Connon Wood Scheidemantle LLP - Navid Yadegar Profile

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Connon Wood Scheidemantle LLP
(2006-Present)
Proskauer Rose LLP
(2000 - 2006)

Arnold & Porter LLP

(1999 - 2000)

University of California, Los Angeles
(J.D. 1999)
University of California, Los Angeles
(B.A. 1996)

nyadegar@connonwood.com

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Navid Yadegar

Navid Yadegar is of counsel to Connon Wood Scheidemantle LLP. Prior to joining Connon Wood Scheidemantle LLP, Navid worked at two preeminent law firms in Los Angeles (Proskauer Rose LLP and Arnold & Porter LLP) handling complex commercial and employment litigation for corporate and individual clients. Now, Navid combines his litigation experience with his understanding of changing business environments as they intersect with law, public policy and technology to bring his clients the highest level of legal service, in an efficient and effective manner.

In the employment area, Navid represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of matters, including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, executive employment contract disputes, trade secret and unfair competition. In addition, Navid continues to represent clients in all forms of business and commercial matters, including partnership/shareholder disputes, contract disputes, and disputes involving unlawful business practices.

Among Navid's notable professional achievements are:

· Successful defense in an NASD arbitration of a multi-million dollar customer case brought against a broker-dealer;

· Successful defense in a JAMS arbitration of a hotel owner against a multi-million dollar indemnity claim brought by an international hotel management company;

· Successful defense in federal court of a putative nationwide class action in which the plaintiff alleged defects in products that plaintiff contended had been sold for $4 billion to the U.S. market.

Bar Admissions

· Member of the California Bar

· U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

· U.S. District Court, California, Central District

· U.S. District Court, California, Northern District

· U.S. District Court, California, Southern District

· U.S. District Court, California, Eastern District

Awards and Recognitions

· Super Lawyers’ Rising Star - 2006.

· Madison’ Who’s Who of Accomplished Executives and Professionals - 2006.

· United States District Court; Civil Rights Panel - 2003.

Language Fluency

· Farsi