First Admitted: 2000, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.kbslaw.com/attorney/amy-t-brantly/

Bar/Professional Activity:

California
Chancery Club
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, President
Board of Governors, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, 2010 - 2011
Executive Committee, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA)
New York
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Dane S. Field, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Aloha Sports Inc. v. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (S. Ct. Hawaii) - Amy Brantly, representing the Bankruptcy Estate of Aloha Sports, Inc. ("Aloha Sports"), successfully argued to the Hawaii Supreme Court that summary judgment should not have been granted on Aloha Sport’s Hawaiian state law antitrust claim against the National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA"). , 2018
Beckman Coulter, Inc. v. Quidel Corp. (Cal. Superior Court, County of San Diego) - Ms. Brantly and Mr. Stockinger represent Quidel Corp. in this Cartwright Act case brought by Beckman Coulter alleging that a non-compete provision in a contract between the companies unreasonably restrains trade.
Masimo Corp. v. Tyco Healthcare Group (C.D. Cal)
In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1663 (D.N.J.)
David Kesselman, Amy Brantly and Kara McDonald, on behalf of their client ZA Central Registry, NPC ("ZACR"), succeeded in again defeating Plaintiff DotAfricaConnect Trust’s ("plaintiff DCA") second motion for preliminary injunction in Los Angeles Superior Court. This case arises out of a dispute over the award of the generic top level domain name .Africa. ZACR prevailed in the competition for .Africa but plaintiff DCA filed suit and sought to prevent ICANN (represented by Jones Day) from delegating .Africa to ZACR. The Court again denied plaintiff DCA’s request. Earlier, KBS succeeded in obtaining a dismissal of the claims against ZACR who is now an intervenor in the case. The case is DotConnectAfrica Trust v. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, et al., Case No. BC607494 (L.A. Superior Court).
Kleen Products LLC v. Packaging Corporation of America (N.D. Ill.)
Tessera Technologies, Inc. v. Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. (Cal. Superior Court, County of San Francisco)
In re Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litig., MDL 2151 (C.D. Cal.)
American Institute of Intradermal Cosmetics v. Society of Permanent Cosmetic Procedures (C.D. Cal.)
White v. NCAA (C.D. Cal.)
International Oncology Network Solutions v. Eagle (District Court, Collin County Texas)
David Kesselman and Amy Brantly won dismissal of a Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") case filed by Jalen Epps against grocery store chain Earth Fare, in the Central District of California. Judge James Otero dismissed the case without leave to amend holding that plaintiff did not successfully revoke consent to receive text messages and that even if she did, plaintiff failed to plausibly allege that Earth Fare’s messages were sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. The case is Jalen Epps v. Earth Fare, Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-08221-SJO-SSx (C.D. Cal.). The Ninth Circuit affirmed after oral argumemt and briefing by the parties., 2018
David Kesselman and Amy Brantly successfully obtained writ relief for a defendant law firm on a plaintiff’s Cartwright Act claim. After the Superior Court overruled a demurrer to the Cartwright Act claim, the Court of Appeal granted writ relief holding that the complaint failed to include allegations that are essential to a Cartwright Act claim, including the relevant market, market power within the relevant market, and harm to competition.

Honors/Awards:

One of the "Top Women Attorneys in Southern California"
Member, Fordham Moot Court Board and Fordham Environmental Law Journal
Nominated a "Super Lawyer", Super Lawyer, Southern California

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Mentor, High School Students at Garfield High School
Panelist or Moderator, WLALA Litigators Forum
Panelist or Moderator, WLALA’s Career Development Programs

Amy T. Brantly