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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 12:14:44+00:00

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Kassra Nassiri is a trial lawyer who maintains a complex litigation practice focusing on matters involving corporate governance and fiduciary duties. He has successfully represented clients in shareholder representative litigation, partnership disputes and dissolutions, derivative litigation, and shareholder class actions, obtaining over $42 million in settlements and awards on behalf of his clients. Since 2011, Kass recovered over $13 million on behalf of his shareholder representative clients alone.
In addition to corporate governance and shareholder matters, Kass handles breach of contract, employment, patent licensing, trade secret and other intellectual property cases for his corporate clients. He has settled and won cases both at the pleading stage and through jury verdicts in California, Delaware and federal courts, and has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution.
Kass earned his law degree from Harvard Law School. While in law school, he was a Teaching Fellow in the economics department at Harvard College.
Kass earned his master’s degree in economics from Stanford University, where he was awarded the Stanford Graduate Fellowship.
Kass earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Super Lawyers in 2017 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Super Lawyers in 2016 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Super Lawyers in 2015 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Super Lawyers in 2014 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Super Lawyers in 2013 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Super Lawyers in 2012 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Rising Stars in 2011 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Rising Stars in 2010 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
Selected for inclusion in the list of Rising Stars in 2009 by Super Lawyers® magazine.
[Shareholder Representative v. Publicly-Traded Biosciences Company], Delaware Chancery Court: in an earn-out dispute, defeated defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and obtained eight-figure settlement representing over two-thirds of maximum possible earn-out.
[Shareholder Representative v. National Records Management Company], American Arbitration Association: in an earn-out dispute, defeated $2 million counterclaim and obtained seven-figure award after eight days of hearing, representing over 98% of maximum possible earn-out, plus recovery of attorneys’ fees.
[Shareholder Representative v. International R&D Services Company], pre-litigation: in earn-out dispute, obtained seven-figure settlement representing over two-thirds of maximum possible earn-out.
[Former CFO v. Technology Company], achieved 8-figure settlement after one year of contentious litigation.
[Limited Partners v. Trustee], Santa Clara County Superior Court: achieved $4.85 million settlement on fifth day of two-week trial for breach of fiduciary duty.
[Former CEO and former CFO v. Technology Company], achieved $800,000 pre-litigation settlement.
[Founding Member vs. Technology Company], Delaware Chancery Court: achieved favorable seven-figure settlement after bench trial for control of limited liability company.
[Founding Partner v. Engineering Management Company], San Francisco County Superior Court: in freeze-out and involuntary dissolution proceedings involving a highly contentious court-ordered appraisal, obtained favorable seven-figure settlement.
[Employee-Shareholder v. Publicly-Traded Solar Company], San Mateo Superior Court: after defeating motion to dismiss and engaging in discovery, obtained favorable individual settlement.
[Shareholder v. Financial Management Company], San Francisco Superior Court: dismissal of complaint for involuntary dissolution in exchange for small settlement.
[Founding Shareholder v. Commercial Building Manufacturer], pre-litigation: obtained favorable settlement in dispute with departing partner.
[F.D.I.C. v. Former Bank Officer], Northern District of California: dismissal of fraud claims in exchange for small individual settlement.
Hewlett-Packard: Defended company in securities fraud class action.
LeapFrog: Obtained dismissal of derivative complaint and securities fraud class action.
IntraBiotics: Obtained dismissal of securities fraud class action.
EMC/Legato Systems: Defended merger challenge.
Read-Rite: Obtained dismissal of securities fraud class action.
[Patent Holder v. Licensee], San Francisco Superior Court: in a patent license dispute concerning video-on-demand technologies, defeated Licensee's attempt to obtain declaratory relief of patent non-infringement (ongoing).
[Financial Services Company v. Former Director], San Francisco Superior Court: in a trade secrets case against former director turned competitor, obtained settlement providing for ongoing injunctive relief, rights of inspection, and liquidated damages.
[Property Developer v. Architecture and Design Firm], San Francisco Superior Court: in a trade secrets case involving an eight-figure real estate development project, obtained favorable settlement for monetary and injunctive relief on behalf of developer.
[Wage Class v. Commercial Contractor]; Los Angeles County Superior Court: class settlement of putative wage & hour class action for fraction of claims.
In re Google Referrer Header Litigation, Northern District of California: Co-lead counsel in privacy class action, obtained approval of $8.5 million settlement and prevailed in subsequent Ninth Circuit appeal (currently on appeal at the United States Supreme Court).
In re Facebook Privacy Litigation, Northern District of California: Co-lead counsel in privacy class action, obtained Ninth Circuit reversal of trial court dismissal.
New Century Int’l Corp. v. Valueclick, Inc., Central District of California: co-lead counsel in class action, obtained seven-figure class settlement plus injunctive relief.
[Consumer v. National Credit Card Payment Processor], Santa Clara Superior Court: dismissal of unfair competition and consumer claims in exchange for small individual settlement.
Prior to co-founding Nassiri & Jung LLP, Kass was general counsel of a multi-million dollar financial services company. Prior to that, he practiced litigation at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the leading securities class-action defense firm in the country, and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
In a former life, Kass was a professional composer and musician in Los Angeles. Kass is fluent in Persian.

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