Nicholas E. Garver

Associate

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Education

J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law

M.A., Georgetown University

B.A., Yale University

Admissions

California

District of Columbia

Associate

Biography

Nick represents clients in complex litigation matters. He has significant experience in governmental, technology, financial and corporate disputes.

Prior to joining Miller Barondess, Nick practiced at a Washington, DC-based patent litigation firm and served as a law clerk for Judge James G. Reinhart of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.

A San Diego native, Nick received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yale University, a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and a Juris Doctorate from UCLA School of Law. During law school, Nick served as a volunteer clerk for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Major Crimes Unit, assisting prosecutors on a high-profile capital murder case.

Notable Representations

Represents the County of Los Angeles, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, as a defendant in numerous matters.
Represented co-founders of Community.com in a securities fraud case against Community.com and its CEO for misrepresenting the company’s prospects to induce a bargain-basement sale while the company was raising tens of millions of dollars from venture capital.
Defended prominent California bank against allegations of wrongful foreclosure of commercial real estate property.
Defended one of the country’s largest property-assessed clean energy program administrators.
Defended Amazon Web Services (AWS) in multiple patent infringement matters.
Represented Silicon Valley-based Juniper Networks, Inc. as a defendant in multiple patent infringement matters and as a plaintiff in a declaratory judgment action.
Represented Largan Precision Co., a Taiwan-based designer and manufacturer of miniature camera lenses for laptops and smartphones including the iPhone, in a lawsuit accusing two other lens manufacturers and HP Inc. of infringing Largan’s patents. All defendants settled on terms favorable to Largan.
Represented a Honduran asylum-seeker and her 6-year-old daughter in pro bono immigration matter, examining expert witness in Immigration Court.