We won an acquittal of legendary Coachella Valley real estate developer John Wessman in Riverside Superior Court. Wessman faced bribery charges in connection with the successful redevelopment of the now-revitalized downtown of Palm Springs.

We defended EDA company Real Intent at trial in San Jose federal court against Synopsys’s copyright infringement claims related to the design and verification of integrated circuits. Synopsys also alleged that Real Intent breached several contractual agreements between the two companies by copying certain commands from Synopsys's software. The KVP team won a sweeping fair use victory on the copyright infringement claims at summary judgment, while the contract claim remained in the case at trial. The jury awarded Synopsys a tiny fraction of the millions of dollars Synopsys sought, and the Court further reduced the verdict post-trial.

We are defending Children’s Hospital Colorado in litigation challenging a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena seeking sensitive information related to gender-affirming care for transgender youth. A federal magistrate judge recently recommended quashing the subpoena in its entirety on multiple bases—including upon finding that it was issued for an improper purpose—reaffirming that there are meaningful limits on the government’s ability to conduct investigations.

We are defending Children’s Hospital Colorado in a closely watched class action in Denver District Court alleging that its temporary suspension of certain gender-affirming care in response to federal funding threats unlawfully discriminated against transgender minors. The firm secured a September ruling finding that the hospital had complied with all court orders; the case remains ongoing.

We represented San Francisco real estate broker Victor Makras in a federal criminal trial, which stemmed from a wide-ranging federal investigation of public corruption involving San Francisco city officials. Although the jury found Mr. Makras guilty of a subset of the charges related to a home mortgage refinancing for former Public Utilities Commission President Harlan Kelly, we persuaded the Court to sentence Mr. Makras to serve no jail time and Mr. Makras ultimately paid a minimal fine.

We are defending Demandbase and InsideView against a putative right-of-publicity and privacy class action filed in federal court in the Northern District of California.

During a nine-week trial, we defended the former chief financial officer of a British software company against federal criminal charges accusing our client of alleged accounting fraud, relating to an $11 billion acquisition by a U.S. company.

We represented a law firm in successfully settling a dispute with a former client related to a mid-trial settlement the firm had negotiated.

We represented an individual defendant charged with escape from custody and persuaded the government during discovery to dismiss the indictment.

We represented a software provider in an earnout dispute with the senior executives of a company it acquired, filed counterclaims, and ultimately obtained a favorable pre-trial settlement.

We represented Netflix and 12 current and former employees in a federal prosecution against Michael Kail, a former Netflix employee. In coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI, we prepared the Netflix witnesses to testify during a two and a half-week trial in the Northern District of California. Mr. Kail was convicted of wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering.

We represented an inmate alleging an Eighth Amendment violation against a yard gunner at San Quentin State Prison. After conducting significant fact and expert discovery and winning a key motion to compel, we ultimately obtained a favorable settlement on the eve of trial.

We represented an individual defendant on federal drug trafficking charges and negotiated a favorable plea agreement.