Ernie practices in the firm's offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He has extensive experience in major litigation over a period of more than 35 years. Ernie has represented many companies in massive environmental and toxic tort litigations. Ernie has served as lead counsel in numerous complex, multiparty cases, and has substantial experience in class actions, products liability, entertainment, securities and antitrust litigation. With a long history in firm management, Ernie served as Chairman of the Litigation Department at Latham & Watkins from 1991 through 1995. He was also named in the 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, has served as Co-Chair of the Federal Procedure Committee of the Litigation Section of the ABA, Program Chairman of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and as a member of their Board of Governors. Ernie also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Children's Hospital of the Los Angeles Research Institute and as Deputy General Counsel of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department (the "Christopher Commission").