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Simona Weil

Simona Weil is an associate in the Litigation Department in the Los Angeles Office. Simona’s practice encompasses a broad range of complex civil and commercial litigation matters, including copyright, trade secret, contract, and product liability defense. She has represented clients in a variety of industries in state and federal courts across the United States at various stages of litigation.

At the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Simona served on the Executive Board as an editor of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program. While at USC, she worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Wistrich in the Central District of California.

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Court Rules that New York’s New Anti-SLAPP Law Applies Retroactively

On June 30, 2021, pop star Kesha was reportedly handed a victory by a New York state court, which ruled that the state’s new anti-SLAPP legislation applied retroactively to music producer Dr. Luke’s lawsuit, in which he claims Kesha defamed him by allegedly falsely accusing him of rape. The court’s decision means that Dr. Luke … Continue Reading

To Be or Not To Be: Can Attorney’s Fees Be Recovered on a Void Contract

By Simona Weil on January 10, 2018 Posted in Appellate, California Rules

Trying to collect attorney’s fees based on a void contract? Surprisingly, you can, according to a recent California Court of Appeal case. In California-American Water Co. v. Marina Coast Water Dist., the California Court of Appeal held that prevailing parties were entitled to recover attorney’s fees and costs based on a contract, even though the … Continue Reading