Moez Kaba on Public Service and His Journey As a Trial Lawyer

EDITORS’ NOTE: Moez Kaba — a partner at the law firm Hueston Hennigan and rated by Chambers as one of the best trial lawyers they’ve ever seen — discusses his insights on public service and his journey as a trial lawyer.

About Moez Kaba

Praised as “a trial force” and “a forceful counselor and litigator,” Moez Kaba handles an array of general complex civil litigation, including commercial disputes, securities litigation, trade secrets, intellectual property litigation, entertainment litigation, and antitrust. He has practiced in state, federal, trial, and appellate courts in California, New York, Delaware, Florida, and Colorado. Mr. Kaba has also advised on transactional matters concerning investments in various public and private companies, including a financial institution, an alternative energy company, and media companies.

Mr. Kaba has received significant praise for his tenacious advocacy on behalf of his clients. Among others, he is ranked as an Up and Coming Star by Chambers & Partners, twice selected as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California and one of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 by the Daily Journal, and repeatedly recognized as one of the top lawyers under 40 by Benchmark Litigation. Mr. Kaba is a trusted advisor to many high-profile clients in their most pressing business issues.

In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Kaba previously served as the secretary of the board of directors for Equality California and continues to dedicate considerable time to pro bono work. He currently serves on the board of directors for Bet Tzedek. He recently represented the Council for American-Islamic Relations in its efforts to support a San Diego school district regulation that was designed to protect Muslim students who are particularly at risk of being bullied.

Mr. Kaba was previously a partner at Irell & Manella, and began his legal career at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York. During law school, Mr. Kaba was thrice named a James Kent Scholar, and he won the Young B. Smith Award in Tort Law. After law school, he clerked for the Hon. Raymond C. Fisher on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.