Trent K. Fujii

Trent Fujii focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution, drawing on substantial first-chair trial, appellate, and federal court experience. Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, where he represented the federal government through all stages of civil litigation. As an AUSA, he first-chaired three federal trials, including an employment jury trial that resulted in a unanimous defense verdict and a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) bench trial that resulted in a favorable judgment. He also argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and handled fact and expert discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, and settlement negotiations. His practice included premises liability, excessive force, medical malpractice, and other tort claims under the FTCA, as well as employment, immigration, and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation.

Trent also gained experience at Chambers-ranked law firms in Los Angeles and New York, where he focused on white collar litigation and business and tort litigation, respectively.