Anthony Birong
Anthony Birong focuses his litigation practice on defending employers and businesses in high-stakes trade secret, restrictive covenant, and unfair competition disputes arising from employee departures and competitive hiring. He represents clients in matters involving alleged trade secret misappropriation; noncompetition, nonsolicitation, confidentiality, and nondisclosure obligations; employee raiding; breach of fiduciary duty; and tortious interference. Anthony has experience defending clients against requests for emergency injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, as well as managing expedited and complex discovery, briefing dispositive and sanctions motions, and preparing matters for trial. He also defends employers in single-plaintiff harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination matters in state and federal courts and arbitration.
Prior to law school, Anthony served on active duty in the US Navy as a Special Warfare Boat Operator (SWCC). In law school, Anthony served as a judicial extern for District Judge Otis D. Wright II in the Central District of California. Anthony also served as an extern and certified law student for the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California and the US Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Public Integrity Section (PIN).
- University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2024, J.D.
- Norwich University, 2019, B.S.
- District of Columbia
- California
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
- US District Court for the Central District of California
- US District Court for the Eastern District of California
- US District Court for the Northern District of California
- US District Court for the Southern District of California