• Representation of founders and shareholders in a dispute over control of a document storage company
• Serving as day-to-day lead and trial counsel in defense of an investment banking firm facing $500 million in claims
• Representation of a well-known entertainment figure in a defamation case
• Representation of a major media company against a media buyer relative to $10 million in television advertising
• Handling a complex RICO case brought by an Asian computer manufacturer
• Defense of an internet gatekeeper company against copyright infringement claims
• Prosecution of false advertising and trademark claims on behalf of an international health products company
• Representation of a prominent entertainment figure against his business manager for claims of malfeasance
• Defense of a claim of design patent infringement on behalf of one of the world’s largest makers of sunglasses
• Prosecution of a copyright infringement action against the largest toy company in the world
• Defense of an antitrust case brought against one of the three largest music companies in the world
• Prosecution of a legal malpratice case on behalf of a securities brokerage firm

At the present time Mr. Norris is handling 950 consolidated cases on behalf of Cerberus Capital Partners; defense of a ticket brokerage company against internet-related claims brought by the world's largest ticket distribution company; and a claim of tortious interference with the career of a professional golfer.

Before founding Norris & Galanter LLP with Douglas Galanter in 2003, Mr. Norris had been a partner in Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP, Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLP, Holland & Knight LLP, and Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP.

Mr. Norris is a 1979 graduate of the Stanford Law School, where he served as an editor on the Journal of International Law. In 1979-1980 Mr. Norris served as law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence T. Lydick, United States District Judge for the Central District of California. He is fluent in Spanish.

Mr. Norris’s practice focuses on business litigation, including litigation in the intellectual property, securities, and entertainment areas. His clients have included investment companies, securities brokerage firms, banks, accounting firms, film and television studios, internet companies, major medical providers relative to workers’ compensation matters, and plaintiffs in civil rights cases.

Mr. Norris has tried over 30 cases, including over 15 jury trials to verdict. He also has regularly argued appeals in state and federal courts.

Mr. Norris served as a Los Angeles Superior Court arbitrator and mediator from 1993 to 2000.