Brian C. Vanderhoof is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Products Liability, Intellectual Property & Technology, and Complex Business and Commercial Litigation Practices. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and complex commercial and consumer litigation.

For more than a decade, Brian has been litigating cases in the State and Federal courts of California and Nevada. Brian’s multifaceted practice is concentrated on litigation and trial work representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has extensive experience in all aspects of federal court litigation, including preliminary injunctions, motions for summary judgment, e-discovery and trial.

Brian’s intellectual property practice derives from his representation of local and national businesses in the areas of trademark, trade dress, Lanham Act, unfair competition, false advertising, copyright, right of publicity, patent, and related business torts. In his commercial litigation practice, Brian has successfully represented corporate clients charged with misappropriating trade secrets and/or accused of intentionally interfering with another’s contractual relationship. Brian is also well-versed prosecuting and defending commercial contract claims.

On the consumer litigation side, Brian concentrates his practice on breach of warranty cases for automotive manufacturers and consumer fraud-based litigation in both state and federal court. Brian also represents and defends financial institutions from claims arising out of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act. He also has considerable experience defending consumer claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that precludes the modern use of “robocalls” and the more traditional “junk fax” cases. Brian was named Southern California “Super Lawyer Rising Star” for intellectual property litigation from 2014 through 2016, a distinction awarded to only the top 2.5 percent of young lawyers in Southern California.

Awards & Honors

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • California
  • Nevada
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States District Court for the District of Nevada
• United States Bankruptcy Courts
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada
• United States Courts of Appeals
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Admissions

California

State Bar Admissions

• California
• Nevada

United States District Courts

• USDC Central District of California
• USDC Southern District of California
• USDC Northern District of California
• USDC Eastern District of California
• USDC District of Nevada

United States Courts of Appeals

• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal

Other Admissions

• USBC Central District of California
• USBC Southern District of California
• USBC District of Nevada

Education

University of La Verne College of Law

Juris Doctor, 2006

Cal Poly Pomona

Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, 2000