Nathaniel Edward Haas

Represents State Farm, Inc. in patent and trade secret misappropriation action against Amazon, arising from allegations that Amazon willfully infringed State Farm patented technology and misappropriated trade secrets at the heart of Elder Care Technology to launch a competing product. This marked the first time State Farm has filed a patent infringement lawsuit.

Represents Tricon Residential in Fair Housing Act putative class action, in which plaintiffs allege “disparate impact” discrimination in connection with screening for criminal history and eviction history among applicants to rent single family homes.

Represents Thoma Bravo in RealPage multidistrict litigation, a putative antitrust class action in which plaintiffs allege that various owners, property managers and landlords conspired to fix apartment rental prices in violation of the Sherman Act.

Represented Rite Aid, Inc. in restructuring and numerous associated adversary proceedings.

Represents Home Partners of America in defending several class actions in state and federal courts around the country in which plaintiffs allege consumer fraud and similar claims arising from HPA’s rent-to-own contracts with tenants/purchasers.

Represents Ajinomoto Foods in post-judgment proceedings arising from alleged misappropriation of trade secret fried rice recipes.

Represents Knighted Ventures, LLC in licensure proceedings seeking approval of a state gaming license, culminating in a nine-day evidentiary hearing before the California Gambling Control Commission.

Represents Wynn Resorts, Ltd. in putative antitrust class action against several Las Vegas hotel operators, arising from allegations of price fixing in violation of the Sherman Act.

Represents Wynn Resorts, Ltd. in securities class action arising from allegations that the Company and its Directors and Officers misled investors in response to a January 2018 Wall Street Journal article.

Represented Torrid LLC in putative securities class action arising from allegations that the Company misled investors in connection with its Initial Public Offering, securing dismissal of all claims with prejudice.

Represented several Asia-based corporations in connection with arbitrations arising from breach of international commercial agreements.

Represented property manager in class action litigation alleging violations of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act.

Represented Amplify Energy Corp. in parallel civil and criminal proceedings stemming from an October 2021 oil spill off the coast of Southern California. Amplify reached a $96.5 million settlement with the shipping companies related to their containerships’ anchor strikes of Amplify’s pipeline.

Represented a pharmaceutical company in securities class action arising from allegations of anticompetitive conduct concerning the pricing and market for certain generic pharmaceutical products.

Represented a domestic distributor in litigation over licensing agreements for imported consumer goods that spanned arbitration, state court, and federal court. In 2021, secured closure of the arbitration and dismissal of the state court claims. In 2022, secured dismissal of the federal claims.

Represented an Alaska corporation in ongoing shareholder litigations over access to books and records, director qualifications, and various corporate governance issues.

Assisted court-appointed compliance and ethics monitor of prominent investor-owned utility company.

Represented fraternities and sororities in litigation alleging that recruitment restrictions violated their First Amendment rights to free association.