Yury Kapgan is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins. His practice focuses on technology litigation and counseling and spans all facets of intellectual property. He has advised companies ranging from start-ups to large international corporations such as Symantec, AMD, Adobe, DIRECTV and Chevron. Mr. Kapgan has litigated cases in both state and federal courts with a focus on intellectual property infringement and misappropriation, but also has been involved in a broad range of general commercial disputes. He also has significant experience licensing all forms of intellectual property, and has been involved in numerous technology acquisitions. His publications and presentations have covered topics such as digital rights management, peer-to-peer networks and video game licensing.
Mr. Kapgan is active in firm management, serving on the firm's Ethics Committee and previously on the Recruiting Committee. Since graduating from law school, he has also served on the Board of Directors for the Boalt Hall Alumni Association.
Mr. Kapgan's publications include "Of Golf and Ghouls: The Prose Style of Justice Scalia," 9 Legal Writing 71 (2003).