Attorneys & Professionals

Jason Witten's practice concentrates on business litigation and corporate guidance with an emphasis on international transactions, intellectual property, real property and contracts.  Specifically, he litigates a variety of business matters including intellectual property, corporate fraud, labor issues, and commercial transactions, as well providing day-to-day advice in how to avoid litigation in these areas of law.  Further, Jason Witten has handled a number of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.  In addition, he is the contact window for the majority of WHGC's corporate clients.  Jason Witten has significant lead trial experience and has represented large domestic and overseas companies in their day-to-day business dealings.  In addition to being a licensed California attorney, he is also a UK Solicitor.  Below are a few examples of Mr. Witten's work.

Trials:

Represented a large technology company lessee against a property owner lessor in a triple net lease action resulting in jury verdict that saved the client over a million dollars which accounted for 80% of the demand.

Represented a land owner against his partner at trial severing their partnership, retaining 80% of the land, and defeating a claim for fraud.

Represented an Asian technology company against its U.S. customer at trial obtaining a verdict for the full amount owed of $520,000 owed and fraud.

Obtained a $2.7M jury verdict in favor of the client for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing arising from the defendant's refusal to honor a $1.3 promissory note between defendant and the widow's late husband. The jury rejected the defendant's claim that the note had been cancelled by the late husband, instead finding the writing of the alleged cancellation to be a forgery and refusing to believe the defendant's story.

Notable Litigation Resolutions:

• UTStarcom, Inc. adv. Thomas:  Defeated a patent holder in a mobile phone patent litigation case in North Carolina.
• Sprint Spectrum, LP adv. Thomas:  Defeated a mobile phone patent holder in litigation in the Eastern District of Texas.
• Alvarez adv. Banker:  Successfully negotiated and settled a securities and fraud litigation case for the defendant client in California State Court.
• Wang v. The Staywell Company: Successfully negotiated and settled a copyright and contract litigation case with the licensee in the Central District of California.
• Karen Umbrella Co., Ltd v. Yeh Hung Co., Ltd & Albertsons: Obtained a large settlement representing a Plaintiff in Patent Litigation.
• Vivitar v. Edwards: Successfully negotiated and settled a labor litigation case in the Central District of California.
• Widmer v. Rowedder, AG: Successfully negotiated and settled a German corporation's U.S. subsidiary dispute in California State Court.

2008 Non-Litigation Representations:

• Represented two dozen Asian and US companies in ongoing commercial transactions including OEM, ODM, Master Purchase/Sale Agreements, Indemnity Agreements, LOI, Consumer/ Customer issues, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Shareholder Disputes, Issuance of Stock, Formation, and Licensing.