Todd Noonan is of counsel to DLA Piper's Litigation practice, based in Sacramento.

Mr. Noonan represents plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of civil and criminal matters, with an emphasis on complex commercial disputes, intellectual property, and state and federal appeals.

He is also a visiting professor of law at the UC Davis School of Law (King Hall), teaching appellate advocacy. Mr. Noonan was also a former chair of the Trade Secret Subcommittee of the Intellectual Property Section of the California State Bar and has been a speaker on topics including electronic discovery, trade secret law and the California anti-SLAPP statue.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Noonan was with Stevens, O'Connell & Jacobs LLP and, early in his career, was an associate with the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He was also a law clerk for the Honorable Vaughn R. Walker, United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Representative Matters

• Represented a risk retention group in a federal lawsuit brought against the Commissioner of Insurance for the State of California. Relying on federal preemption, obtained temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction barring the Commissioner from enforcing a cease and desist order
• Obtained summary judgment and award of attorney's fees in a lawsuit brought by a World War II aviator whose alleged claims included violations of the Right of Publicity and the Lanham Act. Case now on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal
• Defended a media broker in a lawsuit brought by a former client relating to the sale of a radio station. Case dismissed on demurrer. Successfully briefed and argued the appeal before the Third District Court of Appeals
• Represented an individual in matters relating to litigation brought against his employer based upon allegedly defamatory postings on an Internet message board
• Second chair in a nine-week federal jury trial involving allegations of trademark and trade dress infringement under the Lanham Act and breach of fiduciary duty
• Represented a national company asserting claims against a former employee for copyright infringement and misappropriation of confidential information. Matter successfully settled out of court
• Defended the founders of a consulting firm against claims of trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition brought by a former employer. Matter successfully mediated out of court
• Represented a family in an action brought against an insurer and private investigator for invasion of privacy based upon improper in-home surveillance. Matter successfully settled out of court