NWA Secures Dismissal of Putative Multibillion Suit By Alleged MetaMask Founder Against ConsenSys And Its Innovators

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NWA secured the dismissal of a suit brought by Joel Dietz against ConsenSys Software Inc., ConsenSys AG, ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin, and ConsenSys developers Aaron Davis and Dan Finlay.

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In his lawsuit, Dietz asserted claims for theft of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, among others, alleging that he was a cofounder of ConsenSys’s popular crypto wallet MetaMask and entitled to billions of dollars in damages.

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Following a three-hour hearing, and several rounds of briefing, the Superior Court of California dismissed Dietz’s suit with prejudice. The Court also dismissed certain defendants on personal jurisdiction grounds.

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We are gratified by the result and are proud to have represented ConsenSys Software Inc., ConsenSys AG, and their innovators in this action.

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The NWA team included Tibor Nagy, Greg Wolfe, Patrick McGee, David Moosmann, and Jacob Goldenberg.

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The order dismissing the case on the merits can be found here and the personal jurisdiction order can be found here.

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