Current Employment Position(s)

Litigation Associate

Lawyer Overview

Kevin M. Yopp is a litigation associate with Gilchrist & Rutter. Mr. Yopp's practice focuses exclusively on litigation in both trial and appellate courts, where he has represented major corporations and executives in complex business disputes. Prior to joining Gilchrist & Rutter, Mr. Yopp practiced for five years with a major international law firm based in Los Angeles.

Mr. Yopp received his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law where he was a quarterfinalist in the Lile moot court competition. He received his B.A. magna cum laude in Political Science with Honors from the University of California, Irvine where Mr. Yopp also received the Order of Merit award.

Representative Experience:

• Representing a defense contractor in an appeal after entry of an adverse judgment for fraud and breach of contract, including a multimillion-dollar punitive damage award
• Defending a telecommunications company in securities fraud actions and related litigation
• Litigating constitutional land use cases on behalf of property owners against local governments
• Representing private equity companies as plaintiffs to recover amounts owed from the early redemption of bonds
• Defending a real estate developer in a breach of contract and fraud case involving a disputed partnership for a multimillion-dollar condominium development 
• Counseling a consumer electronics company in matters concerning the enforcement of Chinese arbitration awards arising from the purchase of its product from a Chinese state-owned company
• Representing a property owner in rent control proceedings and litigation challenging the city's rent control scheme 
• Defending a toy company in an intellectual property dispute surrounding the rights to a highly successful line of dolls and related products
• Representing a high school basketball player pro bono in CIF athletic eligibility hearings

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Trial and Appellate Courts
• Complex Business Disputes

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Trial Practice, State Trial Practice

Bar Admissions

• California, 2001
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2001
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2005
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member)
• California State Bar (Member)
• California State Bar, Litigation Section (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Army, 1992 - 1995

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
  J.D.
  Honors: Quarterfinalist, Lile Moot Court Competition
• University of California, Irvine, California, United States of American
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Order of Merit Award
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• "Review of 2001 Legislation & Developments: Discovery", (Co-Author), California Litigation Review, May 2002

Address

Professional Corporation
1299 Ocean Blvd.. Suite 900
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Phones

310-393-4000

Faxes

310-394-4700

Emails

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Websites

http://www.gilchristrutter.com