An artist's sketch of Wayne

Wayne Gross has experience as a partner at a major law firm as well as serving as chief prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s office.

As a big firm partner, Wayne has represented clients in their most significant matters, including:

• Obtaining a $50 million jury verdict in state court for Newport Capital Advisors on counterclaim arising from repudiation of joint venture to redevelop prominent commercial properties in Hollywood, California, including the Palladium.
• Representation of judicial applicant alleged to have made false statements in his ballot statement.
• Representation of company and current CEO in a civil suit brought by a former CEO alleging fraud.
• Representation of a high-profile celebrity charged with tax fraud.
• Representation of a company that managed gas stations in a civil suit brought by an oil company seeking to terminate a dealer lease agreement on the basis of alleged tax fraud.
• Representation of a company in a major California class action defense case in which Gross’ defense team disposed of the case by preventing class certification.

As a prosecutor, Wayne was presented with three awards by two U.S. Attorneys General and the Director of the FBI.

His cases include the following:

• Criminal trademark infringement trial against a defendant who manufactured and sold thousands of cans of counterfeit Similac infant formula to consumers throughout California.
• Criminal fraud trial against a defendant doctor who, along with his partners, practiced medicine at UCI and engaged in various schemes, including billing fraud, tax evasion, and misappropriation of human eggs and embryos.
• Criminal obscenity trial against a defendant who stalked an international figure skating star.
• Criminal fraud trial against two defendants who operated an insurance brokerage firm that fraudulently created and sold more than $15 million in counterfeit construction surety bonds.
• Criminal fraud trial against a defendant who engaged in a multi-million dollar bank fraud scheme.Criminal murder-for-hire trial against a CEO who was alleged to have plotted to murder his secretary’s fiancée to further his romantic interest in the secretary.