Nima H. Mohebbi

Complex Commercial Litigation and Trials

• Chess.com in high-profile defamation and antitrust suit regarding cheating allegations
• Omnicom subsidiary Mercury Public Affairs in highly publicized dispute with former partners operating in the public affairs space; settled favorably
• Joint BVI Liquidators of Three Arrows Capital, a prominent crypto hedge fund with billions of dollars in assets previously under management
• Leading plant-based meat company in long-running trade secret dispute with co-manufacturer; resolved favorably at trial
• Prominent media and entertainment company in high-stakes confidential arbitration over more than US$300 million in commercial assets; obtained complete victory and attorneys’ fees award for client
• Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, the largest bank in the United Arab Emirates, against trade secret and fraud claims seeking more than US$1.6 billion in damages; obtained a complete defense verdict in a three-week federal jury trial; verdict affirmed on appeal
• Co-founders of a major online fashion brand in a six-week jury trial in LA Superior Court, against another co-founder, on causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, conversion, constructive trust, and breach of contract — the 12-person jury awarded clients US$36.6 million in compensatory and punitive damages and resolved key and heavily contested ownership and control disputes in favor of the clients
• Time Warner Cable in a month-long federal jury trial involving patent infringement claims by Sprint seeking several hundred million in damages; defeated Sprint’s request for more than US$300 million in treble damages
• Simon Property Group and The Macerich Company in a major breach of contract dispute with the City of Carson over a half-billion dollar redevelopment project
• Large group of lenders in complex commercial action to recover more than €1.8 billion in PIK debt against the world’s largest lead producer; obtained settlement on favorable terms
• Digital asset production company and Grammy-winning DJ in dispute involving music festival

Entertainment, Technology, and Digital Content

• Chess.com in a multiyear partnership agreement with the Esports World Cup Foundation, the organizer of the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC), an affiliate of the Saudia Arabia Public Investment Fund
• The Chainsmokers in a first-of-its-kind NFT release tied to album streaming royalties
• Several celebrity entertainers in commercial and regulatory matters
• Prominent NFL athlete on AI issues
• OpenSea in its acquisition of Dharma Labs
• Major NFT minter in formulating significant sports and media deal
• NFT-minting platform in M&A and trade secret dispute
• Several DAOs in providing regulatory and dispute-resolution advice
• Atomic Fiction VFX in a sell-side M&A transaction
• Netflix in its digital and visual effects production
• RodeoFX in digital and content creation work
• Well-known e-commerce beauty company on multiple intellectual property, distribution, and internet privacy matters
• One of the largest virtual private network (VPN) companies in the world in regulatory and dispute advice

The above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.

• Member, California State Bar, Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
• Member, Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Past Member, Working Group on Legal AI Regulation, California State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct