Thomas F. Newmeyer   |   Partner

Mr. Newmeyer has an active trial and appellate practice covering all areas of business litigation, including unfair competition, trade secrets, contract disputes, corporate and partnership dissolutions, trusts and estates, and labor and employment.  Mr. Newmeyer has extensive experience in representing clients in diverse areas including “green” technologies, subprime mortgages, internet and computer software, as well as real estate.  Mr. Newmeyer most recently successfully defended Fisker Automotive Inc. in a “bet the company” dispute with Tesla Motors Inc. 

Mr. Newmeyer has had an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell (the highest such rating) for over 23 years.  He has been recognized as one the best lawyers in the national Best Lawyers in America peer review publication.  He is consistently recognized by Super Lawyers, including being named to its list of the Top 50 Orange County Lawyers over the past several years and as one of the nation’s top lawyers in its national Corporate Counsel edition.

Mr. Newmeyer received his Bachelor of Science with highest honors in 1975 from San Diego State University.  He received his Juris Doctorate cum laude in 1978 from Loyola University of Los Angeles, where Mr. Newmeyer was a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, served as Note and Comment Editor of the Loyola Law Review and won the Scott Moot Court competition.