Mr. Press is a member of the Litigation Department, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He served as Chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Los Angeles office Litigation Department from 2004 to 2007. He is engaged in an extremely broad business litigation practice. His experience includes intellectual property, professional liability, airport-airline rates and charges, real estate, securities, and power plant litigation. Mr. Press was selected by Southern California Super Lawyers in 2007 and 2008.

Mr. Press has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement cases and in matters involving copyrights, trademarks, Internet domain names, theft of trade secrets, and unfair competition. He has defended an accounting firm and a major law firm in professional malpractice cases. Mr. Press has represented large hub airports and Airports Council International - North America in matters involving airline rates and charges. He has also litigated and advised clients regarding real property transactions, leases, easements, and receiverships. Mr. Press has represented technology companies, governmental entities, manufacturers, professional service providers, financial institutions, and real estate lenders in complex litigation before state and federal district and appellate courts, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, federal agencies, and in arbitration and mediation proceedings.

Mr. Press served as Deputy General Counsel to the Kolts Commission and assisted the Deputy General Counsel to the Christopher Commission in investigating allegations of the use of excessive force by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles Police Department, respectively. Mr. Press has co-authored several articles, including: “Damages in Defalcation and Feasibility Study Cases,” (Practicing Law Institute 1989); “Tort Reform: Efforts to Amend the Federal Securities Laws,” (Practicing Law Institute 1994); and “Applying the Historical Cost Requirement of the DOT’s Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges to Airport Land: Reasonable Regulation or Unreasonable Subsidization?” (Transportation Law Institute 1995). He is a member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association. He has served on the Pro Bono Council and the Access to Justice Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He also served for five years as Chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Pro Bono Committee.

Mr. Press obtained his B.A. degree from Yale University, having graduated cum laude with distinction in Economics and Political Science in 1981. He received his J.D. in 1986 from the UCLA School of Law, where he served as Chief Managing Editor of The UCLA Law Review.