Elisha Barron litigates and tries high-stakes cases across the country and has secured over $1 billion in jury verdicts and settlements for her clients. Elisha represents plaintiffs and defendants through every stage of litigation in complex commercial cases, including in intellectual property, antitrust, False Claims Act litigation, and general commercial litigation.
Elisha’s notable representations include:
- Representing BML Properties Ltd., the original developer of the Baha Mar Resort, in a one billion dollar fraud and breach of contract lawsuit against the construction manager China Construction America, Inc. and affiliates in a three-week bench trial in New York Commercial Division. Elisha presented and cross-examined key witnesses at trial in August 2024.
- Serving as lead trial counsel to Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC in a Lanham Act trade dress infringement lawsuit against Rebel Creamery LLC pending in the Eastern District of New York.
- Winning a $159 million arbitration award for Black Knight, Inc. in a trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract arbitration against PennyMac Loan Services, Inc. concerning PennyMac’s unauthorized use of Black Knight’s mortgage servicing platform and related confidential information in developing PennyMac’s own servicing platform.
- Representing Joel and Mary Rich, the parents of a murdered son, Seth Rich, in a groundbreaking lawsuit against Fox News for intentional infliction of emotional distress claims and related torts. After the Second Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of the Riches’ claims, Elisha defeated a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, and argued numerous discovery motions, paving the way for a confidential settlement.
- Winning a $706.2 Million jury verdict for client HouseCanary after a 6+ week jury trial in state court in San Antonio, Texas. The case involved claims against Title Source, an affiliate of Quicken Loans, for misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, and breach of contract. Ms. Barron successfully argued a Daubert motion to admit the testimony of a key technical expert and examined that expert at trial, securing testimony pivotal to the jury’s finding that HouseCanary’s trade secrets had been misappropriated.
- Securing a $450 million settlement—one of the largest ever in the United States by a single whistleblower—in a landmark FCA lawsuit against the Swiss drug manufacturer Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Elisha deposed pharmacists and nurses across the country, securing key testimony which helped secure the award.
- Winning complete victory (multi-million dollar award) in a confidential technology and construction industry arbitration involving obligations under a written agreement. Elisha delivered opening statements and cross-examined key witnesses.
- Securing nearly $170 million in settlements for a class of Hollywood animators and visual effects employees who accused several major movie studios of entering into an agreement not to “poach” each other’s employees.
Before joining Susman Godfrey, Elisha clerked for Judge Shira Scheindlin on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and Judge José Cabranes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in History of Science and Medicine, and received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor on the Journal on Legislation.
Updated Oct 2024
