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Baker McKenzie Offices

Baker McKenzie
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 950
Los Angeles, California 90067
CALIFORNIA
United States
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 950
Los Angeles, California 90067
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Edward Totino

Work Department
Litigation Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Position
Ed’s practice focuses on class actions, complex commercial litigation and securities litigation. He represents a broad spectrum of clients including financial institutions, fintech companies, manufacturers, retailers, and hospitality businesses. In recent years, Ed has been lead trial counsel in two trials in the Delaware Chancery Court and defended numerous class actions brought under the federal securities laws, the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act, and the federal Truth in Lending Act.
Career
- Lead trial counsel representing the plaintiff in two trials in Delaware Chancery Court in a dispute arising from the de-SPAC merger of a technology company. The first trial resulted in a judgment removing trading restrictions from millions of shares of stock, allowing them to be sold for over USD 80 million. The second trial resulted in a judgment for USD 79 million in damages.
- Represented defendants in class actions alleging violations of California Invasion of Privacy Act.
- Defended an investment bank in class actions alleging violations of the Securities Act.
- Defended companies in litigation arising from mergers.
- Defended an electronics manufacturer in a class action alleging misrepresentations about the company’s products.
- Defended fintech companies in class and individual actions.
- Represented a biotech company in a contract dispute.
- Represented several companies in connection with lease disputes arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Languages
English
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Finance > Project finance
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- International trade and national security > National Security
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense