Charles John Harder was born on November 9,1969 and is an American lawyer at the law firm Harder LLP based in Los Angeles, California.
15 Facts About Charles Harder
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Charles Harder earned a juris doctor degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 1996.
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In 2007, Charles Harder represented video game publisher Ubisoft in a one-week arbitration trial, defeating an $11 million claim by a German video game producer.
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Between 2009 and 2016, Charles Harder represented a number of celebrities over misappropriation of their names and likeness, including Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Jude Law, Mandy Moore, Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon.
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Charles Harder won ICANN arbitrations for Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver.
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In 2011, Charles Harder won an $18 million verdict for Cecchi Gori Pictures and defeated a multi-million dollar counter-claim after a four-week trial in Los Angeles state court.
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In 2017, on behalf of Harvey Weinstein, Charles Harder threatened to sue the New York Times after the Times published a story about Weinstein's alleged harassment.
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The lawsuit was not filed, and Charles Harder withdrew from representation of Weinstein the following week.
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Charles Harder represented Jared Kushner in connection with a Vanity Fair article covering the 2017 Special Counsel investigation.
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Charles Harder represented the Trump campaign in a legal action taken against Omarosa Manigault Newman following the publication of her book, Unhinged.
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In 2018, Charles Harder represented Trump in a defamation lawsuit filed by Stormy Daniels.
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On October 15,2018, the US District Court granted an anti-SLAPP motion filed by Charles Harder, dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice and awarding Trump reimbursement of his attorneys fees against Stormy Daniels.
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In 2019, Charles Harder sent a letter to CNN on behalf of Trump and his campaign, threatening to sue the network after asserting CNN was violating the federal Lanham Act by marketing itself as a news organization.
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In 2019, Charles Harder sued Oakley on behalf of US Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, for using his name and image beyond the term permitted by an earlier contract between them.
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In 2020, Charles Harder sued VICE Media on behalf of BYD, a multi-billion dollar electric vehicle manufacturer based in China backed by Warren Buffett.