Managing Partner
Katz Ruby & Carle LLP
Michael Katz is the Managing Partner at Katz Ruby & Carle, a boutique litigation firm specializing in IP and business litigation with offices in Costa Mesta and Oakland. Katz began his practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and was a partner at Morrison & Foerster before starting his own firm.
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Let a thousand boutiques bloom | Oct. 14, 2026 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Comic Convention v. Dan Farr Productions; Newspaper Agency Company; Daniel Farr; and Bryan Brandenburg | Intellectual Property | Defendant | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Zimbalist v. Doe Hospital | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Oct. 29, 2011 |
| Juan Miguel Ayala, By and Through His Guardian Ad Litem Leticia Ayala v. William Isenberg, East Bay Perinatal Medical Associates, Janet Brown, Does 1 to 30 Inclusive | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Apr. 28, 2007 |
| Jonnie Jolene Mize, Dana Mize v. Ukiah Valley Medical Center, John P. Lovejoy | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Nov. 23, 2004 |
| Brandon Nunez, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Sonia Nunez v. Ilene Newman, San Jose Medical Group Inc., Regional Medical Center of San Jose | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Jul. 29, 2003 |
| Maria E. Soberanis; Rocio Caraveo Soberanis; Adriana Caraveo Soberanis; Manuel David Caraveo, Jr. v. Ara Tavitian, M.D. | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Nov. 28, 1998 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Let a thousand boutiques bloom | Oct. 14, 2026 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Comic Convention v. Dan Farr Productions; Newspaper Agency Company; Daniel Farr; and Bryan Brandenburg | Intellectual Property | Defendant | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Zimbalist v. Doe Hospital | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Oct. 29, 2011 |
| Juan Miguel Ayala, By and Through His Guardian Ad Litem Leticia Ayala v. William Isenberg, East Bay Perinatal Medical Associates, Janet Brown, Does 1 to 30 Inclusive | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Apr. 28, 2007 |
| Jonnie Jolene Mize, Dana Mize v. Ukiah Valley Medical Center, John P. Lovejoy | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Nov. 23, 2004 |
| Brandon Nunez, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Sonia Nunez v. Ilene Newman, San Jose Medical Group Inc., Regional Medical Center of San Jose | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Jul. 29, 2003 |
| Maria E. Soberanis; Rocio Caraveo Soberanis; Adriana Caraveo Soberanis; Manuel David Caraveo, Jr. v. Ara Tavitian, M.D. | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Nov. 28, 1998 |