Kevin Rubino

KEVIN RUBINO is a former federal prosecutor and experienced civil litigator who represents leading technology companies in their most significant investigations and disputes. A seasoned trial lawyer, he has won numerous complex civil and criminal jury trials in state and federal court.

Kevin previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of California, where he investigated and prosecuted a wide range of offenses, including wire fraud, bank fraud, and violent crimes. During his time as a federal prosecutor, he secured felony convictions in multiple jury trials and oversaw several long-term, complex investigations involving large criminal organizations, including one of the largest RICO cases in California. Since his return to private practice in 2024, Kevin has led several large internal investigations and obtained multiple declinations from the Department of Justice. 

Kevin also has extensive experience as a civil litigator for the technology industry, including the successful resolution of disputes involving breach of contract and fiduciary duty, trade secret misappropriation, copyright and trademark infringement, and data privacy and security breaches. Kevin is familiar with the full scope of US privacy law and holds a CIPP/US certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Kevin has also arbitrated international business disputes in arbitral institutions around the world. He has prevailed for technology companies in high-stakes arbitral hearings in New York, London, and Tokyo.

White Collar and Regulatory Defense

• Obtained a declination from the DOJ in two False Claims Act investigations, including one involving allegations of defense procurement fraud.
• Obtained a declination from the DOJ in an insider trading investigation involving senior executives at a publicly traded company.
• Representing a leading telecommunications company in a DOJ grand jury investigation concerning suspected kickbacks.
• Representing an individual in a DOJ grand jury investigation regarding allegations of security fraud. 
• Representing an energy company in a DOJ grand jury investigation related to a fire at an oil refinery.
• Represented a major private equity firm in a joint DOJ and SEC investigation into one of its portfolio companies, an AI startup.
• Represented an international electronics company with the implementation of an antitrust compliance program in cooperation with a court-appointed compliance monitor.

Litigation and Arbitration

• Serving as trial counsel for a leading technology company in a tax dispute with the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.
• Represented the special litigation committee of a major technology company in an investigation of alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by the CEO.
• Represented multiple technology companies in the protection of trade secrets from former employees and competitors.
• Member of a trial team that secured a complete defense verdict for a major technology company in a three-week jury trial regarding US$180 million in contract-related claims associated with an e-commerce site.
• Member of a trial team that won a multi-million dollar award and more than 90 percent of its attorneys’ fees and costs in an arbitration in Tokyo for a large U.S. multinational against its longtime distributor of enterprise software.

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.