OVERVIEW

Kyle’s practice focuses on complex litigation in predominantly antitrust, financial services, and consumer protection matters. Kyle maintains an active practice in the Firm’s New York office after practicing for many years in the Firm’s California office, and he is admitted to practice in New York, California, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. He is experienced at every stage of litigation, including multiple jury and bench trials and appellate court work at both the state and federal level. Kyle’s focus on anticompetitive conduct has led him to represent a diverse group of clients including biotechnology firms, app developers, health insurers, venture capital firms, and others.  Kyle also has a robust public entity practice in which he regularly serves as special outside counsel to state and local governments.  In his cases, clients and classes he represents have obtained more than $200 million in settlements.

Kyle has particular experience in antitrust cases involving digital markets and cryptocurrency, and currently represents plaintiffs in In Re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation and In Re Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation.  He also currently represents classes of plaintiffs in the manufactured home, gasoline and casino gaming industries as well as purchasers in several protein markets (Beef, Chicken, and Pork).

Kyle is licensed to practice before the state courts of California and the District of Columbia, as well as the federal court of Puerto Rico.  He has been recognized for multiple years as a Rising Star in Antitrust Litigation by both California Super Lawyers and the National Law Journal, and was recognized by his peers as “One to Watch” in the field of antitrust for 2024.  He was also personally appointed as liaison counsel in In Re Pork Antitrust Litigation.

Kyle is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association, and a member of the Education Committee for the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the California Lawyers Association.  He is also a frequent speaker on issues relating to complex litigation case management and professional development in antitrust.

Clients

Kyle has represented classes of individuals in state and federal courts across the country, as well as corporate plaintiffs in direct actions.  Some of Kyle’s current and former clients include Fortune 500 companies in the insurance and manufacturing industries as well as privately-held companies in the pharmaceutical and technology spaces.  Kyle also has substantial experience representing public entities, including states and municipalities as well as affiliated public corporations, in direct actions on behalf of themselves and their citizens.

EXPERIENCE