Nathan Meyer is a partner at Russ August & Kabat, where he practices in the litigation and intellectual property departments.
Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, from September of 2005 to March of 2008, Nathan was an associate at Kaye Scholer LLP, where he was a member of the litigation department.
Nathan is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College.
Recent Matters
- Lead trial counsel in five-day real estate trial in 2022, Los Angeles Superior Court.
- Primary appellate counsel in reversal of trial court ruling on an issue relating to dissolution of Limited Liability Companies, 2021
- Represented, with Larry Russ and Jean Rhee, a major apparel retailer in a trademark case, through successful summary judgment and successful appeal at the Ninth Circuit.
- Lead counsel in more than a dozen apparel copyright matters (defense side) regarding fabric prints.
- Represented, with Jules Kabat, a real estate investor in an arbitration with a partner. Represented, with Jules Kabat, a truck lift gate manufacturer in five cases across multiple state relating to the enforceability of out-of-state noncompetes under Business & Professions Code 16600.
- Represented, with Steve Goldberg, clothing manufacturing company in a monthlong jury trial.
- Represented, with Mike Brophy, an apparel partnership in a monthlong court trial.
- Primary appellate counsel in approximately ten successful appeals, including published case law regarding the scope of trust deeds and reversal of trial court order on dissolution of limited liability company.
- With Marc Fenster, successfully litigated a patent ownership dispute from complaint through trial, including opening and closing argument and taking testimony before the Court.
- With Larry Russ, defended Forever 21 in a copyright and trade dress case that resulted in a grant of summary judgment in favor of the client.
- Second-chaired, with Judith Meadow, a three-day court trial regarding enforcement of an Australian judgment and fraudulent transfers revolving around an Indian Ocean casino.
- Represented, with Steven Goldberg, David Gabor, and Raquel Vallejo a Beverly Hills homeowners association in a ten-day court trial regarding disputed easement rights.
- Represented, with Larry Russ, a marine products company against various entities in the marine product industry concerning allegation of a horizontal bid-rigging conspiracy for foam-filled marine fender and buoy contracts.
- Second-chaired a two-day court trial, with Steven Goldberg, in a real estate partnership dispute.
- With Irene Lee and Sarah Wang, trial counsel against Ye (aka Kanye West) in a federal jury trial in 2026. Ye was found liable for copyright infringement.
- Represented, with Jules Kabat, Matthew Rips and Tim Bauman, a landowner in a major ground lease dispute with ground lessee, at a successful 7-day arbitration in 2023, confirmation proceeding, and successful appellee work before the Court of Appeal.
- Represented, with Larry Russ and Irene Lee, a major car manufacturer in a successful 2023 trial and 2025 appeal over intellectual property rights.
- Represented, with Brian Ledahl, a car auction company in a successful 2023 trial over consignment issues.
- Represented, with Larry Russ, a business owner in an 11 day International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration from inception through judgment.