Waymaker LLP
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Waymaker is a trial and appellate boutique with a proven track record of helping innovators navigate complex and evolving legal frameworks.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined November 2019
Waymaker's @brianeklein @AxelKeri & Emily Stierwalt are at #SCOTUS today for #oralarguments In re Grand Jury. The firm’s client, whose identify remains confidential, asserted attorney-client privilege over comms with another law firm that also does tax accounting.
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.@brianeklein quoted by @WSJ about ruling that pro bono client Paige Thompson won't go to jail.
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RT @brianeklein: Representing Paige pro bono along with the Seattle Federal Public Defender's Office has been an honor, and I am thrilled J….
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Waymaker LLP partner Melissa Meister, a former assistant U.S. attorney and trial attorney with the DOJ's civil fraud section. "I just don't think DOJ did a good job of listening regarding the evidentiary problems that were in the case.". Read more at:
law360.com
The defense said the case should have never been brought. The judge told the U.S. Department of Justice's top antitrust official to "reflect" on the evidence after two separate juries deadlocked on...
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Congrats to Partners Ryan Baker and Scott Malzahn for being named Legal Visionaries 2022 in @latimes Business of Law: Trends. Updates. Visionaries magazine!
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RT @brianeklein: Defending Paige Thompson and giving the opening statement yesterday was a real privilege - representing her along with the….
nytimes.com
A woman is accused of downloading data of more than 100 million Capital One customers. Her lawyers argue a conviction would criminalize legitimate research practices.
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US lawyer Ryan Baker told @SkyNews he was not surprised Depp won overall as his lawyers did a "tremendous job" at undermining Heard's credibility "time and time again". #JohnnyDeppAmberHeardTrial.
Johnny Depp has won his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard after a Virginia jury ruled a 2018 article published in The Washington Post was defamatory
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RT @brianeklein: This is a small step in the right direction by the DOJ and a tacit acknowledgement of the merits of the arguments we have….
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Keri Axel told @Law360 the false statement statute is simple. Prosecutors are "going to have to show that the information [allegedly] omitted would have been material to the government. That seems like the biggest challenge.". Read more at:
law360.com
Veteran cybersecurity attorney and ex-Perkins Coie LLP partner Michael Sussmann is set to face trial this week for allegedly hiding his affiliation with Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign when...
Opening arguments in the trial of Michael Sussmann, the Democrat-linked attorney accused of lying to the FBI, are set to begin Tuesday. The case expects to again place a spotlight on the 2016 election.
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RT @JustinFWise: Opening arguments in the trial of Michael Sussmann, the Democrat-linked attorney accused of lying to the FBI, are set to b….
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Veteran cybersecurity attorney and ex-Perkins Coie LLP partner Michael Sussmann is set to face trial this week for allegedly hiding his affiliation with Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign when...
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.@BrianKlein told @Law360 9th Circuit’s landmark #cybercrime decision hiQ v. LinkedIn is “a natural extension” of #SCOTUS precedent and supports @WaymakerLLP defense of Paige Thompson.
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The Ninth Circuit's recent finding that harvesting data from public websites is likely not a federal crime will make it easier for entities to engage in the popular practice, but other key challenges...
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RT @NBCNews: "People are going to marinate in [Heard's testimony]": Heard's words, chronicling abuse she claims to have endured from Depp,….
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A 1 1/2-week break means jurors will be left with the defendant's unchallenged narrative that she suffered brutal abuse from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star.
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Ryan Baker told @BBCNewsWorld_ "For the jury to side with #JohnnyDepp, they will have to completely disregard #AmberHeard's testimony, consider her a liar," he said. "All the jury needs to do is believe some of what she's saying.".
What you may have missed from Amber Heard's testimony against Johnny Depp
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RT @Law360: The U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division tried to clarify and reinvigorate the leniency program in an attempt to spur c….
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Ryan Baker spoke with @BBCNews about the #JohnnyDepp #AmberHeard #Defamation trial and why #SLAPP is the reason the trial is taking place in Virginia.
Opening arguments begin today in Johnny Depp's defamation case against Amber Heard. Depp is suing his ex-wife over an op-ed she wrote describing herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse". Heard is suing back with a $100m counterclaim.
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Ryan Baker speaks to @CJRosenbaum for her story explaining the legal issues involving defamation cases. #JohnnyDepp #Amberheard #legalnews.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s Defamation Trial, Explained via @vulture.
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RT @brianeklein: Proud to represent Dr. Andrew Forrest, one of Australia’s most prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists, in the Califor….
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In a world-first case in Australia, Andrew Forrest takes aim at scam ads that used his image.
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Crypto lawsuit puts DeFi protocol to the test. @brianeklein says case is frivolous. #cryptocurrecy #Blockchain . via @WSJ.
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A lawsuit against PoolTogether, a company associated with a blockchain-based app that gamifies savings by cryptocurrency holders, challenges the DeFi community’s claims that its protocols are...
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