Donald R. Pepperman is a partner at Waymaker and specializes in complex civil litigation, including antitrust, intellectual property, and a wide array of class actions. During his more than 30-year legal career in civil litigation, he has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in trial and on appeal in both federal and state courts and mediations.
Among his recent successes, Pepperman teamed with partners Ryan Baker and Scott Malzahn to win a unanimous jury victory in a federal trade secret misappropriation case against 11 defendants in June 2023. Pepperman was instrumental in securing an $18.3 million damages award. In February 2023, he was co-counsel winning a $181 million settlement in a civil putative class action against Toyota representing plaintiffs who leased or owned defective Prius model hybrid vehicles. Attorneys’ fees award was $19 million. Additionally, Pepperman recently won the nation’s first crypto antitrust case in Florida.
Pepperman is an “AV Preeminent” rated attorney and certified by the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Board Directorship and Corporate Governance. He has been selected a Benchmark Litigation Star (2022-2025) and is annually named a Southern California “Super Lawyer.”
He was formerly the Managing Partner of the antitrust boutique law firm, Blecher, Collins & Pepperman P.C., in Los Angeles where he honed his skills as an aggressive and efficient civil litigator.