Jeff Kane, Partner, O+Z
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Education
  • J.D., Yale Law School
  • B.S. summa cum laude, St. Peter’s College
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  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

Jeff Kane
Partner

Jeff Kane represents plaintiffs in complex copyright and trademark infringement matters, often involving mass infringement. Jeff has successfully litigated lawsuits in virtually every procedural posture including complaint, motion to dismiss, discovery, settlement, jury and bench trial, appeal, and judgment collection. He has represented companies and individuals in civil and criminal matters involving copyright infringement, trademark infringement, fraud, breach of contract, breach of indenture, administrative law, government contracts, torts, bankruptcy, and professional liability. As a former Certified Public Accountant, Jeff often is called on to handle matters and arguments involving financial or accounting issues.

Prior to joining O+Z, Jeff was an associate at Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber (now part of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer) and a counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Before entering private practice, Jeff clerked for Judge Richard G. Taranto of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and for Judge Kevin McNulty of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Jeff received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he and a co-counsel won the Potter Stewart Prize for Best Overall Written and Oral Argument in the school’s moot court competition.

At O+Z

  • Briefed and argued an appeal in the Seventh Circuit defending a jury’s award of punitive damages in a trademark infringement case. The Court affirmed the jury’s verdict unanimously.
  • Conducted and defended expert depositions on behalf of a major academic publisher in a copyright infringement suit raising novel claims about derivative works. The case settled favorably.
  • Examined fact and expert witnesses at a jury trial, drafted numerous briefs, and conducted numerous hearings to obtain a favorable jury verdict in a trademark infringement case on behalf of a nutritional supplements maker.
  • Authored key motions in a trademark infringement matter on behalf of the band OK Go against Post Cereal. The case settled favorably.
  • Played a key role in O+Z’s representation of a group of academic publishers in a lawsuit against Shopify alleging secondary copyright infringement of over 3,000 works. The case reached a successful settlement.

Prior to O+Z

  • Spearheaded an argument in a breach of indenture action that the court used as one of two bases to award Jeff’s client $310 million after a bench trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • Drafted a Rule 5109 statement of position that persuaded the PCAOB not to pursue disciplinary proceedings against an auditor.
  • Drafted key portion of a brief challenging the retroactive application of a U.S. Customs regulation restricting tariff refunds. The Court of International Trade invalidated the rule entirely.
  • Obtained asylum in the United States for a former member of a political opposition party in Ethiopia. Handled expert report on political conditions, and prepared applicant for testimony.
  • Conducted several fact depositions of senior executives and board members to successfully defended a major accounting firm against a civil suit alleging breach of contract and negligence.

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