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Stephen Sansom

Partner

222 South Main Street, Suite 2200, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
P 801.799.5897
OVERVIEW

Stephen counsels clients through the complexities of business disputes to achieve favorable outcomes.

With clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local entrepreneurs, his experience includes intellectual property and false advertising litigation, breach of contract allegations, product liability claims, fraud, and FTC compliance. Stephen represents companies in a variety of industries, including outdoor products, cosmetic manufacturing, and energy and natural resources.

Prior to private practice, Stephen was Assistant General Counsel at Basic Research LLC where he managed product liability claims, FTC compliance, and all aspects of company litigation.

CLIENT RESULTS

Client Results

Representative Matters
  • Represented a large cosmetic company against trademark infringement and false advertising claims in the amount of $350 million. The case was settled on very favorable terms for our client.

  • Represented a large sports and dietary supplement company in pursuing multiple false advertising claims against competitors.

  • Assisted in representation of an electric utility in a two-week arbitration dealing with long-term power contracts and cogeneration facilities with claims in excess of $300 million.

  • Assisted in representation of a large pharmaceutical company in a Fraud and False Claims Act case brought by the State of Utah against 17 pharmaceutical companies. The case was dismissed with prejudice.

  • Assisted in representation of an international shipping company in a two-week jury trial regarding breach of contract claims in excess of $50 million.
  • Represented a well-known outdoor apparel manufacturer in seizing counterfeit products and enforcing trademark rights.
PRACTICES

Practices

Advertising, Marketing, and Sponsorships
Commercial Litigation
IP Litigation
Class Actions
Advertising, Labeling, and Consumer Class Actions
NEWS AND INSIGHTS

News

EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

Brigham Young University
B.A., 2001
University of Oregon School of Law
J.D., 2005
  • Order of the Coif

Bar Admissions

Utah

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
RECOGNITION

Recognition

  • Mountain States Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Business Litigation, 2009-2011
  • Utah Business Magazine, Utah Legal Elite, Civil Litigation, 2017-2020
DISCLAIMER

Unless you are a current client of Holland & Hart LLP, please do not send any confidential information by email. If you are not a current client and send an email to an individual at Holland & Hart LLP, you acknowledge that we have no obligation to maintain the confidentiality of any information you submit to us, unless we have already agreed to represent you or we later agree to do so. Thus, we may represent a party adverse to you, even if the information you submit to us could be used against you in a matter, and even if you submitted it in a good faith effort to retain us.

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