Ken Kuwayti has been a litigator with Morrison & Foerster for 17 years. He has tried cases in state and federal court, on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, and has appeared in numerous arbitrations.

Mr. Kuwayti has experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation. His practice focuses on intellectual property and securities issues. He has represented clients in misappropriation of trade secrets, patent infringement and licensing disputes in a wide variety of industries, including computer software and hardware, internet, life sciences and semiconductor manufacturing. Mr. Kuwayti has also represented companies and individuals in securities class action and shareholder derivative cases in state and federal court, in investor disputes, and in administrative proceedings. Mr. Kuwayti has regularly been named as one of the Top 300 Lawyers in Silicon Valley by San Jose Magazine. He is currently the managing partner of the Palo Alto office.

Mr. Kuwayti clerked for the Supreme Court of Canada in 1990-91. He received a B.A. (highest honors) from McGill University in 1985, with a major in economics and a minor in computer science. He received his J.D. (with distinction) from Stanford Law School in 1989.

• University of California v. Genentech - Mr. Kuwayti was a member of the trial team that represented the University of California in a patent infringement litigation involving Genentech's human growth hormone drugs, Protropin and Nutropin. The case settled after trial for $200 million.
• Iconix, Inc. v. Tokuda - Successfully obtained preliminary injunction on behalf of Iconix against former employees who developed software code and launched a website while working for the company. The case settled on favorable terms shortly after the order was entered.
• Perlegos v. Atmel - Successfully defended semiconductor manufacturer at trial in an action brought in Delaware Chancery Court by the company’s former CEO and Executive Vice-President, who were seeking reinstatement to their former positions after being terminated based on an internal investigation into company travel.
• Ramax Semiconductor, Inc. v. Seiko Epson Corp. - Successfully defended U.S. subsidiary of Seiko Epson in breach of contract action arising out of claim that the plaintiff had been promised capacity at Seiko Epson's semiconductor fab in Japan. The case was dismissed in its entirety on summary judgment, a decision that was later upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Appellate District in California.