In the mammoth gender-bias suit Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Theodore Boutrous Jr. was a three-time loser before he secured one of the biggest victories of his career.
The Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner and his team joined Wal-Mart’s defense in 2004 after a San Francisco federal judge certified an unprecedented mass of plaintiffs in the employment discrimination challenge. Over the next few years, it seemed as if he and his team couldn’t catch a break. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued three opinions affirming class certification, and during oral arguments, one judge even told Boutrous he owed the trial judge an apology for an “arrogant” brief.
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