Victor Meng is a litigator with a range of experience from class action defense to criminal prosecution. Before joining Gaw | Poe LLP, Mr. Meng was an associate in the litigation department of Morrison & Foerster LLP. He represented companies and their directors and officers in securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits, and financial institutions in actions challenging foreclosure and loan modification practices. Mr. Meng also maintained an active pro bono practice, from first-chairing a jury trial in an Eighth Amendment excessive force civil rights action to representing clients facing eviction in housing negotiation settlements. Most recently, Mr. Meng served as an Assistant District Attorney at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, where he completed a jury trial to a guilty verdict and argued dispositive motions related to evidentiary issues.
Mr. Meng received his J.D. from Loyola Law School, cum laude, where he was a member of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. During law school, Mr. Meng served as an extern to the Honorable Dean Pregerson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He received his B.A. from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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San Francisco, CA 94111
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Representative engagements include:
- Trendsettah USA v. Swisher International (C.D. Cal.). Counsel in Sherman Act Section 2 jury trial against world’s largest cigar manufacturer. Unanimous jury awarded our client $44.4 million in trebled antitrust damages.
- Defended national bank and financial services companies in federal and state actions alleging fraud, breach of contract, and unfair and deceptive acts and practices.
- Defended one of the largest contact lens manufacturers and its directors and officers in a securities class action and shareholder derivative action in the Northern District of California
- Represented solar panel corporation and its directors and officers in a securities class action in the Northern District of California and shareholder derivative actions in Delaware and California
- Represented second-largest solar panel manufacturer and its directors and officers in a federal securities class action in the District of Arizona
Loyola Law School, J.D., Order of the Coif, Cum Laude, 2007
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
University of Michigan, B.A., Political Science, 1999
Professional Activities
Admitted, California; US District Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California
Member, San Francisco Bar Association
Member, Asian-American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area