Dale Bish

Dale has represented companies and individuals throughout the country in federal and state courts, arbitration proceedings, and investigations by government agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice. He has defended many high-profile consumer class actions, including claims of false advertising, deceptive product labeling, and data privacy violations. Dale also has litigated dozens of complex commercial cases, including significant contract disputes, antitrust, theft of confidential information, asset valuation, and securities fraud matters. 

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Dale represented more than 800 technology companies and individuals in a wide range of matters, including as:

• Lead counsel in breach of contract and commercial fraud dispute on behalf of leading semiconductor company involving international supply and financing agreements.
• Lead counsel for health care technology company in putative privacy class action.
• Lead counsel in several post-acquisition "earn out" disputes following successful sales of technology companies.
• Lead counsel for ed-tech platform in licensing and development dispute.
• Lead counsel for Reddit in ad-tech false advertising and breach of contract putative class action; obtained dismissal with prejudice, which is now pending on appeal.
• Lead counsel for Google in ad-tech false advertising and breach of contract putative class action; defeated class certification and matter thereafter resolved.
• Trial counsel for compounding pharmacy in false advertising/trademark claims under federal Lanham Act and California state law equivalent.
• Trial counsel for medical device company; obtained successful defense verdict on unfair competition and false advertising claims under federal Lanham Act and Delaware law equivalent.
• Counsel for leading semiconductor company and executives in commercial and government investigation cases involving inventory and accounting practices.
• Counsel for leading developers of next generation battery technology in wide range of securities fraud, commercial, and intellectual property disputes.
• Counsel for Ferrero USA involving claims of false advertising and unfair competition claims regarding marketing of Nutella

• Selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of the Lawdragon’s "500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers" guide
• Named to the 2015 "Rising Stars" list published by Northern California Super Lawyers