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Kenneth Richard

Special Counsel

San Francisco

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Kenneth Richard is a Special Counsel at Bartko Pavia LLP and practices in the Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups. He has had an extensive career in the technology sector, which includes running three of his own startups, helping to establish an Israeli startup in the United States, and working as a global executive at two Fortune 50 companies. Ken is fluent in Spanish and has conducted business throughout Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

As an intellectual property and antitrust litigator, Ken's expertise in business expansion, mergers and acquisitions, and negotiations has laid a strong foundation for his current focus on antitrust law. 

Credentials

Education

  • UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, J.D.
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
  • University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate Program in Architecture and Urban Design
  • Dartmouth College
  • The University of Paris aka Sorbonne Université

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of California
  • State Bar of Colorado

Experience

  • Zest Labs, Inc. et al. v. Wal-Mart Inc., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Case No. 4:18-cv-00500-JM Ken was part of the team representing
  • Zest Labs, Inc. in a contentious trade secrets dispute against Walmart, which had been pending in federal court in Arkansas. On May 13, 2025, a unanimous jury awarded Zest $222 million — $72.7 million in compensatory and $150 million in punitive damages — marking one of the largest verdicts in Arkansas history and likely the highest trade secret verdict ever in the state.

Insights

Press Release

14, May 2025

Bartko Pavia’s Patrick M. Ryan obtains $222 million jury verdict against Walmart

Press Contact

Media Mentions

25, October 2024

Bartko Pavia Files Motion for Sanctions Against Walmart on Behalf of Zest Labs Over Alleged Concealed Patents

San Francisco, CA – October 25, 2024 – As featured in Law 360– Patrick Ryan, co-managing partner of Bartko LLP, and a specialist in intellectual property and trade secret litigation, has filed a motion for sanctions against Walmart Inc. on behalf of Zest Labs, Inc. The motion, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, accuses Walmart of withholding critical patent-related evidence in ongoing litigation over Zest’s proprietary shelf-freshness technology.

Publications

  • Speaker, Online and Hybrid Learning Conference, Sturm College of Law

Areas of Focus

Practices

  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation

Industries

  • Technology

Insights & News

Press Release

30, October 2025

An Ruda Serves as Judge at the Berkeley Female Founders & Funders Summit

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Honors and Awards

17, May 2023

Patrick M. Ryan Ranked Top IP Lawyer

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Media Mentions

27, October 2025

Steve Vieux Featured in Law360 Coverage of the California Lawyers Association’s Golden State Institute

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Honors and Awards

26, November 2025

Patrick M. Ryan Named to Daily Journal’s 2025 “Top Antitrust Lawyers” List

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Honors and Awards

23, September 2025

Patrick M. Ryan Earns Repeat Recognition as 2025 Top 100 Lawyer

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Media Mentions

30, May 2025

Zest Labs $222M Verdict Gains Widespread Media Coverage

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Honors and Awards

01, January 2025

Bartko Pavia Earns Recognition in 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings

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Press Release

31, May 2019

Bartko Pavia Firm Obtains $845,114,000 Judgment for ASML Against XTAL, Inc.

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Press Release

01, August 2025

Bartko Pavia Continues Strategic Expansion with Addition of Antitrust Partner Ian Papendick

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Media Mentions

05, February 2024

Bartko Pavia Obtains Defense Win in Uber Trade Secret Case

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Honors and Awards

24, January 2024

Patrick M. Ryan Named Leading Commercial Litigator

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Press Release

14, May 2025

Bartko Pavia’s Patrick M. Ryan obtains $222 million jury verdict against Walmart

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Honors and Awards

08, November 2023

Bartko Pavia Ranked Top Litigation Boutique

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Press Release

11, March 2022

Bartko Pavia Scores Huge Defense Jury Verdict in $411 Million Sutter Health Antitrust Class Action

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Press Release

07, February 2023

Bartko Pavia Clients Win $680 Million Francesca Naify Case

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Press Release

30, October 2025

An Ruda Serves as Judge at the Berkeley Female Founders & Funders Summit

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Honors and Awards

17, May 2023

Patrick M. Ryan Ranked Top IP Lawyer

Learn more

Media Mentions

27, October 2025

Steve Vieux Featured in Law360 Coverage of the California Lawyers Association’s Golden State Institute

Learn more

Honors and Awards

26, November 2025

Patrick M. Ryan Named to Daily Journal’s 2025 “Top Antitrust Lawyers” List

Learn more

Honors and Awards

23, September 2025

Patrick M. Ryan Earns Repeat Recognition as 2025 Top 100 Lawyer

Learn more

Media Mentions

30, May 2025

Zest Labs $222M Verdict Gains Widespread Media Coverage

Learn more

Honors and Awards

01, January 2025

Bartko Pavia Earns Recognition in 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings

Learn more

Press Release

31, May 2019

Bartko Pavia Firm Obtains $845,114,000 Judgment for ASML Against XTAL, Inc.

Learn more

Press Release

01, August 2025

Bartko Pavia Continues Strategic Expansion with Addition of Antitrust Partner Ian Papendick

Learn more

Media Mentions

05, February 2024

Bartko Pavia Obtains Defense Win in Uber Trade Secret Case

Learn more

Honors and Awards

24, January 2024

Patrick M. Ryan Named Leading Commercial Litigator

Learn more

Press Release

14, May 2025

Bartko Pavia’s Patrick M. Ryan obtains $222 million jury verdict against Walmart

Learn more

Honors and Awards

08, November 2023

Bartko Pavia Ranked Top Litigation Boutique

Learn more

Press Release

11, March 2022

Bartko Pavia Scores Huge Defense Jury Verdict in $411 Million Sutter Health Antitrust Class Action

Learn more

Press Release

07, February 2023

Bartko Pavia Clients Win $680 Million Francesca Naify Case

Learn more

Press Release

30, October 2025

An Ruda Serves as Judge at the Berkeley Female Founders & Funders Summit

Learn more

Honors and Awards

17, May 2023

Patrick M. Ryan Ranked Top IP Lawyer

Learn more

Media Mentions

27, October 2025

Steve Vieux Featured in Law360 Coverage of the California Lawyers Association’s Golden State Institute

Learn more

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