Kent Raygor is a trial lawyer with 40 years of experience who represents clients in high-stakes commercial, intellectual property, entertainment and constitutional litigation across the country. A certified mediator, he combines courtroom experience—he has taken multiple jury trials to verdict—with practical insight into the business and reputational pressures facing companies in a range of industries.
Complex Business and Constitutional Law Litigation
Kent has handled consumer class actions, multidistrict litigation and disputes arising under the First, Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and other provisions in the U.S. and state constitutions. His experience includes high-tech patent cases, partnership and management disputes in the financial sector, and federal preemption and privacy challenges.
Media Law Litigation, Reputation Management and Counseling
Advising and defending media, entertainment and advertising clients in First Amendment, privacy, defamation, contract, licensing, distribution, sponsorship and right-of-publicity litigation, Kent also counsels on pre-publication and pre-broadcast review for films, documentaries, advertising campaigns, books, news and digital content—helping clients mitigate risk while protecting creative freedom.
Intellectual Property Litigation and Counseling
Kent represents clients in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, digital tech, false advertising and unfair competition matters. His clients range from early-stage innovators to global brands.
Appellate
He has argued before the California Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court, the Ninth and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court and other appellate courts.