Beatrice B. Nguyen

Partner | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Identified by Daily Journal as one of the “Top Women Litigators” in California, Beatrice B. Nguyen is trusted by client leaders and key business stakeholders to handle and advise them on high-stakes and high-profile litigation. Clients particularly value Beatrice’s efficient, well-organized, and innovative approach as well as her strong oral advocacy skills, and they rely on her counsel for every stage of pre-litigation and litigation.

With over two decades of experience, Beatrice has handled litigation on both sides of the v. — as defense counsel and plaintiffs’ counsel — and scored numerous victories for her clients. She represents clients in individual and class action lawsuits nationwide, including extensively in Northern and Southern California courts. Beatrice is focused on achieving the right outcomes for clients in litigation. To that end, she provides all-inclusive strategic litigation management and resolution strategies that are tailored to her clients’ ultimate objectives and goals.

Beatrice represents technology, health care, and pharmaceutical companies in complex litigation and arbitrations as well as federal and state governmental investigations involving antitrust and unfair competition law. She counsels clients in class and individual actions, alleging claims for antitrust violations, unfair competition, breach of contract, trade secret theft, and business torts. Beatrice also offers her clients deep knowledge of California’s Unfair Competition Law, including Business and Professions codes 17200 and 17500, and the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act.

Career & Education

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    • Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S., summa cum laude
    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D.
    • Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S., summa cum laude
    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D.
    • California
    • California
  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, American Bar Association, Sections on Antitrust and Litigation
    • Member, Asian American Bar Association

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, American Bar Association, Sections on Antitrust and Litigation
    • Member, Asian American Bar Association

Beatrice's Insights

Firm News | 2 min read | 12.22.22

Global Competition Review Recognizes Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in "GCR 100 2023"

Washington – December 22, 2022: Global Competition Review recognized Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in its “GCR 100 2023” – the leading ranking of the world’s competition policy law and economics practices. This year marks the 23rd edition of the awards and the 16th consecutive year that the Antitrust & Competition Group has been recognized....

Representative Matters

  • Serves as national resolution counsel to Fortune 20 company in defense of claims related to a medical device.
  • Represented HP Inc. in federal case involving antitrust and unfair competition claims against manufacturers of optical disk drives for price-fixing.
  • Obtained TRO on behalf of PeopleBrowsr in California unfair competition case against Twitter.
  • Obtained dismissal of lawsuit for managed care organization in a complex California state court antitrust case brought by a group of retail pharmacies involving monopolization and boycotting claims under California’s Cartwright Act and Unfair Competition Law.
  • Won summary judgment, which was upheld by the California Court of Appeal, for four pharmaceutical companies in a complex California state court antitrust case brought by a group of retail pharmacies involving price-fixing claims under California's Cartwright Act and Unfair Competition Law.
  • Defended major dialysis company in federal court against claims of monopolization and attempted monopolization brought by a competitor.
  • Defended Taiwanese manufacturer of electrophoretic displays (EPDs) against antitrust and unfair competition claims and other state claims in federal court.
  • Defended major copier company in a federal case involving claims of anticompetitive behavior under the Sherman Act and RICO.
  • Defended major car rental company in federal court in case involving claims of price-fixing in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. Won dismissal of state law claims under California's Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act.
  • Won summary judgment, which was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, for a manufacturer of utility vaults in action alleging violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.
  • Defended major rental car company in federal court against allegations of monopolization and attempted monopolization, unfair competition, and invalidity and unenforceability of a patent.
  • Obtained an award of compensatory damages as well as attorneys’ fees and costs for an accounting firm in an arbitration involving a fee dispute with Bank of America, N.A.

Beatrice's Insights

Firm News | 2 min read | 12.22.22

Global Competition Review Recognizes Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in "GCR 100 2023"

Washington – December 22, 2022: Global Competition Review recognized Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in its “GCR 100 2023” – the leading ranking of the world’s competition policy law and economics practices. This year marks the 23rd edition of the awards and the 16th consecutive year that the Antitrust & Competition Group has been recognized....

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Beatrice's Insights

Firm News | 2 min read | 12.22.22

Global Competition Review Recognizes Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in "GCR 100 2023"

Washington – December 22, 2022: Global Competition Review recognized Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in its “GCR 100 2023” – the leading ranking of the world’s competition policy law and economics practices. This year marks the 23rd edition of the awards and the 16th consecutive year that the Antitrust & Competition Group has been recognized....