Biography
Morgan represents corporate clients in a wide range of business disputes and litigation matters nationwide, including class actions, consumer deception and products liability claims, antitrust claims, and contractual disputes and business torts. His experience spans a variety of industries, including tech, consumer products, financial services, energy, food and beverage, and transportation. He has secured significant victories at the trial and appellate levels. Additionally, Morgan counsels clients on ESG commitments and marketing, and defends against claims challenged alleged “greenwashing.
Morgan is a leading member of Weil’s ESG Working Group, and currently serves as the Chair of the American Bar Association’s ESG Subcommittee. He also regularly speaks and authors articles on a variety of ESG topics.
Some of his recent notable experience includes serving on teams representing:
- A Fortune 20 company in a series of actions brought by the government, NGOs, and private litigants alleging antitrust, public nuisance, and consumer fraud claims related to the production and promotion of plastics;
- A Fortune 10 company in a class action alleging greenwashing and violations of consumer protection statutes related to the carbon neutrality of its corporate and product emissions;
- A publicly traded apparel company in a class action alleging greenwashing and violations of consumer protection statutes related to its environmental goals and commitments;
- A publicly traded apparel company in a class action alleging greenwashing and violations of consumer protection statutes related to the composition and sourcing of materials used in its products;
- A Fortune 40 company in a federal bench trial relating to antitrust claims arising from a proposed acquisition of a virtual reality studio;
- A Fortune 10 company in an appeal to the Ninth Circuit relating to consumer protection and antitrust claims regarding the features of an app platform;
- A national retail chain in a class action lawsuit alleging violations of consumer protection statutes related to a company-issued debit card;
- A publicly traded retailer of health and fitness products in a class action lawsuit alleging violations of consumer protection statutes;
- Executives of an international gaming and hospitality corporation in a shareholder class action lawsuit alleging violations of securities laws;
- A publicly traded footwear company in a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement before the International Trade Commission and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit;
- A publicly traded oil and natural gas exploration and production company in its chapter 11 cases involving approximately $4.9 billion in funded debt obligations, including in successful trials over contested backstop/plan support agreements and contested plan confirmation; and
- A national fitness chain in its chapter 11 cases involving approximately $1.4 billion of funded debt.
Morgan received a B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Southern California, and a J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern School of Law.