Kevin R. Rubino

• Member of a trial team that secured a complete defense verdict for a major technology company in a three-week jury trial regarding US$180 million in contract-related claims associated with an e-commerce site.
• Member of a trial team that won a multi-million dollar award and more than 90 percent of its attorneys’ fees and costs in an arbitration in Tokyo for a large U.S. multinational against its longtime distributor of enterprise software.
• Member of a trial team that won a multi-million dollar award plus attorneys’ fees in an arbitration in London for the leading software provider for the online gaming industry and defeated millions of dollars in cross-claims brought by the respondents.
• Member of a trial team that defeated hundreds of millions of dollars in contract-related claims and secured a US$54 million judgment against the plaintiff in a multi-month trial in California state court on behalf of one of the nation’s largest homebuilders.
• Member of a trial team that successfully resolved claims worth tens of millions of dollars sought against a major public utility in an enforcement proceeding before the California Public Utilities Commission.

In addition to his extensive trial experience, Kevin has prevailed in multiple high-stakes disputes through dispositive motions and successfully resolved numerous government and internal investigations.

• Defeated class certification on a claim for false advertising against a video game developer.
• Won dismissal of an action against a major British telecommunications company on grounds of forum non conveniens.
• Won summary judgment on a wrongful-death action against the maker of an app that tracks athletic activity.
• Represented the special litigation committee of a major technology company in an investigation of alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by the CEO.
• Represented a major pharmaceutical company in a multijurisdictional trademark infringement and breach of contract action.
• Represented a major American car manufacturer in a putative class action alleging product-liability claims.
• Represented an international designer and manufacturer of electronics with the implementation of an antitrust compliance program in cooperation with a court-appointed compliance monitor.

*Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.