Tera M. Heintz

Associate

Tera M. Heintz is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Litigation Practice, focusing on complex litigation. Ms. Heintz's experience includes cases involving allegations of trade secret misappropriation, antitrust violations, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, securities fraud, copyright violations, and family law.

Ms. Heintz civil litigation experience includes examining and preparing witnesses at trial, taking and defending depositions, managing discovery, and successfully prosecuting and opposing numerous dispositive motions.

Recent cases include:

• Defense verdict for a client in a case involving a $300 million claim for misappropriation of trade secrets.
• Summary judgment in favor of a leading technology company in the Southern District of Florida involving a $2 billion claim for breach of contract.
• Dismissal of a worldwide class action suit alleging violation of the Alien Tort Claims Act, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment against a prominent retail discount store.
• Dismissal of suit against a leading pharmaceutical benefits provider alleging violations of the Oklahoma Third Party Prescription Act.
• Dismissal of a suit against a nationwide title company in a case alleging negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, identity theft, and fraudulent concealment.

Ms. Heintz earned her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where she worked as a student attorney in the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. Following graduation, she clerked for Judge Jan E. DuBois of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Heintz earned her B.A., magna cum laude, in philosophy from Willamette University in 1996. For the past several years, Ms. Heintz has also served as the vice chair of the San Francisco pro bono committee.

Ms. Heintz is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California.