EVAN SIMON
Of Counsel
Evan Simon brings an uncommon combination of big-firm litigation training and firsthand entrepreneurial experience to his practice at Brown Wegner LLP. He began his legal career as an associate at Jones Day, one of the world’s leading international law firms, where he spent five years handling intellectual property and complex litigation matters. That foundation continues to define his approach to every engagement.
What distinguishes Evan is the practical business perspective he brings alongside his legal training. He built and continues to operate his own real estate brokerage and manages a diverse portfolio of residential and commercial assets. He has navigated the full arc of business ownership, from formation and operations to deal-making and dispute resolution, and that experience translates directly into the counsel he provides to clients facing complex legal and business challenges.
For in-house counsel, Evan offers something that is genuinely difficult to find: a litigator who understands how businesses actually work, how deals come together and fall apart, and what is at stake when legal disputes threaten operations, relationships, or assets. Evan also has a broad range of legal experience, having handled commercial, real estate, intellectual property, employment, trusts and estates, insurance, regulatory compliance, and class action matters. He approaches every matter with the practical orientation of someone who has sat on the business side of the table.
Representation Highlights
Summary judgment, commercial arbitration — Obtained summary judgment on key statute of limitations grounds despite arguments by Claimant over the applicability of the Discovery Rule.
Favorable Settlement, Promissory Note – Successfully represented holder of a Promissory Note against a defaulting maker and its alter ego investors, with settlement materializing in lieu of defendants filing a responsive pleading.
Business dissolution dispute — Represented a founding partner in a complex multi-party business dissolution involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and misappropriation of company assets.
Selected Publications & Presentations
“Restrictions on the Use of Copyrighted Computer Software and Music CDs: The Ninth Circuit Clarifies the Law in a Trilogy of Decisions” (co-author), Federal Bar Association of Orange County Journal, Spring/Summer 2011.
Hot Topics in Copyright Law: The First Sale Doctrine Remixed / Fashion & Copyright Law, Orange County Paralegal Association, March 2011.
Other Experience
Host and Producer of “The Docket” on KUCI 88.9FM, a weekly live, hour-long, legal affairs radio show, 2008 – 2011
Education
Loyola Law School
- J.D., 2006
University of California, Irvine
- B.S., Information and Computer Science, 2003
Admissions
- All state trial and appellate courts in California
Contact
(949) 705-0080
esimon@brownwegner.com
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