Clyde J. Wadsworth
clyde_wadsworth

Clyde J. Wadsworth

Of Counsel

Phone: (808) 524-1800
Fax: (808) 524-4591
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Download PDF:

Representative Cases

Successfully defended the state's largest electric utility company against a $40 million breach of contract/trade secret claim involving a large biofuels project on Maui.

Obtained a significant settlement for an insurance/financial services company in a dispute concerning commissions and other amounts due under a joint marketing agreement.

Represented a wide variety of technology and financial services companies, directors and officers in securities class actions and corporate governance matters.

Represented brokerage firms and investment managers in disputes with customers.

Practice Areas

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Business Litigation
Civil Rights and Constitutional Litigation
Appeals

Admitted to Practice

  • Hawai`i
  • California
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Affiliations

  • State Bar of California
  • Lambda Legal, Cooperating Attorney
  • KQED-FM, Contributor to "Perspectives"

Past Positions

  • Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, San Francisco, CA
    • Shareholder, 2003-2005
  • Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, CA
    • Special Counsel, 1997-2003
    • Associate, 1988-1992
  • Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA
    • Associate, 1992-1996

Education

  • UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA (J.D. 1984; Editor, UCLA Law Review)
  • Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (A.B. magna cum laude, 1980)