Thomas Kearney

Key Matters

Perfect 10 v. Giganews (C.D. Cal.); Dreamroom Productions v. FC2 (C.D. Cal.); ABC, et al. v. Aereo (U.S. Supreme Court) – Key member of teams representing internet service providers in complex, high-stakes copyright and trademark lawsuits.
Rosen v. eBay (S.D. Cal.) – Key member of eBay’s in-house legal team in high-stakes copyright litigation.
Representing an electronics-accessories company in multiple simultaneous patent litigations over touch screen protectors.
Representing various technology clients (including a Fortune 100 electronics company, and a company specializing in the chemical and plastics industries) in antitrust, trade secrets, and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) litigation.
Chapterhouse Studios v. Games Workshop (N.D. Ill.) – Representing a small independent gaming-accessories company to a jury trial, in complex copyright and trademark litigation against a large international gaming company.

Prior to joining the firm, Thomas was a Research Fellow at Berkeley’s Center for Law and Technology, working in the areas of copyright and privacy law.

Credentials

Education

Thomas received his BAS in mathematics and linguistics, with distinction, from Stanford University, his MFA in film production from the University of Southern California. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. While at Berkeley Law he was a member of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal and the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic; he worked as a research assistant for Berkeley Law professor Pamela Samuelson, and was part of a Samuelson Clinic team that worked with a coalition of international technology companies, investors, and human rights organizations in developing “best practices” principles to safeguard freedom of expression and privacy in information and communication technologies.