Kamala Harris Husband Doug Emhoff Was Lawyer on Famous Taco Bell Chihuahua Case

Getty Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff.

Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, “made headlines” in 2009 when he successfully defended his client in a Taco Bell advertising lawsuit, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Emhoff represented TBWA, the agency that “developed” the “Yo Quiero Taco Bell” advertising campaign featuring a chihuahua, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A Michigan company named Wrench sued Taco Bell for breach of contract, arguing it had “created the ‘Psycho Chihuahua’ character for Taco Bell,” according to the outlet. It cost the restaurant chain $42 million, and when Taco Bell in turn sued TBWA in 2009, the outlet reported, Emhoff defended TBWA and won.

On July 21, President Joe Biden announced that he is not running for reelection and is endorsing Harris to be the Democrat Party’s nominee, according to statements he posted on X.

Douglas Emhoff Was Described by His Former Firm’s Website as a ‘Highly Experienced Litigator’

GettySenator Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, in 2017.

Emhoff joined the DLA Piper law firm in 2017, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

During Harris’ presidential campaign, his biography on the firm’s website read:

Douglas Emhoff is a highly experienced litigator and strategic advisor. Doug is known for tackling and resolving the toughest problems – whether by aggressively litigating high-stakes cases in the public glare or acting as a trusted advisor behind the scenes. For over 25 years, Doug has proven himself in courtrooms and boardrooms across California and around the country. He represents large domestic and international corporations and some of today’s highest profile individuals and influencers in complex business, real estate and intellectual property litigation disputes. Doug’s influence and achievements as an insider across many spectrums has made him one of California’s go-to lawyers for several decades.

A later revision to the bio added, “He is currently transitioning his practice as he prepares to take on new responsibilities in support of the Biden-Harris administration.”

The firm’s website added, “Doug has maintained a strong presence in both Southern and Northern California and is also licensed to practice in Washington, DC. Along with an active public life, he is passionately involved in numerous community, civic and charitable activities that include legal aid, human rights, social justice and the well-being of children.”

Emhoff Teaches Law as a ‘Distinguished Visitor’ at Georgetown University

Emhoff’s White House biography says he now teaches law:

As a lawyer for over 30 years, Mr. Emhoff cares deeply about justice and equality in our legal system. He is an advocate for access to legal aid and removing barriers – legal, social, and financial – to ensure that every person can get the help they need to arrive at justice. In January 2020, Mr. Emhoff began teaching law courses at the Georgetown University Law Center and is enjoying the opportunity to mentor the next generation of lawyers.

Emhoff’s biography on the Georgetown website calls him a “Distinguished Visitor from Practice” whose “almost 30 year career” had “an emphasis on media, entertainment, and Intellectual Property matters.”

Harris was the attorney general of California when she went on a blind date with Emhoff, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In 2013, “PR consultant Chrisette Hudlin set up the divorced dad of two on a blind date with her friend Harris,” THR reported, adding that the couple was married in 2014.