In the Press
August 23, 2024

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs (Law.com)

In California state court last week, Complex Litigation and Dispute partners Brett Schuman, Jennifer Fisher and their team at Goodwin added an additional $33 million in punitive damages to the $11.3 million breach of contract trial win they achieved in July for shareholders of Nangate. A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury awarded $17 million in punitive damages against semiconductor software company Silvaco Group Inc. related to fraud claims in the long-running earn-out payment dispute. Jurors also hit Silvaco chairperson Kathy Pesic with $6 million in punitives, as well as $10 million against former board member Iliya Pesic. The Goodwin team also included Jesse Cheng, Megan Bettles, Faraz Behnamjou, Michaela Ogden and paralegal Benjamin Gee. For more on Litigator of the Week Runners, read the article on The AM Law Litigation Daily.