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Named one of Northern California’s top 100 “Super Lawyers” every year since 2006, Tony West is a litigation partner whose trial practice includes representing both individuals and companies in civil and criminal matters. A former federal prosecutor and California special assistant attorney general, Mr. West has been counsel in several high-profile litigation matters in both federal and state court. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Mr. West served in both the U.S. Department of Justice and the California Department of Justice.

Mr. West has served as lead trial counsel in a variety of jury trials. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he led a team of FBI and U.S. Customs agents in the investigation and successful prosecution of one of the nation’s largest Internet child pornography/molestation crime rings. In 2006, Lawdragon chose Mr. West as one of its “New Stars” and The Daily Journal named him one of California’s “Top 20 Lawyers Under 40” in 2004.

A frequent public speaker and legal commentator, Mr. West has often appeared as a legal analyst for CNN-Headline News, ESPN, CBS-5, and other media networks on a variety of legal, political, and constitutional issues.

For more information, please visit Extended Biography.

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Representative Matters

Civil

• Representation of an international accounting firm in an accounting malpractice case involving allegations of fraud that resolved after two years of litigation with a settlement favorable to the company on the eve of jury selection
• Trial co-counsel for plaintiff Marcus Williams, former Oakland Raiders football player, in a successful tort action against fellow teammate Bill Romanowski
• Representation of several public companies in various securities class action suits
• Trial co-counsel for plaintiff and her children who suffered civil rights violations following the police shooting of a family member; jury found that law enforcement officers violated the family’s Fourth Amendment rights and awarded punitive damages
• Representation of a residential real estate developer in an ongoing District Attorney investigation alleging environmental violations
• Representation of a national political lobbying firm in various local, state and federal matters
• Counsel for national firm that completes disparity studies for states, cities, counties, special districts, housing authorities, transportation agencies and other governmental entities throughout the country.

Criminal

• Representation of a municipal securities firm president in a multi-state, FBI criminal investigation and federal prosecution that resulted in no charges filed against client
• Representation of a Fortune 500 computer hardware manufacturer in a federal criminal probe that resulted in no charges filed against the company
• Representation of individual in connection with FBI political corruption investigation that resulted in no charges filed against individual
• Representation of an international accounting firm in a state and federal criminal investigation that resulted in no action against company
• Representation of an international chemical company executive in a federal criminal antitrust investigation that resulted in no action against client
• Successful representation of Hollywood actor in connection with criminal charges stemming from client’s political activism