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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 02:12:24+00:00

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David W. Kesselman is a Partner of Kesselman, Brantly & Stockinger LLP. Prior to founding KBS, Mr. Kesselman was a partner in the highly regarded antitrust and litigation boutique, Blecher & Collins, P.C., in Los Angeles. He began his legal career at the international law firm, Jones Day. Mr. Kesselman has represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation matters including: antitrust, unfair competition, business tort, copyright, class action, and employment cases. Mr. Kesselman has significant trial experience and has argued cases in both federal and state appellate courts. He has also provided antitrust counseling and compliance advice to corporations. He was selected as a Southern California Rising Star every year from 2005 to 2013, and was named a Southern California Super Lawyer for his expertise in antitrust law from 2015-2018.
For many years, Mr. Kesselman has served as an adjunct professor of law at Loyola Law School, where he has taught courses in U.S. and Global Antitrust Law. He has served on the executive committee for the California State Bar's Antitrust and Unfair Competition section and currently serves as the Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar's Antitrust and Unfair Business Practices Section. He is also a contributing author and editor of the leading treatise in California on antitrust and unfair competition law.
Mr. Kesselman received his J.D. from the University of California, Davis, where he was a member of the law review and received the U.C. Davis Lasky Antitrust Award. He holds an M.A. from the London School of Economics in International History. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine, where he majored in political science and served as student body president.
Folex Golf Industries, Inc. v. China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, et al. (C.D. Cal.) – An international dispute involving business tort and unfair competition claims in which Mr. Kesselman and KBS represent defendant O-TA, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of golf equipment.
DotconnectAfricaTrust v. ICANN and ZA Central Registry (C.D. Cal.) - A matter involving the award of the generic top-level domain name, .Africa. Mr. Kesselman represents ZA Central Registry in defense of various business tort claims filed by an African competitor that failed to prevail in the bidding process with ICANN.
Flagship Theatres, Inc. v. Century Theaters, Inc. and Cinemark USA, Inc. (Cal. Superior Court – Los Angeles) - Mr. Kesselman defended a national motion picture theater chain against alleged antitrust claims brought by a competitor motion picture theater.
Fisherman’s Wharf Bay Cruise Co. v. Superior Court (Cal. Superior Court – San Francisco) - Mr. Kesselman was part of the team that defended a transportation company in an alleged below cost pricing and price discrimination lawsuit brought by a smaller competitor.
Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.,(Cal. Supreme Court) - Mr. Kesselman represented a U.S.-based company against a large multinational conglomerate in a business interference lawsuit involving military procurement contracts in the Republic of Korea.
Alan Darush MD, APC v. Revision, L.P., et al. (C.D. Cal.) - A vertical price-fixing case in which Mr. Kesselman represented a distributor of skin care products against the manufacturer.
American Institute of Intradermal Cosmetics v. Society of Permanent Cosmetic Procedures (C.D. Cal.) – Mr. Kesselman represented a manufacturer and distributor of permanent cosmetic products in an alleged group boycott action against direct competitors and their trade association.
Anderson, et al. v. County of Ventura (C.D. Cal.) – Mr. Kesselman represented approximately 150 social workers against the County of Ventura for alleged violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Steiner, et al. v. ABC, et al. (C.D. Cal.) – Mr. Kesselman represented hundreds of composers in a class action against ABC and others for alleged violations of copyright law involving the use of sound recordings in television shows.
East v. Twentieth Century Fox, et al. (C.D. Cal.) – Mr. Kesselman represented composers in a class action against Fox and others for alleged violations of copyright law involving the use of sound recordings in television shows.
Music Force v. Viacom, et al. (C.D. Cal.) – Mr. Kesselman represented composers in a class action against Viacom and others for alleged violations of copyright law involving the use of sound recordings in television shows.

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