L. Kieran Kieckhefer
Kieran Kieckhefer represents clients in high-stakes intellectual property disputes across the technology sector. Kieran draws on technical fluency and significant first-chair trial experience to help companies navigate complex IP litigation involving: Patent infringement Technical trade secret misappropriation Copyright and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims Employment contract breaches Lanham Act matters Kieran is highly experienced in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and fabrication, computer hardware, robotics and AI, and enterprise and cloud-based software. She regularly serves as lead counsel in federal district courts across multiple jurisdictions, as well as before federal appellate courts, including the Ninth Circuit, the Federal Circuit, and the US Supreme Court. A proven first-chair trial lawyer, Kieran brings the technical judgment and commercial perspective required for bet-the-company matters. Before joining Latham, Kieran practiced at several other global law firms. She also served as an assistant district attorney for the City and County of San Francisco. · Latham & Watkins
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L. Kieran Kieckhefer represents clients in high-stakes intellectual property disputes across the technology sector, with experience in patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, copyright, DMCA, employment contract breaches, and Lanham Act matters. She is highly experienced in semiconductor manufacturing, computer hardware, robotics and AI, and enterprise and cloud-based software.