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Mr.
Galanter has represented clients in a wide variety of business,
commercial, and entertainment-related disputes. He has tried numerous
cases in California and federal district courts and before domestic
and international arbitration tribunals, and has appeared regularly
before the California Court of Appeal and the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the 9th Circuit.
Mr. Galanter’s extensive litigation experience includes
the representation of a major film studio in litigation involving
a multinational television joint venture in the Philippines; a
dispute over international licensing revenues from distribution
of a major motion picture; and infringement by a British Isles
company of a well-known television trademark. He was lead counsel
for the finance division of a major commercial aircraft manufacturer
in the federal court trial of a commercial bad faith case arising
from the breach of a $100 million loan agreement, obtaining a
favorable judgment. He successfully represented a Swiss steel
shipper in claims against Japanese and Brazilian conglomerates
exceeding $25 million in federal court and the Court of International
Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. He handled
litigation over ownership of millions of dollars of real estate
on the Mexican Riviera. More recently, in 2005 he argued successfully
before the California Court of Appeal on behalf of plaintiffs
against the State of California, reinstating a multi-million dollar
judgment, and is presently handling the appeal of a $6.7 million
verdict against the County of Los Angeles.
Mr. Galanter's
international experience includes the representation of Asian
and domestic companies involved in cross-border transactions and
business disputes throughout the Pacific Rim. While a partner
with the multinational firm of Baker & McKenzie LLP, and later
as a member of the Asia Practice Groups of Holland & Knight
LLP and Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP, he worked with clients
based in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines
in connection with purchase and sale agreements, intellectual
property licensing, employment disputes, trademark and copyright
disputes, cargo handling disputes, and commercial arbitration
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at Oppenheimer, he worked extensively in Singapore with government
science agencies and local counsel to provide U.S. patent counseling
services to Singapore’s expanding biotechnology industry.
At Norris & Galanter LLP, Mr. Galanter continues to work with
and advise clients involved in international business transactions,
commercial disputes, arbitrations, and strategic projects in Asia
with particular emphasis on the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Mr. Galanter
received his B.S. in 1977 from the State University of New York
at Albany, and his J.D. in 1980 from the University of Southern
California. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1980, and to
the New York Bar in 1989. He is active in the Los Angeles County
Bar Association (Vice-Chair, International Law Section), the Inter-Pacific
Bar Association (member, Dispute Resolution Committee), and has
written articles on intellectual property issues (“Fair Use
of Trademarks and Copyrighted Works,” Entertainment, Publishing
and the Arts Handbook (West Group, 2000-2001 ed.)), and on securities
litigation for the American Bar Association. He is a member of the
Alumni Board of Governors of the University of Southern California,
and is active in a number of community service organizations. |
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