経験を有しており、民事裁判・刑事裁判における訴訟、米国内外の仲裁、州裁判所・連邦裁判所において、クライアントを代理してきました。同弁護士が2009年に共同設立した当事務所のロサンゼルスオフィスは、Los Angeles Business Journalによる「Most Admired Law Firms to Work For」に常に選ばれ続けており、また、ロサンゼルスオフィスの商事訴訟プラクティスは、近時、Chambers USAにおいて、カリフォルニア州での最高ランクと評価されました。同弁護士は、National Law Journal、Daily Journal、Legal 500からも複雑な訴訟案件を取り扱う訴訟弁護士として高く評価されているほか、2017年には、重要なクロスボーダー訴訟案件における活躍が評価され、Daily JournalよりCLAY賞（California Lawyer Attorney of the Year）を受賞しました。
キャズリン弁護士は、幅広く紛争案件を取り扱っており、特に、商事契約、企業間契約、企業秘密、クロスボーダーでのビジネス関係に関する紛争に精通しています。
同弁護士は、営業秘密法に深い理解があり、秘密保持契約のみならず、州・連邦の営業秘密法に関する紛争も取り扱っています。営業秘密に関して日常的にアドバイスを提供しており、あらゆるタイプの営業秘密やコンピューター詐欺に関する紛争において、当事務所チームを率いてきました。Daily Journal、Legal 500において、営業秘密に関するトップ弁護士として繰り返し選出されています。
キャズリン弁護士は、上場企業、プライベート・エクイティ企業、非公開会社、個人事業主を代理し、M&Aや類似取引に関する紛争を解決してきました。このような案件には、契約条件解釈に関する紛争、詐欺取引の主張、クロージング後手続、価格調整手続や支配権紛争も含まれます。商事仲裁手続において詐欺取引の主張が認められ、2度、勝訴判決を獲得した実績もあります。
キャズリン弁護士は、米国退役軍人として、国防専門家や米国政府の請負業者と仕事をした貴重な経験も有します。また、退役軍人や退役軍人団体を代理するプロボノ活動にも積極的に取り組んでおり、EOD Warrior Foundationの理事を務めています。
代表的な案件
- Led the defense of a substantial international manufacturing firm in a complex JAMS arbitration in San Diego, centered on claims for breach of a license agreement for technology contained in automobile infotainment systems.
- Represented News Corp subsidiary Move, Inc., as well as the National Association of Realtors and multiple subsidiary companies in a lawsuit against Zillow. The plaintiffs, who own and operate the realtor.com website, brought claims for trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, among others. The case ended with a $130M settlement on the first day of trial in Seattle, following a five day hearing related to evidence spoliation.
- Led the prosecution of claims on behalf of an Osaka-based manufacturing firm for fraud, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and various business torts against the sellers of a US-based business. The primary case was filed in Manhattan, with the New York Supreme Court. After that court entered a TRO/PI against a group of defendants, discovery confirmed allegations that the target company had been engaged in unlawful business practices before it was acquired. In addition to leading the New York case, Brent represented the client’s interests in ancillary disputes that developed in Missouri, New York, and Michigan, in civil courts, with arbitral bodies, and before administrative agencies. His team also resolved an eight figure R&W insurance claim. The National Law Journal honored the team with a runner-up Litigator of the Week mention after a successful interlocutory appeal before New York's Appellate Division, First Department.
- Secured a $940 million trade secret verdict for Epic Systems Corp., one of the leading health care software companies in the US, in a corporate espionage case against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). A Wisconsin jury found that TCS, a hired consultant, misappropriated trade secrets related to Epic’s proprietary software. The verdict represents one of the largest trade secret verdicts in US history.
- Defended a California bank in a Los Angeles Superior Court dispute with a competitor alleging the misappropriation of confidential information and breach of various contractual provisions related to the solicitation of employees and clients. The case was settled before trial.
- Represented a Japanese manufacturing firm through a cross-border commercial dispute in South Carolina. The case began when the opposition filed a lien against a factory project. Following a civil action in the US District Court for the District of South Carolina, it ended with a favorable settlement in which that opponent delivered a financial payment to the firm's client.
- Successfully defended the US subsidiary of a Japanese corporation in a cross-border arbitration proceeding sited in New York that focused on clinical research operations in the pharmaceutical industry. The team also successfully resolved several ancillary proceedings related to the arbitration, including a post-acquisition dispute with the former owner of the US business.
- Represented a US defense contractor in a commercial dispute litigation in the US District Court for the Southern District of California. The case focused on the training of US special operations personnel and the State Secrets Doctrine.
- Represented an energy firm in a commercial dispute over contractual indemnity obligations arising from a series of wrongful death actions and a related regulatory investigation. The case was litigated in the US District Court for the Central District of California and settled favorably.
- Represented a technology company in the financial services sector through an arbitration process relating to a portfolio of fraudulent loan transactions. After pre-hearing motions focused on evidence destruction and disclosure misconduct, and a five day evidentiary hearing on the merits, the arbitrator ruled in favor of our client and awarded several million dollars in damages for fraud, breach of contract, and attorneys’ fees.
- Defended an international information services firm against claims for breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation related to an alleged corporate acquisition. A complete defense verdict was entered by the US District Court for the Central District of California after a three-week trial in Los Angeles.
資格・経歴等
受賞・弁護士会
概要
ブレント・キャズリン弁護士は、25年にわたり訴訟・仲裁案件に幅広い経験を有しており、民事裁判・刑事裁判における訴訟、米国内外の仲裁、州裁判所・連邦裁判所において、クライアントを代理してきました。同弁護士が2009年に共同設立した当事務所のロサンゼルスオフィスは、Los Angeles Business Journalによる「Most Admired Law Firms to Work For」に常に選ばれ続けており、また、ロサンゼルスオフィスの商事訴訟プラクティスは、近時、Chambers USAにおいて、カリフォルニア州での最高ランクと評価されました。同弁護士は、National Law Journal、Daily Journal、Legal 500からも複雑な訴訟案件を取り扱う訴訟弁護士として高く評価されているほか、2017年には、重要なクロスボーダー訴訟案件における活躍が評価され、Daily JournalよりCLAY賞（California Lawyer Attorney of the Year）を受賞しました。
キャズリン弁護士は、幅広く紛争案件を取り扱っており、特に、商事契約、企業間契約、企業秘密、クロスボーダーでのビジネス関係に関する紛争に精通しています。
同弁護士は、営業秘密法に深い理解があり、秘密保持契約のみならず、州・連邦の営業秘密法に関する紛争も取り扱っています。営業秘密に関して日常的にアドバイスを提供しており、あらゆるタイプの営業秘密やコンピューター詐欺に関する紛争において、当事務所チームを率いてきました。Daily Journal、Legal 500において、営業秘密に関するトップ弁護士として繰り返し選出されています。
キャズリン弁護士は、上場企業、プライベート・エクイティ企業、非公開会社、個人事業主を代理し、M&Aや類似取引に関する紛争を解決してきました。このような案件には、契約条件解釈に関する紛争、詐欺取引の主張、クロージング後手続、価格調整手続や支配権紛争も含まれます。商事仲裁手続において詐欺取引の主張が認められ、2度、勝訴判決を獲得した実績もあります。
キャズリン弁護士は、米国退役軍人として、国防専門家や米国政府の請負業者と仕事をした貴重な経験も有します。また、退役軍人や退役軍人団体を代理するプロボノ活動にも積極的に取り組んでおり、EOD Warrior Foundationの理事を務めています。
業務分野
代表的な案件
- Led the defense of a substantial international manufacturing firm in a complex JAMS arbitration in San Diego, centered on claims for breach of a license agreement for technology contained in automobile infotainment systems.
- Represented News Corp subsidiary Move, Inc., as well as the National Association of Realtors and multiple subsidiary companies in a lawsuit against Zillow. The plaintiffs, who own and operate the realtor.com website, brought claims for trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, among others. The case ended with a $130M settlement on the first day of trial in Seattle, following a five day hearing related to evidence spoliation.
- Led the prosecution of claims on behalf of an Osaka-based manufacturing firm for fraud, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and various business torts against the sellers of a US-based business. The primary case was filed in Manhattan, with the New York Supreme Court. After that court entered a TRO/PI against a group of defendants, discovery confirmed allegations that the target company had been engaged in unlawful business practices before it was acquired. In addition to leading the New York case, Brent represented the client’s interests in ancillary disputes that developed in Missouri, New York, and Michigan, in civil courts, with arbitral bodies, and before administrative agencies. His team also resolved an eight figure R&W insurance claim. The National Law Journal honored the team with a runner-up Litigator of the Week mention after a successful interlocutory appeal before New York's Appellate Division, First Department.
- Secured a $940 million trade secret verdict for Epic Systems Corp., one of the leading health care software companies in the US, in a corporate espionage case against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). A Wisconsin jury found that TCS, a hired consultant, misappropriated trade secrets related to Epic’s proprietary software. The verdict represents one of the largest trade secret verdicts in US history.
- Defended a California bank in a Los Angeles Superior Court dispute with a competitor alleging the misappropriation of confidential information and breach of various contractual provisions related to the solicitation of employees and clients. The case was settled before trial.
- Represented a Japanese manufacturing firm through a cross-border commercial dispute in South Carolina. The case began when the opposition filed a lien against a factory project. Following a civil action in the US District Court for the District of South Carolina, it ended with a favorable settlement in which that opponent delivered a financial payment to the firm's client.
- Successfully defended the US subsidiary of a Japanese corporation in a cross-border arbitration proceeding sited in New York that focused on clinical research operations in the pharmaceutical industry. The team also successfully resolved several ancillary proceedings related to the arbitration, including a post-acquisition dispute with the former owner of the US business.
- Represented a US defense contractor in a commercial dispute litigation in the US District Court for the Southern District of California. The case focused on the training of US special operations personnel and the State Secrets Doctrine.
- Represented an energy firm in a commercial dispute over contractual indemnity obligations arising from a series of wrongful death actions and a related regulatory investigation. The case was litigated in the US District Court for the Central District of California and settled favorably.
- Represented a technology company in the financial services sector through an arbitration process relating to a portfolio of fraudulent loan transactions. After pre-hearing motions focused on evidence destruction and disclosure misconduct, and a five day evidentiary hearing on the merits, the arbitrator ruled in favor of our client and awarded several million dollars in damages for fraud, breach of contract, and attorneys’ fees.
- Defended an international information services firm against claims for breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation related to an alleged corporate acquisition. A complete defense verdict was entered by the US District Court for the Central District of California after a three-week trial in Los Angeles.
資格
- California, 1998
- Washington, 2005
経歴
- Pepperdine University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 1998
- Western Washington University, BA, 1994
登録済み裁判所
- US Supreme Court
- Washington Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
- US District Court, District of Colorado
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
- US District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- US District Court, Western District of Washington
- US District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
受賞
- The American Lawyer, Litigator of the Week, Runner-Up, 2026
- The BTI Class Action Leaders, 2026
- California Lawyer and Daily Journal, California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award, 2017
- Capitol Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2025
- Daily Journal, Top Trade Secret Lawyer, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Legal 500, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, 2017, 2018, 2020-2022; Dispute Resolution - General Commercial Disputes, 2022
- Jenner & Block Mentorship Award, 2011, 2023
- Southern California Super Lawyers, 2011, 2013-2024; Rising Star, 2008-2010
Community
- Pepperdine Law School, Adjunct Faculty Member, 2004-2012
- Board Member, EOD Warrior Foundation
弁護士会
- State Bar of California, Member, Officer, and Chair of the International Law Section, 2006-2012
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Member