Lauded in Chambers as “the best lawyer of his generation,” and recipient of Chambers’ 2024 award for Outstanding Contributions to the Law, John Hueston long ago solidified his reputation as one of the country’s top trial lawyers. A former lead prosecutor for the Enron trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, he now represents Fortune 500 companies and governments in their most challenging and high-profile cases and investigations.
Mr. Hueston has notched historic wins in some of the nation’s most consequential cases. For instance, he won a “landmark” opioid trial for Endo Pharmaceuticals, defeating a $50 billion action brought by three of the most populous counties in California and the City of Oakland. He recovered $5.15 billion after trial in Tronox v. Anadarko, the nation’s largest environmental fraudulent transfer case. He defeated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s contempt action against Elon Musk for alleged improper tweeting, in what The American Lawyer described as “a clear win for Musk’s lawyer, John Hueston.”
In the last year, Mr. Hueston continued to score historic and notable trial and litigation wins. Most recently, he scored a headline-grabbing defense verdict after trial for The Boeing Company in a trade secret, breach of contract, and tortious interference case. Additionally, he recently secured over $300 million for Match Group on the eve of a closely watched trial against Google over alleged anticompetitive practices to monopolize the distribution of in-app purchases. He then joined the trial team for Epic Games against Google, and after just four hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict that was described as a “landmark” antitrust trial victory.
Mr. Hueston is also a “lawyer’s lawyer,” sought for his counsel and litigation skills for some of the most significant law firms and rainmakers in the U.S. Recently, he secured the dismissal of a closely watched conspiracy suit against Kirkland & Ellis in Houston, and he is currently representing several Amlaw Top 100 firms and lawyers in confidential matters.
Mr. Hueston has been recognized as Law360’s “Trials MVP”, a “BTI Client Service All Star,” a Chambers “Star” national trial lawyer, and has repeatedly been named Benchmark Litigation’s “California Trial Lawyer of the Year,” among its “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America,” and to its Hall of Fame, among many other accolades.
Updated Sep 2024
