Application Cover Sheet – Litigation Section (Complex Litigation)
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Mark campus(es) you wish to serve / Approx. how many cases per year do you have in the state and federal courts in these areas?
Berkeley (East Bay/Oakland) / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
Davis (Sacramento/Yolo) / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
Irvine (Orange County) / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
Los Angeles / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
Merced / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
Riverside / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
San Diego / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
San Francisco / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
Santa Barbara / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
Santa Cruz (South Bay) / 1-5 cases 6-10 cases more than 10 cases
Please list experience level and standard/rack (i.e., undiscounted) rates in the table below.
Subfield Expertise
(see next page for descriptions) / Indicate Your Level of Experience / Undiscounted Rates/Ranges
Blended / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate $ Paralegal
Academic Affairs / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Appeals / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Bankruptcy / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Benefits Litigation / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Class Actions / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Collections/Routine Recoveries / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Complex Affirmative Recoveries / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Constitutional Law / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Intellectual Property Litigation / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Federal Govt. Contracts / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Privacy Litigation / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Privilege & Tenure / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Probate Litigation / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Public Records Act Writs / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
White Collar/Criminal / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Other Complex Litigation / Significant Moderate Minimal/None / $ Partner $ Counsel $ Associate
Are you willing to offer more favorable rates to the University, as a governmental/non-profit organization? Yes No
If yes, please describe on an attached sheet the percentage discount from the above rack rates, blended rate range(s), or other hourly fee concessions you are willing to extend to the University if selected to participate on the OGC Panel supporting the Litigation Section. (Firms may propose different rates for different subfields or a single rate for all subfields. Please also include fee proposals for paralegals.) Please state whether the quoted discountsare the "most favorable" hourly rates or fee arrangements offered to any of your other clients, including public entities.
Please also state on an attached sheet any specific proposals for alternative fee arrangements besides fee for service on an hourly basis that your firm can offer the University in any of the identified areas of litigation, as well as any specific volume-based discounts your firm can offer the University.
Complex Litigation Subfields
Academic Affairs (litigation related to the University’s academic programs and student affairs, including student fees and admissions, academic misconduct, and research issues)[1]
Appeals
Bankruptcy Litigation
Benefits Litigation
Class Actions
Collections and Other Routine Recovery Actions
Complex Affirmative Recovery Litigation (including Antitrust, Securities, Contracts)
Constitutional Law Litigation (including First Amendment, Equal Protection/Proposition 209, Due Process)
Intellectual Property Litigation (Copyright, Trademark, Patent)
Federal Government Contracts (including National Laboratories, Research Grants)
Privacy Litigation (including medical information and other data security)
Privilege & Tenure and other internal administrative hearings
Probate Litigation
Public Records Act Writ Petitions
White Collar Investigations and Criminal Actions(Other than Healthcare)
Other Complex Litigation
Complex Litigation Supplemental Application
1.Towhomwouldyouassignprimaryresponsibilityforeachoftheindividualsubfieldsidentifiedontheaboveapplicationform?
2.Providethenames andCVsofallattorneyswhoyouanticipatewillstaffany subfieldto whichyouare applying.
3.Whatisyourfirm’sapproachtotrainingandsupervising litigation associates?
4.Whattypesof litigation tasksordinarilyareassignedtoassociates?
5.Whattypesof litigation-related tasksordinarilyareassignedtoparalegalsorothernon-attorneys?
6.List the public entities and specific educational institutions your firm represents or has represented in litigation, and indicate the dates of such representation. Please indicate whether your firm has represented these clients in specialized litigation involving academic, constitutional or other complex institutional matters and, if so, briefly describe the nature of these matters.
Trial Court Experience
7.For each attorney in the firm proposed to represent the University, please describe each attorney’s experience in obtaining dismissals through motion practice, managing electronic discovery, and arbitration and mediation.
8.For each attorney in your firm proposed to try cases for the University, please identify jury trials that he/she tried to conclusion during the individual’s active time of practice. For each trial, please provide the following information: the name and docket number of the case, the attorney’s role (lead counsel, second chair, etc.), the date of the trial, the length of the trial in days or weeks, the party represented, the area of emphasis of the case (i.e., Constitutional issues, academic institutional issues, etc.) and the verdict, if any, and outcome of the trial. Please attach any available reporting on the trial by Jury Verdicts Weekly, The Daily Journal, etc.
9.For each attorney in your firm proposed to try cases for the University, please identify civil bench trials that he/she tried to conclusion during the individual’s active time of practice. For each trial, please provide the following information: the name and docket number of case, the attorney’s role (lead counsel, second chair, etc.), the date of the trial, the length of the trial in days or weeks, the party represented, the area of emphasis of the case (i.e., Constitutional issues, academic institutional issues, etc.) and the outcome of the trial. Please attach any available reporting on the trial by The Daily Journal, etc.
10.Is there anything else in the background of your attorneys that contributes to your firm’s ability to effectively dispose of cases?
Appellate Experience
11.Please identify any significant issues that you or your firm have briefed in the last three (3) years for the California Appellate Courts, California Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit, or United States Supreme Court. Also, for each attorney in the firm proposed to represent the University, please describe the attorney’s experience in handling civil writs and appeals, including any reported appellate decisions.
Substantive Experience
12.For each attorney in your firm proposed to represent the University, please describe any specialized experience that attorney has with handling litigation involving the specific subfields listed above, and whether any of the attorneys have published any articles or taught any classes or seminars in these areas of expertise.
Miscellaneous Information
13.Please provide other information about your firm, attorneys, practice or philosophy that may be of assistance in evaluating your proposal to represent the University of California in litigation.
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[1]Recent cases in this subject area include White v. University of California, 765 F.3d 1010 (9th Cir. 2014), cert. denied, 136 S. Ct. 983 (2016) (action brought by researchers to enjoin transfer of remains under the Native Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)) and Animal Legal Defense Fund v. California Exposition & State Fairs, 239 Cal. App. 4th 1286 (2015) (taxpayer action to enforce criminal animal cruelty prohibitions with regard to pregnant pigs displayed at the state fair).)