Kenneth A. O'Brien, Jr.

Kenneth A. O'Brien, Jr. is a special counsel in the firm's Los Angeles office, and is a member of the Government Contracts and Regulated Industries Practice Group.

Areas of Practice

Mr. O'Brien specializes in all aspects of complex civil litigation, including government contracts, financial institutions, bankruptcy and creditor's rights, corporate governance, securities, RICO, professional liability, intellectual property, antitrust, construction, environmental, and business torts. Mr. O'Brien's experience includes pretrial remedies, trials, administrative proceedings, appeals, government investigations, and ADR. Mr. O'Brien was formerly affiliated with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; and Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman LLP.

Education

• J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1980
• B.A., Yale University, 1977, cum laude

Admissions

• California
• New York
• New Jersey
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth, Second, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits
• U.S. District Court for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, District of New Jersey and District of Connecticut