Moez Kaba

Partner

Praised as “a trial force” and “a forceful counselor and litigator”, Moez M. Kaba handles an array of general complex civil litigation, including commercial disputes, securities litigation, trade secrets, intellectual property litigation, entertainment litigation, and antitrust. He has practiced in state, federal, trial, and appellate courts in California, New York, Delaware, Florida, and Colorado. Mr. Kaba has also advised on transactional matters concerning investments in various public and private companies, including a financial institution, an alternative energy company, and media companies.

Mr. Kaba has received notable praise for his tenacious advocacy on behalf of his clients. Mr. Kaba is a trusted advisor to many high-profile clients in their most pressing business issues.

In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Kaba previously served as the secretary of the Board of Directors for Equality California and continues to dedicate considerable time to pro bono work. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Bet Tzedek. He recently represented the Council for American-Islamic Relations in its efforts to support a San Diego school district regulation that was designed to protect Muslim students who are particularly at risk of being bullied. In 2013, he represented Equality California in challenging the constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage in the United States Supreme Court. For several years, he represented various women’s rights groups in cases challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and state bans on same-sex marriage.

Mr. Kaba was previously a partner at Irell & Manella and began his legal career at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York.

During law school, Mr. Kaba was thrice named a James Kent Scholar and won the Young B. Smith Award in Tort Law.

Columbia Law School (J.D., 2005)

Cornell University (B.S., 2002, Industrial and Labor Relations) highest honors; Class Marshal