Nathaniel P.Garrett (Nat)

Nat Garrett brings more than 15 years of experience litigating appeals in federal and California courts and complex cases in trial courts. Nat has argued appeals before the United States Supreme Court, federal circuit courts, and the California Court of Appeal across constitutional, trade secrets, employment, business torts, consumer class actions, securities, and product liability matters. He also regularly embeds with trial teams to formulate and drive strategy through dispositive motions and jury instructions, while capturing trial errors for appeal and handling post-trial proceedings.

Recent engagements include: prevailing at summary judgment on claims for trade secret misappropriation and antitrust violations for a software application developer; successfully defending on appeal summary judgment in a class action brought under California's Unfair Competition Law against a hospital system; representing the Chief Justice of California in an employment discrimination lawsuit; obtaining dismissal of a securities class action against a financial institution based on the securitization of mortgage loans; and persuading an appellate court to reduce a punitive damages award against an auto manufacturer under the Due Process Clause.

After graduating from Stanford Law School, Nat clerked for two federal judges before coming to Jones Day's Issues and Appeals Practice. He is a certified appellate specialist by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers.