Benedict Y Hur

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Ben Hur is a partner in the Litigation Department and Managing Partner of the San Francisco office. Ben litigates complex commercial and privacy cases for technology companies of all sizes, including some of the biggest in the world. He has tried over half a dozen cases as first chair, and handled numerous criminal and civil cases in state and federal courts across the country. He has recently served as lead counsel in two federal court summary judgment victories on behalf of technology companies and in a trial victory on behalf of a public entity. He has also recently prevailed on appeals in the California Court of Appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and the Fifth District Court of Appeals (Texas).

Ben has deep and wide-ranging experience litigating commercial disputes of many kinds: including privacy, unfair competition, copyright, trade secret, breach of contract and commercial disparagement. Ben also serves as lead trial counsel for companies in high-stakes consumer, right of publicity and privacy class actions. He is a certified privacy professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

In addition to resolving complex commercial disputes and class actions, Ben has experience handling matters brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Attorneys General of various states.

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