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Ronald Lee Johnston, attorney at Arnold & Porter in Los Angeles, California

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Ronald Lee Johnston is on California’s State Bar roll, #57418, admitted in 1973; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. 7 practice areas are listed in the registry, shown on this page. 14 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 26 September 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.

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State Bar number#57418
License statusActive
Admitted1973
Law schoolUSC Law School
FirmArnold & Porter
LocationLos Angeles, Los Angeles County
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Cases of record

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CaseAppeared forCitationCourtDecided
Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Aereokiller, LLCCounsel for the defendant851 F.3d 1002U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit21 March 2017
Coalition for Icann Transparency, Inc. v. Verisign, Inc.Counsel for the respondent611 F.3d 495U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit9 July 2010
Couch v. Telescope Inc.Counsel for the appellant611 F.3d 629U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit8 July 2010
Coalition for ICANN Transparency, Inc. v. VeriSign, Inc.Counsel for the respondent567 F.3d 1084U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit5 June 2009
REARDEN LLC v. Rearden Commerce, Inc.Counsel for the plaintiff597 F. Supp. 2d 1006U.S. District Court, Northern District of California27 January 2009
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. v. Gateway, Inc.Counsel for the defendant470 F. Supp. 2d 1195U.S. District Court, Southern District of California12 January 2007
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Cybernet Ventures, Inc.Counsel for the plaintiff167 F. Supp. 2d 1114U.S. District Court, Central District of California26 September 2001
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. Network Solutions, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppelleeCounsel for the respondent194 F.3d 980U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit25 October 1999
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. Network Solutions, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppelleeCounsel for the respondent99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8534California Supreme Court25 October 1999
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. Network Solutions, Inc.Counsel for the defendant989 F. Supp. 1276U.S. District Court, Central District of California22 December 1997
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar v. General Motors Corporation Leo Burnett Company, Inc.Counsel for the appellant85 F.3d 407U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit23 May 1996
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar v. General Motors Corporation Leo Burnett Company, Inc.Counsel for the appellant75 F.3d 1391U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit8 February 1996
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar v. General Motors Corporation Leo Burnett Company, Inc.Counsel for the appellant96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 906California Supreme Court8 February 1996
Balzer/wolf Associates, Inc., a California Corporation v. Parlex CorporationCounsel for the respondent753 F.2d 771U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit11 February 1985

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On the official record

The employer on the official record is Arnold & Porter.

A firm or employer website answers at arnoldporter.com, the domain of the email address on the State Bar record.

The law school on the record is USC Law School.

Admitted to the California Bar in 1973 · 53 years on the roll.

7 practice areas are on the record, listed on this page.

14 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.

The address of record is in Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, seated at Los Angeles.

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