Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

Partner

Brian Horne is an experienced trial lawyer who litigates throughout the country for both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Horne’s cases involve a variety of industries, and he has won trials involving a wide range of disputes, including patent, trade secret, trademark, trade dress, and breach of contract.

Mr. Horne's trial teams have won more than $1 billion, and his teams have been featured in The National Law Journal’s list of Top 100 verdicts on multiple occasions. This includes a $466 million patent infringement verdict, which was the Number 1 IP and Number 5 overall verdict of the year. It also includes a $70 million trade secret verdict -- later enhanced to over $110 million -- which was the Number 6 IP and Number 21 overall verdict of the year. Mr. Horne’s trial teams have also won complete victories for defendants facing damages claims totaling more than $750 million dollars.

Mr. Horne is the Managing Partner of our Los Angeles office.