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Joshua Briones

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joshua.briones@dlapiper.com

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2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 400 North Tower
Los Angeles, California 90067-4704
United States
T: +1 310 595 3076 F: +1 310 595 3376

Joshua Briones is a partner in DLA Piper's Litigation group. Mr. Briones is keenly focused on his clients' business objectives and committed to minimizing the disruptive effects of litigation upon their businesses. His clients rely on his skills as an effective crisis manager and counselor.

Mr. Briones has litigated and tried a wide range of complex business disputes for local, national and international clients, in the areas of consumer class actions, securities, contracts, business torts, copyright and trademarks, deceptive trade practices and fiduciary disputes. Mr. Briones also has international litigation experience. He represents foreign companies doing business in the United States in commercial and regulatory disputes. He has prepared several cases for trial in state and federal courts for cases originating outside the United States, including conducting discovery under international treaties, addressing international conflict of laws issues, and obtaining dismissals under the forum non conveniens doctrine.

While Mr. Briones currently works in Los Angeles, he spent the first five years of his career in DLA Piper's San Diego office.

Social Media, E-Discovery and Privacy

Mr. Briones is a member of DLA Piper's Electronic Discovery Readiness and Response group. He is also co-chair of DLA Piper's Social Media practice. He regularly counsels clients on issues relating to records retention, litigation holds, the preservation and use of electronic information, social media and Internet legal issues. Mr. Briones also advises companies on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and associated FTC regulations. He also devises successful defense strategies in TCPA class actions.

DLA Piper Committee Service

Mr. Briones is on the Hiring Committee for the Los Angeles office. He is also a member of DLA Piper's Los Angeles Pro Bono Committee and the Pro Bono Coordinator for the Century City office. Mr. Briones is head of the Los Angeles Diversity Committee and also serves as DLA Piper's Hispanic/Latino Affinity Group leader.

Honors and Awards

In 2011 and 2012, Mr. Briones was named a Southern California Rising Star. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state of California are named to the list.

In 2010, an article he co-authored, "The SEC's Two Pronged Attack on Naked Short Selling," which originally appeared in the November 18, 2009 issue of Bloomberg Law, was nominated by the editors of Securities Law Report as one of the best contributed articles of the fourth quarter.

Recent Reported Cases

Quan v. Computer Sciences Corp., - F.3d -, 2010 WL 3784702 (C.A. 9 September 30, 2010) (upholding trial court's granting of CSC's motion for summary judgment)
ConsumerInfo.com, Inc. v. Money Management International, Inc., 374 Fed. Appx. 696, 2010 WL 882868 (C.A. 9 March 11, 2010) (reversing trial court's granting of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment)

Admissions

California

Publications

The following is a representative list of articles published by Mr. Briones:

The Relationship Between In-House & Outside Counsel

Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel, West Group & ACCA 2000-2011 (co-contributor)

Privacy

New Limits on Telemarketing - the FCC Gets Tougher on the Use of Robocalls, DLA Piper Telecommunications Alert, February 29, 2012 (co-author)
B4 U TXT: Will Your Text Message Ads Lead to a Class Action Lawsuit? DLA Piper Class Action Alert, April 6, 2011 (co-author)
A Multimillion-Dollar Trap: Recording Customer Service Calls, Connections Magazine, September 2010 (co-author)
Mel Gibson Saga: When Is It Legal to Record a Conversation, The Hollywood Reporter, Esq., July 22, 2010 (co-author)

E-Discovery

Bridging the E-Discovery Gap, In-House Defense Quarterly, Summer 2009 (co-author)
California Set to Enact E-Discovery Law, DLA Piper Newsletters and Alerts, March 30, 2009 (co-author)
E-Discovery: Pesky Metadata, Law Technology News, February 2009 (co-author)
E-Discovery in the US: Overview, E-Discovery in the UPLC Litigation & ADR. Practice Note (co-author)

Social Media Law

"Investment Advisers Beware: Using Social Media to Conduct Business May Violate Federal Securities Laws," Law360, January 19, 2012 (co-author)
"Whose Followers Are They, And How Much Are They Worth?," Media & Entertainment Law360 and IP Law360, January 11, 2012 (co-author)
'Discovering' Social Media Content, LA Daily Journal, December 29, 2009 (co-author)
Facebook and the Evolution of Online Privacy, DLA Piper Litigation Alert, July 27, 2009 (co-author)
Facebook - The Future of Service of Process?, 26 No. 25 Andrews Computer and Internet Litig. Rep., May 13, 2009 Commentary (co-author)

Securities

Class Action Litigation

Class Action Defendants Given Preemptive Power, L.A. Daily J., November 9, 2009 (co-author)
California: Defendants May No Longer Request Dismissal of Settled Class Actions, DLA Piper Class Action Alert, May 27, 2009 (co-author)

Latin America

Is International Arbitration in Latin America in Danger?, 16 L. & Bus. Rev. Am. 131 (2010) (co-author)
Chile's Supreme Court Affirms Right to Enforce International Arbitration Agreements, DLA Piper International Arbitration Newsletter, Spring 2008
Arbitration in Latin America: A First Look at the Impact of Legislative Reforms, 13 L. & Bus. Rev. Am. 995 (2007) (co-author)
Paying the Price for NAFTA: Women and Children Laborers in Mexico, 9 UCLA Women's LJ 301 (1999)

Hiring & Diversity

Be a Star Summer Associate - By Having a Purpose, Law Crossing, December 24, 2007 (co-author)
Recruiters Searching for Successful Lawyers Should Look Beyond Typical Traits, L.A. Daily J., October 1, 2007 (co-author)
Diversity's Virtues, L.A. Daily J., September 7, 2007, at 6 (co-author)

Seminars

Diversity and Inclusion

"Diversity and Inclusion Fireside Chat with Counsel and Industry Leaders," California Minority Counsel Program (October 2011)
"OCIP & Diversity: The Do's & Don'ts of On-Campus Interviewing," UCLA School of Law (August 2007)

Social Media and E-Discovery

"Does Tweeting Beat Meeting? - The Ethics of Social Networking," California Minority Counsel Program (October 2011 - Los Angeles; March 2012 - San Francisco)
"Focus on Business Social Networking," Asian Business Association of San Diego (August 2010)
"Facebook and Twitter and Linkedin, Oh My!" Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Networking and Your Law Practice or Business... But Were Afraid to Ask," UCLA School of Law (March 2010)
Social Media and Your Data - To Whom Does It Belong?, DLA Piper Webinar (January 2010)
"Bridging the E-Discovery Gap," Women in E-Discovery (September 2009)

Securities Litigation

"The Game Changer: Dealing with Dodd-Frank," Hispanic National Bar Association New Jersey Mid-Year Conference (March 2012)

Miscellaneous

"Keynote Alumni Speech," 61st, 62nd and 63rd Classes to be admitted to the UCLA School of Law (2009-2011)

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor of Law, Universidad Panamericana, México City, Class Actions in the US
Lecturer, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de México (ITAM), México City, Class Actions in the US

Civic and Charitable

2011 Vice President, 2007-2011 Board of Director, UCLA School of Law Alumni Board of Directors
2003 Distinguished Service Award Recipient for pro bono service
2002 Wiley W. Manuel Award Recipient for pro bono service