Majed Dakak

Majed Dakak is a seasoned trial attorney and Partner at Kesselman Brantly Stockinger LLP, where he represents clients in complex business litigation, antitrust and non-compete disputes, high-stakes class actions, employment and whistleblower matters, and professional liability cases. With a background spanning an elite antitrust law firm, Big Four consulting at Deloitte, and SEC-related investigations, Mr. Dakak offers clients a rare blend of courtroom advocacy and strategic financial insight. He brings deep experience handling high-stakes litigation—including representing and litigating against Fortune 500 companies—and consistently delivers results in complex legal and regulatory settings. Mr. Dakak has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Los Angeles Magazine from 2013 to 2020 and named a “Super Lawyer” from 2022 to 2026. He earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Specialization in Computer Programming from UCLA, where he graduated summa cum laude with Departmental Honors. Mr. Dakak is conversant in Arabic and has spent time living in Syria. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Majed Dakak included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Selected "Rising Star" Lawyer in Southern California by Super Lawyers Magazine and Los Angeles Magazine, 2013 - 2020 Selected “Super Lawyer” in Southern California by Super Lawyers Magazine and Los Angeles Magazine, 2022 - 2026 Other Sources of Feedback About Majed Dakak Included on the 2026Southern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Deloitte Tax LLP, Tax consultant
• Navigant Consulting, Senior consultant
• Blecher Collins Pepperman & Joye, P.C.
• Languages
• Arabic

• Adjunct Professor, Mount St. Mary’s College - Teaching Law Related Courses, 2014 - Present
• Adjunct Professor, El Camino College - Teaching Law Related Courses, 2018 - 2019
• Guest Judge Selected to Evaluate Oral Arguments, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2013 - 2014
• Guest Lecturer, Race and the Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010

• Lead counsel in a statewide class action against a national freight company challenging unlawful non-compete and non-solicitation clauses under California Business & Professions Code §16600 and §16600.1.
• Defending a New Jersey-based food distributor in a federal unfair competition and tortious interference lawsuit involving exclusive distribution rights to a specialty tea brand.
• Representing the seller of a business in defeating a non-compete enforcement claim in arbitration and obtaining a final arbitration award on a breach of contract counterclaim, including damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs. The arbitration award was confirmed as a court judgment.
• Defending a property owner in a federal fair housing and disability access lawsuit alleging architectural and communication barriers at a 47-unit apartment complex.
• Represented a commercial borrower in a consolidated bench trial over DSCR-based loan default and foreclosure claims, obtaining a favorable trial ruling on all liability issues.
• Representing a food service company and its owner against a former accounting firm for breach of contract, fraud, and professional negligence related to excessive and unauthorized billing
• Represented a former Army colonel in a successful Ninth Circuit appeal defeating a motion to dismiss under the Feres doctrine. The court held that her sexual assault claims against a retired four-star general and the United States could proceed, establishing that they were not barred as incident to military service.
• Represented a California-based manufacturing company in confirming a $3.27 million arbitration award arising from a dispute over the breakup and asset division of a former joint venture. Successfully defeated a petition to vacate the award, with the court affirming the arbitrators’ authority and awarding post-award, pre-judgment interest.
• Represented a construction company and its principal in a post-judgment motion to vacate a $1.6 million default judgment, including $1 million in punitive damages.
• Represented a class of healthcare workers in a certified wage-and-hour and PAGA action involving paid sick leave and nondiscretionary pay violations. Secured final court approval of a $4.75 million settlement against a major California hospital system.
• Represents a public healthcare district concerning healthcare competition issues and other healthcare related matters.
• Represents a homeowners association that sued a developer for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Represented a plaintiff in a matter dealing with a nonprofit corporation’s breach of charitable trust and breach of contract.
• Represented a putative class of real estate agents against a nationwide real estate company for failure to properly classify its employees. That matter received final approval in favor of the for $4.5 million.
• Represented plaintiffs in a derivative action brought by shareholders of a two corporations against a corporate officer who breached her fiduciary duty.
• Represented a physician and health care entities in an antitrust group boycott trial against a major hospital.
• Represented plaintiffs in a class action against AT&T for exploiting its customers by grossly overcharging, in relation to its cost, for non-published and non-listed telephone services.
• Represented victims of an international hijacking in a matter dealing with international law, statutory interpretation, professional malpractice, and complex contractual liability.
• Represented an investment firm in a breach of contract and fraud action arising out of the sale of an MRI patent portfolio.

• California, 2010
• Supreme Court of California, 2010
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2010
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2013
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2017
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2018
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2017
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2020
• United States Supreme Court, 2021
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2022

• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Arab American Lawyers Association of Southern California (Board of Governors)
• Los Angeles Bar Association
• Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles