Tamir Damari has more than a decade of litigation experience, successfully representing a wide range of clients in motions, depositions, and trials. Mr. Damari's experience includes litigating complex commercial, intellectual property (including trademark, patent, and copyright), real estate and employment disputes. He has also counseled domestic and multi-national corporations on intellectual property matters to avoid or minimize risk of litigation.
Mr. Damari also has significant experience litigating appeals, and has argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the D.C. Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Mr. Damari has briefed cases to the above-mentioned courts, as well as to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the D.C. and Ninth Circuits, and the Virginia Court of Appeals.
Mr. Damari has a demonstrated ability to learn new areas of law quickly and to argue effectively on behalf of clients, both in writing and in the courtroom. He has also judged George Washington University Law School's Spring 2008 first-year Moot Court Competition and Fall 2008 Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, and the Spring 2009 National Security Law Moot Court Competition..
Representative Work
MASH Enterprises, Inc. v. Professional Staff Leasing Corp, et al. Served as co-counsel for ProLease, an employee leasing company, and its officers, directors and shareholders, conducting extensive discovery and motions, and actively participating in trial. Successfully prevailed against breach of contract, fraud and conversion claims, exceeding $4 million, brought by a competitor from whom ProLease had purchased assets. The trial court granted summary judgment on all claims brought against the officers, directors and shareholders. Remaining claims were adjudicated in favor of the client after a multi-day Philadelphia federal court bench trial, following which the trial court awarded attorneys' fees to the client. Reported at 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3357 (E.D. Pa. 2004)
White Cloud Consulting, Inc. v. Professional Staff Leasing Corp. Served as co-counsel for ProLease, successfully defending against a breach of contract claim brought by White Cloud, a rival company from whom ProLease had purchased assets. A Boise trial court granted client a set-off against White Cloud and compensatory damages exceeding $600,000.
Partido Revolucionario Dominicano Seccional Metropolitana de Washington-DC, Maryland y Virginia v. Partido Revolucionario Dominicano Seccional Maryland y Virginia Litigation co-counsel for the authorized Washington, D.C. chapter of the "PRD," one of the two major political parties in the Dominican Republic, in a federal trademark dispute against a rival faction which claimed it was the PRD's authorized representative. Won a judgment and permanent injunction in client's favor after a multi-day Washington D.C. federal bench trial. Reported at 312 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2004).
Atkins v. Fischer Litigation co-counsel for a brewing company and its principal against copyright infringement claims brought by a graphic artist who had assisted in the design of the company's beer label logo. Obtained summary judgment on behalf of the company by asserting that the company had obtained an implied non-exclusive license from the graphic artist. This case was the first instance in which an implied non-exclusive copyright license theory had ever been asserted in the District of Columbia federal courts. Reported at 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25277 (D.D.C.)
Seiko-Epson Corp. v. Coretronic Corp. Served as co-counsel for Seiko-Epson Corporation in an ongoing patent infringement action in the Northern District of California against Coretronic, Corp., a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, and Optoma Corp., its U.S. affiliate, relating to the design of cooling and optical components for LCD projectors. Reported at 633 F. Supp. 2d. 931 (N.D. Ca 2009).
400 Massachusetts Ave. LLC/The Mayhood Company, Inc. Condominium Sales Litigation. Lead counsel in a series of breach of contract actions brought in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia by condominium purchasers against a condominium builder and its selling agent. Each of the actions was either dismissed in favor of the client via dispositive motion or settled on terms favorable to the client.
Irani v. The Sears Roebuck Co. Represented employee as litigation co-counsel in a Fair Labor Standards Act and Age Discrimination in Employment Act lawsuit in the District of Maryland. At the conclusion of discovery, obtained a favorable settlement in the client's favor.
De La Rue, Intellectual Property Matters. Counseled the world's largest currency manufacturer on copyright and patent issues, work included internal opinion review.
Pro bono matters. Counseled individual clients referred by the AARP, and the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts on a range of litigation matters.