Joshua Baskin is a partner in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he maintains a leading trial practice. Josh has significant jury trial experience in state and federal courts across the country, including in trade secret, trademark, and commercial contract trials. In just the past few years, Josh obtained a complete defense verdict in a trade secret jury trial in California state court in which the plaintiff sought over a billion dollars, won a directed verdict in a trademark infringement trial on behalf of the defendant where the parties shared the same name, and obtained a multimillion-dollar verdict from a federal jury in a breach of contract action.
Josh is a cutting-edge talent in marshalling complex facts and incorporating them into trial presentations. He has a complete command of modern trial technology and uses it to streamline trial preparation and communicate to courts and juries.
In addition to his trial practice, Josh is deeply committed to pro bono work. He has taken on several high-impact pro bono cases addressing environmental protection issues.
During law school, Josh served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Susan Y. Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and to the Honorable Marla J. Miller of the California Superior Court of San Francisco. In addition, he interned at both the Federal Trade Commission and the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.
Joshua Baskin is a partner in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he maintains a leading trial practice. Josh has significant jury trial experience in state and federal courts across the country, including in trade secret, trademark, and commercial contract trials. In just the past few years, Josh obtained a complete defense verdict in a trade secret jury trial in California state court in which the plaintiff sought over a billion dollars, won a directed verdict in a trademark infringement trial on behalf of the defendant where the parties shared the same name, and obtained a multimillion-dollar verdict from a federal jury in a breach of contract action.
Josh is a cutting-edge talent in marshalling complex facts and incorporating them into trial presentations. He has a complete command of modern trial technology and uses it to streamline trial preparation and communicate to courts and juries.
In addition to his trial practice, Josh is deeply committed to pro bono work. He has taken on several high-impact pro bono cases addressing environmental protection issues.
During law school, Josh served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Susan Y. Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and to the Honorable Marla J. Miller of the California Superior Court of San Francisco. In addition, he interned at both the Federal Trade Commission and the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.
- J.D., University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, 2013Magna Cum Laude; Senior Production Editor, Hastings Law Review
- B.A., Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2010High Honors
- Honored among Daily Journal’s 2025 “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers
- Named among Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Litigators in America
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- J.D., University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, 2013Magna Cum Laude; Senior Production Editor, Hastings Law Review
- B.A., Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2010High Honors
- Honored among Daily Journal’s 2025 “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers
- Named among Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Litigators in America
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Select Litigation Wins
- ReactX LLC v. Google LLC (Los Angeles Superior Court) – obtained complete defense verdict after six-week jury trial in which plaintiff sought $1.3 billion for trade secret misappropriation
- Rex Real Estate I, L.P. v. Rex Real Estate Exchange, Inc., (W.D. Tex.) – won a directed verdict for the defense in trademark case where plaintiff and defendant shared the same name
- G.P.P., Inc. d/b/a Guardian Innovative Solutions, Inc. v. Guardian Protection Products, Inc. (E.D. Cal.) – won a significant monetary recovery after jury trial in a commercial contract dispute
- Blackman v. Substack, et al. (San Francisco Superior Court) – defeated request for temporary restraining order and won anti-SLAPP motion dismissing case on the pleadings. Recovered fees on behalf of Substack.
- Alphonso Inc. v. Tremor Video, Inc., (N.D. Cal.) – defeated motion for preliminary injunction for trade secret misappropriation after which plaintiff voluntarily dropped its case
- Attia v. Google LLC (Santa Clara Superior Court and N.D. Cal.) – won summary judgment defeating plaintiff’s trade secret claims and motion to dismiss on its RICO claims
- GSI Technology, Inc. v. United Memories, Inc. & Integration Silicon Solutions, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) – won a complete defense verdict after month-long trade secrets jury trial
- Mannu Singh v. Illusory Sys., Inc. (D. Del.) – defeated RICO claims on a motion to dismiss
- In re: Dropbox Sign Data Breach Litigation (N.D. Cal.) – successfully compelled potential class action data breach action to arbitration
Select Litigation Wins
- ReactX LLC v. Google LLC (Los Angeles Superior Court) – obtained complete defense verdict after six-week jury trial in which plaintiff sought $1.3 billion for trade secret misappropriation
- Rex Real Estate I, L.P. v. Rex Real Estate Exchange, Inc., (W.D. Tex.) – won a directed verdict for the defense in trademark case where plaintiff and defendant shared the same name
- G.P.P., Inc. d/b/a Guardian Innovative Solutions, Inc. v. Guardian Protection Products, Inc. (E.D. Cal.) – won a significant monetary recovery after jury trial in a commercial contract dispute
- Blackman v. Substack, et al. (San Francisco Superior Court) – defeated request for temporary restraining order and won anti-SLAPP motion dismissing case on the pleadings. Recovered fees on behalf of Substack.
- Alphonso Inc. v. Tremor Video, Inc., (N.D. Cal.) – defeated motion for preliminary injunction for trade secret misappropriation after which plaintiff voluntarily dropped its case
- Attia v. Google LLC (Santa Clara Superior Court and N.D. Cal.) – won summary judgment defeating plaintiff’s trade secret claims and motion to dismiss on its RICO claims
- GSI Technology, Inc. v. United Memories, Inc. & Integration Silicon Solutions, Inc. (N.D. Cal.) – won a complete defense verdict after month-long trade secrets jury trial
- Mannu Singh v. Illusory Sys., Inc. (D. Del.) – defeated RICO claims on a motion to dismiss
- In re: Dropbox Sign Data Breach Litigation (N.D. Cal.) – successfully compelled potential class action data breach action to arbitration
Select Publications
- "Competitive Regulation of Mobile Platforms: Promoting Innovation Through Reform of Antitrust and Patent Laws," 64 Hastings Law Journal 1727, 2013
- "The Constitutionality of the Automatic Stay Provision in 28 U.S.C. § 1659," ITC Trial Lawyers Association 337 Reporter, Summer Associate Edition, 2012
Select Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, “Ruptured Relationships: Thinking Ahead to Trial so that You Won’t Be on Trial,” IP Symposium, Association of Corporate Counsel San Francisco Bay Area, September 2025
Select Publications
- "Competitive Regulation of Mobile Platforms: Promoting Innovation Through Reform of Antitrust and Patent Laws," 64 Hastings Law Journal 1727, 2013
- "The Constitutionality of the Automatic Stay Provision in 28 U.S.C. § 1659," ITC Trial Lawyers Association 337 Reporter, Summer Associate Edition, 2012
Select Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, “Ruptured Relationships: Thinking Ahead to Trial so that You Won’t Be on Trial,” IP Symposium, Association of Corporate Counsel San Francisco Bay Area, September 2025
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