The team at Morrison Foerster is well regarded for its ‘exceptional knowledge’ in trade secrets work. In Palo Alto, ’genius’ Kenneth Kuwayti has experience litigating at various court levels and representing clients in domestic and international arbitrations, while Bryan Wilson has experience assisting pharmaceutical and tech clients in misappropriation and contract breach cases. Global litigators in the team include Bita Rahebi who works from the Los Angeles hub; Mark Whitaker, who is based in Washington DC; Brian Nash, who works from Austin, and San Francisco’s Tim Saulsbury. Further names to note include LA-based Benjamin Fox - regarded by cone client as ‘terrific lawyer’ - and Palo Alto-based Berkeley Fife who is experienced litigating in patent and trade secret disputes. In San Francisco, Ragesh Tangri represents high-profile individuals and major tech companies in trade secret disputes, and Eric Tate has significant labor and employment expertise.
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Testimonials
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‘This group has exceptional knowledge of the subject matter and is highly skilled. They are excellent problem solvers and work efficiently.’
‘Benjamin Fox is a terrific lawyer. He is responsive and a great communicator. He is practical and he is trustworthy.’
‘Morrison & Foerster is the best firm I ever worked with!’
‘Kenneth Kuwayti is a genius - the best lawyer I ever worked with!’
‘Kenneth Kuwayti is outstanding at leading a team in litigation. He is incredibly focused and makes complicated matters seem simple. He is a strong mentor for associates and remains a tenacious adversary for opposing counsel.'
- 'John Lanham is an outstanding writer and presents flawlessly in oral arguments. He is incredibly intelligent, and detail-oriented but is still able to communicate with client representatives with ease, digesting difficult legal matters for them with understanding of their specific interests.'
- 'Berkeley Fife keeps incredibly strong command of complicated facts. She can deploy her recollection of an intense record on her feet in arguments but also her command avoids re-review of materials. She maintains a strong understanding of the history of complex cases.'
- 'Max Levy has outstanding communication skills and a unique investigative approach. He connects evidence together with great efficacy. He has especially great command of the highly technical aspects of a case. He works quickly but delivers incredibly valuable results. ’
Key clients
- Archer Aviation
- Banco Inter SA
- Bloom Fresh International
- Boston Consulting Group and De Beers
- EverDriven Technologies, LLC
- F5, Inc.
- Kind Pharmaceuticals LLC
- Lime
- Snap-On Tools
- Teradata
Work highlights
Obtained a near-complete victory in the Ninth Circuit for its client F5 Inc., affirming the dismissal of a host of claims against F5 and other defendants, the panel adopted MoFo’s arguments.
Represented Snap-On Tools and Mitchell 1 against their competitor, Autel, in a case that involved Autel’s flagrant theft of proprietary vehicle repair and diagnostics data through sophisticated hacking methods that were used to bypass our clients’ security and protection mechanisms.
Representing Walmart in a trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit filed by Fintiv concerning Walmart’s mobile payment technology, Walmart Pay.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Kenneth Kuwayti; Bryan Wilson; Bita Rahebi; Mark Whitaker; Brian Nash; Tim Saulsbury
Other key lawyers
Benjamin Fox; John Lanham; Berkeley Fife; Max Levy; Daralyn Durie; Ragesh Tangri; Eric Tate