FORREST A. HAINLINE
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PARTNER
Three Embarcadero Center
24th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA
415.733.6065
Forrest Hainline, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Litigation Department, has tried more than 100 cases before courts, juries and arbitration panels throughout the United States, as well as before the Federal Trade Commission and other administrative agencies in Washington, D.C. He has appeared in the U.S. Supreme Court and has argued before seven U.S. Courts of Appeals.
WORK FOR CLIENTS
Mr. Hainline represents clients in complex trials and appeals. Many of his cases involve the presentation of complex scientific and/or economic evidence. He is often retained as trial counsel within six months of trial in “crisis litigation,” typically in cases involving:
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Antitrust
- Theft of intellectual property (trade secrets, invention)
- Product liability (automobiles; food products)
- Patent infringement
- Breach of contract and fraud claims
- Trademark infringement and false advertising
- Consumer deceptive practices and unfair competition
- RICO
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Hainline is a member and former chair of the Standing Committee on Professional Conduct for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He is also a member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, and its Food and Supplements Subcommittee, and is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Hainline is admitted to practice in California, Michigan and the District of Columbia and before the U.S. Supreme Court and many federal district and appellate courts.
RECOGNITION
Mr. Hainline is listed in The Legal 500, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America, and is recognized as a “California Super Lawyer.” He is individually rated "AV®-Preeminent™" by Martindale-Hubbell and is also named by American Lawyer Media as a “Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation” and “Top Rated Lawyer in Energy Environmental Natural Resources.”
EDUCATION
- J.D., 1974
The University of Michigan Law School
- M.A., 1971
University at Buffalo The State University of New York
- B.A., 1968
University of Notre Dame
PHILOSOPHY
Mr. Hainline believes that a trial lawyer has to combine the skills of a priest, poet and martial artist. At Notre Dame, he studied theology under John Dunne and Henry Nouwen and philosophy with Joseph Evans. At SUNY Buffalo, he studied poetry with Robert Creeley, Irving Feldman and Lionel Abel, and is a published poet. Forrest is a third degree black belt in Aikido and has a black belt in Aiki style fencing.