Kenneth Korea

Kenneth S. Korea, Esq., serves as a mediator and arbitrator in complex business and commercial disputes, breach of contract, commercial and residential leases, open book accounting, personal injuries including TBI (traumatic brain injuries), airplane turbulence and other  injuries, intellectual property disputes including patents, SEP/FRAND, copyrights and trade secrets, cryptocurrencies, professional fee disputes, Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act claims, Consumer Legal Remedies Act claims, Fair Credit Reporting Act claims, Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act claims, construction disputes, boundary disputes, homeowner’s association disputes, wage and hour claims and landlord- tenant disputes.  He has experience dealing with disputes involving hundreds of millions of dollars in damages claim to tens of thousands of dollars.

In mediation, Mr. Korea promotes and utilizes a pre-mediation protocol of separate conferences with representatives of all parties, exchange of key information and mediation statements in advance and establishing agreed-upon agenda for the mediation session.  He reviews all submitted materials and engages in conversation with the parties’ representatives in advance to understand the interests and goals of each party.  Attorneys often describe Mr. Korea as knowledgeable, experienced, well-prepared, tenacious and able to connect with people from diverse backgrounds.  As a former corporate inhouse counsel, a law firm litigation partner and a federal prosecutor who tried more than fifty (50) cases to verdict, he is able to establish the trust and confidence of in-house counsel and litigation counsel.

Mr. Korea currently serves as a Judge Pro Tem and Settlement Conference Officer for San Francisco Superior Court, as a mediator for Alameda County Superior Court Mediation Program, as a Settlement Mentor for Contra Costa County Superior Court, as a mediator for Orange County Superior Court Civil Mediation Panel, and as a private mediator.

Mr. Korea currently teaches Technology Licensing at Santa Clara University School of Law as adjunct professor and M&A Due Diligence at Northwestern University School of Law San Francisco Campus as guest lecturer.