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Kanu Song

Special Counsel

San Francisco +1 415 591 7024

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  • About

    Kanu Song is a litigator who represents clients in the technology and life sciences industries in complex commercial disputes, including class actions, trade secret litigation, contract disputes, and actions brought under unfair competition and consumer protection laws. She has substantive experience in all stages of litigation, including arbitrations and appeals, with a strong track record of success on dispositive motions.

    Kanu also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on serving women and children, and assisting individuals and small businesses with intellectual property disputes.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Represented technology company in putative class action brought under emergency laws enacted in response to COVID-19 pandemic; successfully moved for judgment on the pleadings.
    • Represented consumer brands company in putative class action brought under wiretapping and privacy laws; secured dismissal shortly after filing a motion to dismiss.
    • Represented technology company in putative class action challenging fee disclosures; secured dismissal shortly after filing a motion to compel arbitration.
    • Represented technology company in putative class action alleging violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law; successfully narrowed claims at the pleadings stage, defeated class certification, opposed Rule 23(f) petition, won summary judgment, and secured complete affirmance on appeal.
    • Represented technology company in commercial arbitration involving breach of contract and related claims; obtained complete plaintiff’s victory.
    • Represented technology company in putative class action brought under California’s Unfair Competition Law and other consumer protection laws; successfully moved to dismiss all claims, after which the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case.
    • Represented technology company in commercial arbitration involving breach of contract and fraud claims; secured a favorable settlement shortly after the close of fact discovery and exchange of expert witness reports.
    • Represented electronics company in civil action involving trademark infringement and unfair competition claims; successfully moved to dismiss all claims, after which the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case.
    • Represented technology company in putative class action involving state law interference and unfair competition claims; twice obtained dismissal of all claims at the pleadings stage.
    • Represented pharmaceutical company in commercial arbitration involving trade secret misappropriation and related claims; obtained complete defense victory.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of California, Davis School of Law, J.D., 2016
        • Order of Barristers
        • U.C. Davis Law Review, Senior Notes & Comments Editor
        • Moot Court Honors Board, Problem Writing Chair
        • Mock Trial Team
    • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 2012
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. William Alsup, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2016 - 2018
    Pro Bono
    • Represented coalition of nonprofit organizations in filing amicus brief in support of domestic violence survivor’s appeal from an order of the Juvenile Dependency Court.
    • Represented minor and parent in civil action for violation of Constitutional rights in connection with unlawful detention; secured a favorable settlement shortly before the close of fact discovery.
    Previous Experience
    • Judicial Extern to Hon. William J. Murray, Jr., California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (2016)

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