Raija Horstman

Partner | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Raija Horstman is an experienced litigator focused in multiple areas of complex commercial litigation, including trade secrets, false advertising, unfair competition, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and consumer and employment class actions. Raija is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Crowell & Moring.

Raija has in-depth experience at all stages of litigation and has represented clients in a broad range of high-stakes disputes in the fields of entertainment, technology, and manufacturers and retailers of consumer products and food and beverage items. She has litigated and tried cases involving trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, unfair competition, false advertising, employment and consumer class actions, as well as general business and complex commercial litigation matters, including fraud, breach of contract, breach of warranty, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Raija has first-chaired several jury trials and one bench trial as a volunteer city prosecutor through the Trial Advocacy program. She has additional trial experience nationwide in federal and state courts.

Career & Education

    • Texas Tech University, B.A., 2004
    • Texas Tech University, M.A., 2007
    • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2010
    • Texas Tech University, B.A., 2004
    • Texas Tech University, M.A., 2007
    • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2010
    • Texas
    • California
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    • Texas
    • California
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Association of Business Trial Lawyers 
    • State Bar of California

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Association of Business Trial Lawyers 
    • State Bar of California

Raija's Insights

Firm News | 9 min read | 01.02.25

Crowell & Moring Elects 12 New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel and 25 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected 12 new partners effective January 1, 2025. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the senior counsel and 25 associates to counsel.

Representative Matters

Commercial Litigation

  • Defended a leading television services company in a breach of contract dispute in a multi-week jury trial that resulted in a favorable settlement mid-trial.
  • Represented an aerospace company in a wrongful termination and retaliation suit in a multi-week jury trial that resulted in a complete defense verdict.

Trademark, False Advertising, Copyright and Trade Secrets

  • Defended a household and pet supply manufacturer in a joint venture trade secret dispute in a multi-week jury trial that resulted in a favorable verdict.
  • Defended a major aircraft engine manufacturer in a trademark infringement dispute in a split jury and bench trial that resulted in a favorable verdict.
  • Defended a prominent aerospace company in a multi-week jury trial involving trade secret allegations for which the plaintiffs sought over $100 million; the jury found no trade secrets existed.
  • Won a complete defense verdict after a jury trial against consumer class action claims of false advertising related to a homeopathic drug.
  • Won summary judgment finding no trademark infringement for a homeopathic drug manufacturer.
  • Successfully resolved numerous cease and desist letters relating to copyright infringement on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.
  • Represented a stock photography company in copyright infringement litigation that resulted in several favorable settlements.

Food & Beverage

  • Represented a Fortune 500 beverage company in putative class action litigations related to allegations of false advertising in N.D. Ill., N.D. Cal., E.D.N.Y and W.D. Mo.
  • Successfully moved to dismiss false advertising putative class action claims against a multi-national chain of fast casual bakery-cafes related to glyphosate in N.D. Cal.
  • Successfully resolved numerous CLRA and California Bus. and Prof. Code §§ 17200 and 17500 putative class action demand letters related to various food and beverage items.

 

Raija's Insights

Firm News | 9 min read | 01.02.25

Crowell & Moring Elects 12 New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel and 25 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected 12 new partners effective January 1, 2025. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the senior counsel and 25 associates to counsel.