honors + affiliations
Listed, "Rising Stars," Southern California Super Lawyers (2010 and 2011)
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
bar admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California
- Los Angeles
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300 South Grand Ave, 22nd Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3132
Phone: 213.612.7333
Fax: 213.612.2501
Brian M. Jazaeri is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Litigation Practice. Mr. Jazaeri represents clients in complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on class action matters and financial services, healthcare and technology litigation. His representations include business disputes involving breach of contract, bad faith, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, UCC, unfair business practices, trade secrets, and corporate governance. He also has experience in defending class actions in federal and state courts involving allegations of unfair competition, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the Truth in Lending Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, California Unfair Competition Law, California Consumer Legal Remedies Act and state privacy laws, as well as issues arising under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.
In addition, Mr. Jazaeri has trial and arbitration experience in mass tort, product liability, and commercial dispute cases. His practice includes the development and implementation of national strategies that involve conducting extensive discovery, pleading and motion practice, case management, mediation, and trial preparation.
Mr. Jazaeri received his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2002 and his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1998.
Mr. Jazaeri is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California.
Selected Representations
- Secured summary judgment for health plan in class action alleging unfair business practices and fraud involving allegations of excessive premiums.
- Secured dismissal of action for health plan in dispute with provider alleging improper retraction of payments for services provided by provider.
- Secured dismissal of federal class action complaint for financial services client involving allegations of violations of RICO, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, fraud and unfair competition.
- Secured dismissal of federal class action complaint for financial services client involving allegations of unfair competition and fraud.
- Secured dismissals of multiple federal actions for financial services client involving allegations of breach of contract relating to real estate disputes.
- Secured multiple summary judgments in federal court for financial services client involving allegations of breach of contract.
- Secured summary judgment for health plan in dispute with provider regarding appropriate rates of reimbursement for services rendered to health plan's patients.
- Representation of health plan in several consumer class actions filed on behalf of individual health plan members whose policies were rescinded for misrepresentations or omissions on their applications.
- Representation of health plan in a representative action filed by the Los Angeles City Attorney alleging claims for violations of the California unfair competition law based on the health plan's rescission of member policies.
- Representation of technology clients in connection with Attorney General, Department of Justice, and Consumer Product Safety Commission inquires in over 30 states.
- Representation of electronic payment company in series of class actions alleging claims for violations of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, California unfair competition law, the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, conversion, unjust enrichment, and money had and received.
- Representation of telecommunications company in connection with claims for breach of a settlement agreement with a competitor.
- Representation of online advertising company against $1 billion lawsuit and arbitration brought by MySpace, alleging violations of the CAN-SPAM Act.
- Secured dismissal of class action filed against health plan on behalf of public employees who alleged that health plan used an overly restrictive definition of "medical necessity" for purposes of determining health insurance coverage.
education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2002, J.D.
- University of California, Los Angeles, 1998, B.A.