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Raj Chatterjee is a litigation partner in Morrison & Foerster’s San Francisco office. He has tried civil and criminal matters and has particular expertise in complex business litigation, criminal defense, arbitration, and health care.

Mr. Chatterjee has represented clients in state and federal courts and in a variety of arbitral forums. His cases have involved a wide spectrum of issues, including complex contractual issues, air pollution laws, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, unfair competition, fraud, trade secrets, fiduciary obligations, defamation, state and federal criminal laws, and patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. He has extensive experience representing hospitals and health care providers in complex contractual disputes in the healthcare industry and has assisted clients with internal criminal investigations.

In January 2007, Mr. Chatterjee was selected by the Daily Journal as one of the “20 To Watch Under 40” lawyers in the State of California.

From 2005-2007, Mr. Chatterjee was a commissioner with the State Bar of California Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and is a past President of the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Asian Law Caucus and a member of the Board of Trustees for the National South Asian Bar Association Foundation. He participates in various civic groups and has made numerous presentations on litigation-related topics.

Mr. Chatterjee obtained his B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1991, graduating with Highest Honors. He obtained his J.D., magna cum laude, from Hastings College of the Law in 1994, where he received the Order of the Coif and was elected to the Thurston Society. After his graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable A. Andrew Hauk, United States District Court, Central District of California.

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Representative Matters

• People v. Sierra Pacific Industries: Represented a forest management company that operates multiple cogeneration facilities in Northern California in the largest action ever brought by the State of California for civil penalties under California’s air pollution laws.
• People v. Patricia Dunn: Represented the former Chair of the Hewlett-Packard Board of Directors against novel charges based on an investigative technique known as “pretexting.” All charges were dismissed.
• NitGen v. SecuGen: Represented a biometrics company with fingerprint recognition technology in “bet-the-company” international arbitration and in multiple state and federal lawsuits against a competitor.
• Miller v. Bank of America: Defended a national bank in consumer class actions involving various banking practices.
• United States v. John Lindh: Represented defendant in a leading case in the United States’ legal war on terrorism. All terrorism-related charges were dismissed.
• Represented numerous hospitals and health care providers in complex contractual disputes against payors, medical groups, physicians, vendors, and other hospitals.