MICHAEL TODISCO
Associate
Hueston Hennigan LLP
Already with three trial wins and three appellate victories under his belt, Michael Todisco is one of the most promising young trial lawyers in California. Todisco is the rare effective trial lawyer who is also a gifted writer. Clients prize his robust and balanced skills; often wrestling internally to staff Todisco on the firm’s most important cases.
A recognized rising star, Todisco has prevailed in state and federal courts across the nation. Last month, Todisco secured a complete defense verdict for PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in a federal whistleblower trial. Todisco also recently obtained a complete defense verdict for renowned research university California Institute of Technology (Caltech) after a four-week jury trial in a $65 million+ tortious interference and whistleblower case.
Todisco has also helped secure numerous victories on appeal and through motion practice. In an important class-action appeal, Todisco prevailed at the U.S. Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion for Nutraceutical Corporation. In a high-profile First Amendment case, Todisco obtained a unanimous opinion at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com). And on behalf of Blackberry Corporation, Todisco secured a complete voluntary dismissal – with a stipulation from the opposing party to pay Blackberry’s attorney fees – after Blackberry filed its motion to dismiss and motion to strike. He also won an early motion to dismiss for Amazon Studios, significantly narrowing the claims against it in a contract case brought by Woody Allen.Â
