Commercial
Litigation:
Mr. Leal has over twenty four years experience in the prosecution
and defense of complex civil actions in state and federal trial
courts with an emphasis on commercial contract, franchise, trade
secret, environmental and antitrust claims, along with other commercial
tort, collection and professional liability disputes.
As
a federal prosecutor, Mr. Leal participated in the litigation and
trial of several major antitrust prosecutions including United
States v. AT&T and United States v. California Rice Growers
Association.
Mr.
Leal has individually tried numerous civil and criminal jury and
bench trials to verdict, successfully prosecuted, defended and settled
scores of civil matters by means of pretrial motions, mediation,
judicial and binding arbitration and has briefed and argued appeals
in California's appellate courts as well as in the United States
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Property
and Liability Litigation:
As plaintiff's and defense counsel, Mr. Leal has represented a variety
of clients and insureds, as well as government entities, in matters
involving premises liability, civil rights, environmental, employment
discrimination, sexual harassment, personal injury and property
damage claims.
Antitrust
Counsel:
Mr. Leal has been retained by other litigation and patent firms
to provide research and analysis of the antitrust issues in commercial
contract and intellectual property matters.
Mediator:
Mr. Leal has been retained and now offers his professional litigation
expertise in the mediation of commercial contract and civil liability
disputes.
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Employment
History:
- Partner,
CHAN . DOI .
LEAL LLP 1995-present
- Senior
Associate, Nichols, Doi, Rapaport & Chan 1988-1992
- Associate,
Broad, Schulz, Larson & Wineberg, 1985-1987
- Trial
Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1980-1985
- Special
Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, District
of Columbia, 1982
Juris
Doctor, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1980; Graduate,
Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, United States Department
of Justice, 1983.
Academic
Experience:
Instructor: University of San Francisco Intensive Advocacy Program,
1995-present
Professor: San Francisco Law School (Remedies/Torts) 1991-2000
Admitted
to Practice:
State Bar of California 1980; U.S. District Courts for the Northern,
Eastern and Central Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit
- President,
2002-2003, University of San Francisco School of Law Alumni
Association
- Appointed
to the California State Bar Committee on the Administration
of Justice, 1989-1992
- Judge
(pro tem), San Francisco Superior Court, 2000-present
- Mediator,
Northern District of California Alternative Dispute Resolution
Program, 2002-Present
- Member,
Bar Association of San Francisco
- Member,
U.S.F. School of Law American Inns of Court
- Recipient
of "a-v" rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell Legal
Directory
Author,
Alaska Airlines, The Ninth Circuit Refines Essential Facilities
and Rejects Monopoly Leveraging Competition, California State
Bar Antitrust Section Journal, Summer 1992
Author, Manufacturers Beware -- Antitrust Liability Reaffirmed
as to Those Who Seek to Tie Sales of Hardware to Parts and Service,
Unisys World and NCR Connection, July 1992
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