Gauntlett & Associates Law Firm Irvine, California
Gauntlett & Associates was founded on April 1, 1995 in Irvine, California. Gauntlett & Associates specializes in insurance recovery negotiation and litigation in intellectual property, antitrust/unfair competition and business tort claims lawsuits.
To date Gauntlett & Associates has: • Secured judgments and settlements exceeding $150 million on behalf of a range of corporate clients. • Represented, as coverage consultants/litigators, 10% of the Fortune 500 in its short history.
• Obtained an order for Hewlett-Packard for 100% of the attorneys' fees/costs - including time committed by its in-house counsel to direction of the litigation - and prejudgment interest accrued as redress for its litigation expenses in hard-fought antitrust/intellectual property litigation; • Drafting a customized patent defense policy for a major European-based corporation through a London broker and European-based insurer
• Recommend changes in insurance policy forms that permitted the client to secure significant reimbursement for defense fees incurred after the replacement overage was in effect that exceeded the premium expense for these new policy by a factor of ten (10) when new lawsuits were asserted against it after policy inception; and
• Identified pathways to insurance coverage that the corporate risk manager had not considered even after securing the assistance of outside coverage counsel. Our extensive experience focuses on intellectual property and antitrust claims. This dynamic area of insurance coverage law allows us to pioneer new precedents in insurance coverage. Our legal solutions are tailored to individual needs for individual cases.
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MISSION STATEMENT To counsel policyholders in insurance coverage disputes and provide litigation and consulting services in intellectual property, antitrust, employment and business lawsuits.
To create new law that forwards the business interests of policyholders nationwide by maximizing the benefits available through their insurance policies. To represent our clients as we would want to be represented, always putting their interests first, diligently working to fully understand and serve the client's needs to achieve the successful resolution of the client's cause in whichever forum and jurisdiction best advances that client's cause. To assume major challenges on behalf of our clients and courageously advance their causes consistent with the highest standards of legal excellence and ethics, providing our clients with imaginative and effective representation, recommending creative courses of action which will forward their best interests. To develop and sustain a productive, high-energy, team-oriented work environment which provides our employees an enjoyable work experience and opportunities to achieve personal satisfaction and fulfillment, personal and professional advancement, and recognition and reward for their contributions. To develop and maintain a business that provides financial stability, security and abundance for all our personnel. To make a positive impact on our community and the legal profession.
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