Representative matters handled by Mr. Hedenkamp in recent years include:

• Prosecution of fraud claims on behalf of subsidiaries of a large California-based utility company over the failed sale of a $1.2 billion liquefied natural gas power plant located in Puerto Rico. Mr. Hedenkamp assisted in obtaining a multi-million dollar settlement in favor of the firm’s clients;
• Prosecution of claims on behalf of a large developer and landowner to enforce a restrictive land-use covenant which barred the development of a residential townhome project. Mr. Hedenkamp’s involvement included the successful appeal of two adverse preliminary rulings, which enabled the client to obtain an advantageous settlement of the dispute;
• Representation of a monastery bordering a large residential development. Mr. Hedenkamp assisted in representing the client in a CEQA action to invalidate the project’s EIR, and participated in negotiations which eventually led to a settlement agreement which reduced the scope and environmental impact of the project;
• Representation of the owner of a former landfill site in negotiations with a redevelopment agency over state and federal environmental remediation requirements;
• Prosecution of a wrongful termination claim that resulted in a multi-million dollar judgment in favor of the firm’s client after a three and one-half month jury trial.

Mr. Hedenkamp was born in San Diego, California in 1975. He received his B.A. degree in Rhetoric in 1998 from the University of California at Berkeley. In 2001, Mr. Hedenkamp received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center. While attending the Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Hedenkamp served as a Senior Staff Member of The Tax Lawyer. In addition, he was a National Finalist in the 1999 Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition.

Mr. Hedenkamp has authored articles on Copyrights and Anti-SLAPP litigation, including "Free Mickey: Copyright Notice, Derivative Works and the Copyright Act of 1909," which was published in the Spring, 2003 edition of the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. Mr. Hedenkamp’s analysis of the validity of Disney’s copyright in Mickey Mouse was later featured in a front page article in the Los Angeles Times on August 22, 2008, entitled "Disney’s rights to Mickey Mouse may be wrong."