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Virginia Kain

Associate

Email

virginia.kain@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 650 838.3788

Offices

San Francisco

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Virginia’s practice focuses on representing companies, financial institutions, board members, and executives in complex civil and criminal investigations and litigation.

Virginia’s practice also focuses on antitrust and complex commercial litigation.

Prior to joining A&O Shearman, Virginia represented a wide range of clients from start-ups to Fortune 500companies at a San Francisco litigation boutique, focusing mainly on intellectual property litigation. Prior to working in private practice, Virginia was an Assistant District Attorney in the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office, where she handled criminal matters ranging from violent crime—including homicide—to financial crime, including embezzlement. Virginia has extensive experience presenting complex cases to a grand jury and has an undefeated trial record.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Viasat, Inc. v. Acacia Communications, Inc., No. 19-60731 (Super. Ct. S.D. Cnty.), resulting in a historic award of $97 million, Virginia led the briefing on summary judgment in 2023.
  • A multinational technology company against claims of patent infringement across a wide variety of software and devices.  In 2023, Virginia successfully moved to exclude the opinions of plaintiff’s damages expert under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Qualifications

Admissions

State Bar of California

State Bar of New York 

State Bar of Alaska (inactive, in good standing)

Courts

United States District Courts:
 -Western District of Texas
 -Central District of California
 -Northern District of California

Academic

Boston University (B.A. Political Science, summa cum laude, 2017)

Boston College Law School (J.D., 2020)
 -Antonio and Anthony R. Mancini Scholar 

 

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.