Robert Meyerhoff
Counsel
In private practice, Rob has represented Fortune 100 companies, closely held corporations, and high-net-worth individuals in high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation involving consumer protection, unfair competition, trade secrets, copyright and trademark, and breach of contract claims. As a deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice, Rob defended the governor, the secretary of state, and other state officers in high-profile litigation involving constitutional challenges brought by technology companies, wine importers, and political advocacy groups. And as a volunteer assistant district attorney, Rob tried cases to verdict and successfully obtained convictions in one of the least prosecutor-friendly jurisdictions in the country.
Rob has taken and defended dozens of depositions of individuals, corporate representatives, and expert witnesses, and he has managed large-scale document productions and teams of contract attorneys and junior lawyers.
Related Practices
Experience
Experience
Government Experience
- Deputy attorney general, Government Law Section, California Attorney General's Office
- Volunteer assistant district attorney, San Francisco District Attorney's Office
Representative Matters
- Successfully argued in the Ninth Circuit for reversal of a preliminary injunction preventing the state from restricting the carrying of firearms in sensitive places; en banc review of the decision was denied
- Successfully argued in the California Courts of Appeal for reversal of a judgment against the state in a Fifth Amendment challenge to rent-control law applied to mobile-home parks; the state's publication request was granted, the plaintiff's petition for review was denied, and the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case
- Led the successful defense against a constitutional challenge to a state law designed to increase housing density by allowing up to four residential units in single-family zoned houses; the case was dismissed on a demurrer, and the dismissal was affirmed on appeal
- Led the successful defense against a constitutional challenge to a prohibition on California attorneys sharing fees with out-of-state law firms owned by non-lawyers; the plaintiffs dismissed the case after their request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction (PI) was denied
- Led the successful defense against a constitutional challenge to California's restrictions on sales by out-of-state wineries to California retailers; the case was dismissed on standing grounds
- Led the successful defense against a Second Amendment challenge to California's restrictions on large-capacity magazines; summary judgment was entered for the state
- Led the defense against a constitutional challenge to a California statute designating Diwali as a state holiday; the plaintiff's request for TRO was denied
- Led the defense against a constitutional challenge to California's restrictions on possession of Title I firearms; the state's request for a stay on Pullman abstention grounds was granted, and the case remained stayed for more than four years
- Led the defense against a constitutional challenge brought by a trade association of technology companies to law increasing reporting requirements on e-commerce companies that facilitate online sales
- Successfully argued for dismissal of an individual defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction in a trade secrets case
- Litigated voting rights claims in a series of related lawsuits during the 2020 campaign on behalf of a state political party; drafted briefs in the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court
- Successfully moved to strike nationwide class allegations in a case alleging that a national vitamin retailer had engaged in mislabeling; dismissal of nationwide class allegations affirmed on appeal
- Defeated plaintiffs' efforts to certify a nationwide (as opposed to California-only) class in a consumer class action, significantly reducing clients' potential liability in the case
- Represented a consumer products manufacturer in a series of anti-counterfeiting cases in federal district courts across the country; obtained seizure orders and expedited discovery in numerous jurisdictions across the county; executed seizures in coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service
- Successfully moved to strike nationwide class allegations and dismiss all substantive claims in a consumer class action alleging misleading labeling of nutritional supplements
- Represented individual defendants in a case alleging the breach of a pharmaceutical licensing agreement; case settled favorably for clients on the eve of trial
- Prepared witnesses and drafted pre-trial and post-trial briefs as part of a trial team in a breach of contract case in federal court
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. magna cum laude Fordham University School of Law 2012
- Mary Daly Scholar (top 10% of first-year class)
- Order of the Coif (top 10% of graduating class)
- M.S. Teaching Pace University 2008
- B.A. History Columbia University 2006
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- California Court of Appeal
Community
Community
Volunteerism
- Member, Advisory Board, Teach for America – Los Angeles