Jose R. Nuño works primarily within the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Financial Technology practice areas. Jose has extensive experience in federal and state litigation matters, including contract, fraud, and partnership disputes, trademark and copyright litigation, economic interference claims, and Securities Act and Exchange Act claims. Jose represents a wide range of clients including financial technology companies, Fortune 500 companies, high net-worth individuals, and pro-bono clients, and has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers every year since 2022. He is experienced in all phases of litigation: from pre-litigation dispute resolution, to winning multiple cases at the pleading and summary judgment stages, and co-chairing bench and jury trials in both state and federal court.
Prior to joining Waymaker, Jose represented governmental and public entities in mass tort litigation, complex insurance litigation, and administrative law matters, navigating sector specific issues such as the Federal Tort Claims Act, California Tort Claims, Public Records, and Brown Acts.
In law school, Jose was a member of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program; and he externed at the Central District of California, Federal Public Defender’s Office, LA County Public Defender’s Office, and the City Attorney’s Office. Prior to law school, Jose, who is fluent in Spanish, worked for three years at Community Coalition, a South Los Angeles based non-profit that specializes in policy work.