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Katz Ruby & Carle LLP is the go-to firm for high-stakes and complex business, commercial and intellectual property cases. In recent times, the price of high-end legal services has soared, even as the quality of those services has declined. The Firm was founded to cure that problem.
The Firm’s mission is to restore the time honored principles of practicing excellence and placing the client’s interests first. Katz Ruby & Carle LLP is by design a multi-generational boutique firm. With its elite lawyers each at different stages of their career, they boast diverse and complimentary academic and professional experiences. Katz Ruby & Carle LLP leverages that rare dynamic to deftly and efficiently deliver outsized results for its clients.
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Our mission is to deliver excellent service while placing the client’s interests first.
In recent years, the price of high-end legal services has soared, while the quality has declined. Katz Ruby & Carle LLP was founded to cure that problem. The Firm does so by leveraging the diverse experience of elite lawyers to deftly and efficiently deliver outsized results for its clients.
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At Katz Ruby & Carle LLP, we are proud to be consistently recognized among the top litigation boutiques. These recognitions, articles, and milestones reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional legal services while fostering a balanced, forward-thinking culture within our profession.
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At Katz Ruby & Carle LLP, we are proud to be consistently recognized among the top litigation boutiques. These recognitions, articles, and milestones reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional legal services while fostering a balanced, forward-thinking culture within our profession.
Representative Matters
Representative Matters
Trade Secret & Unfair Competition
Broadcom, Inc. v. Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
Achieved a walkaway settlement for five SpaceX engineers in a trade secret misappropriation case involving phased array satellite communication chipsets and related technology.MACOM v. Litrinium
Obtained dismissal of Litrinium in a “bet-the-company” lawsuit alleging misappropriation of optical networking trade secrets.BioCorRx v. VDM Bio Chemicals
Representing BioCorRx in a dispute with a joint venture partner over theft of trade secrets used to apply for U.S. patents with false inventorship claims.MRV Communications v. ZONU
Defended a fiber optic component manufacturer in a “bet-the-company” unfair competition and trade secret misappropriation case, resulting in terminating sanctions.Beatport v. SoundCloud
Secured dismissal of trade secret claims against a SoundCloud executive related to DJ playlist curation software.Technologent v. OnX
Defended trade secret misappropriation claims, prevailing on a motion for terminating sanctions due to discovery abuse.RE3W v. First American
Defended against allegations of trade secret misappropriation, breach of oral joint venture agreement, and breach of fiduciary duty related to a commercial real estate application.Herbalife v. GlobeNet
Obtained preliminary and permanent injunctions for Herbalife concerning theft of trade secrets tied to its MLM business model and software development.
Business Litigation
Gateway v. Financial Title
Successfully defended $115 million claims in one of the largest employee raiding cases in U.S. history following a three-month trial.George v. Your Neighborhood Urgent Care
Prevailed in a three-week trial involving ownership disputes of an urgent care management company.Disney Enterprises v. Bombardier
Secured a favorable outcome for Disney in arbitration of a $100 million royalty dispute related to proprietary technology in the Las Vegas Monorail.AutoCrib Directors Litigation
Successfully defended AutoCrib directors at trial against minority shareholder fiduciary duty claims.Machine Tools Supply Directors Litigation
Achieved favorable settlement following arbitration over alleged breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties.
Copyright & Trademark
San Diego Comic-Con v. Salt Lake Comic Con
Defended Salt Lake Comic Con in a copyright infringement trial, resulting in no willful infringement finding and a nominal damage award.Quest Software v. DIRECTV
Obtained walkaway settlement for DIRECTV in a copyright infringement and software licensing dispute.Grindr Software Theft Investigation
Managed internal investigation regarding alleged theft and copyright infringement of software source code.Rogers v. Thunkspace LLC et al
Obtained a favorable settlement for a software developer for copyrighted code used in the game 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel.
Patent Litigation
MEC v. Mindspeed
Defended Mindspeed in a patent infringement case involving ARM’s pipelined processor technology.Graphic Properties Holdings v. VIZIO
Represented VIZIO against patent infringement claims involving LCD panels, TV circuits, and video processing technology.Dynamic Data v. MaxLinear
Obtained a successful settlement for MaxLinear in a royalty dispute related to video imaging processing technology.On The Go v. AT&T et al.
Represented Cricket Communications in patent infringement claims involving handset-enabled electronic commerce.Angeion Corporation v. Cardiac Pacemakers
Prevailed on summary judgment and secured a $35 million settlement on patent claims involving heart defibrillator technology.
Trade Secret & Unfair Competition
Broadcom, Inc. v. Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
Achieved a walkaway settlement for five SpaceX engineers in a trade secret misappropriation case involving phased array satellite communication chipsets and related technology.MACOM v. Litrinium
Obtained dismissal of Litrinium in a “bet-the-company” lawsuit alleging misappropriation of optical networking trade secrets.BioCorRx v. VDM Bio Chemicals
Representing BioCorRx in a dispute with a joint venture partner over theft of trade secrets used to apply for U.S. patents with false inventorship claims.MRV Communications v. ZONU
Defended a fiber optic component manufacturer in a “bet-the-company” unfair competition and trade secret misappropriation case, resulting in terminating sanctions.Beatport v. SoundCloud
Secured dismissal of trade secret claims against a SoundCloud executive related to DJ playlist curation software.Technologent v. OnX
Defended trade secret misappropriation claims, prevailing on a motion for terminating sanctions due to discovery abuse.RE3W v. First American
Defended against allegations of trade secret misappropriation, breach of oral joint venture agreement, and breach of fiduciary duty related to a commercial real estate application.Herbalife v. GlobeNet
Obtained preliminary and permanent injunctions for Herbalife concerning theft of trade secrets tied to its MLM business model and software development.
Business Litigation
Gateway v. Financial Title
Successfully defended $115 million claims in one of the largest employee raiding cases in U.S. history following a three-month trial.George v. Your Neighborhood Urgent Care
Prevailed in a three-week trial involving ownership disputes of an urgent care management company.Disney Enterprises v. Bombardier
Secured a favorable outcome for Disney in arbitration of a $100 million royalty dispute related to proprietary technology in the Las Vegas Monorail.AutoCrib Directors Litigation
Successfully defended AutoCrib directors at trial against minority shareholder fiduciary duty claims.Machine Tools Supply Directors Litigation
Achieved favorable settlement following arbitration over alleged breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties.
Copyright & Trademark
San Diego Comic-Con v. Salt Lake Comic Con
Defended Salt Lake Comic Con in a copyright infringement trial, resulting in no willful infringement finding and a nominal damage award.Quest Software v. DIRECTV
Obtained walkaway settlement for DIRECTV in a copyright infringement and software licensing dispute.Grindr Software Theft Investigation
Managed internal investigation regarding alleged theft and copyright infringement of software source code.
Patent Litigation
MEC v. Mindspeed
Defended Mindspeed in a patent infringement case involving ARM’s pipelined processor technology.Graphic Properties Holdings v. VIZIO
Represented VIZIO against patent infringement claims involving LCD panels, TV circuits, and video processing technology.Dynamic Data v. MaxLinear
Obtained a successful settlement for MaxLinear in a royalty dispute related to video imaging processing technology.On The Go v. AT&T et al.
Represented Cricket Communications in patent infringement claims involving handset-enabled electronic commerce.Angeion Corporation v. Cardiac Pacemakers
Prevailed on summary judgment and secured a $35 million settlement on patent claims involving heart defibrillator technology.
Michael Katz Revamps Boutique Law Firm Model
ARTICLE
Orange County Business Journal
April 1, 2024
Top Litigators & Corporate Attorneys
AWARD
Orange County Business Journal
June 30, 2025
Breaking the Cycle of Excessive Hours
ARTICLE
Orange County Business Journal
March 14, 2025
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