Ariane Rockoff-Kirk is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Complex Litigation + Advisement practice group. Her practice focuses on complex litigation with an emphasis on high-stakes commercial litigation, including at trial and in arbitration proceedings.

She has experience defending clients in a range of civil disputes, including complex commercial litigation, class action litigations, theft of trade secrets disputes, and M&A disputes. Her clients are from a diverse range of industries, including technology and software, pharmaceuticals, and financial services.

Ariane has helped clients in the development of both affirmative and defensive claims in potential litigation and in arbitration regarding contractual agreements. She has also represented numerous public and private companies in public-facing congressional investigations and oversight proceedings.

Ariane has a significant pro bono criminal appeals practice representing clients in cases involving actual innocence, capital criminal defense, and juvenile sentencing reform.

Representative Experience

• An automotive technology leader in the development of both affirmative and defensive claims in potential litigation associated with the constrained supply of automotive chips.
  
• A global technology company in an arbitration victory against a spun-off entity concerning contractual agreements that governed the parties’ ongoing obligations to one another and to their joint clients after the spin-off.
  
• A global technology company in the settlement of an FTC data privacy complaint concerning the collection of data and security incidents involving an acquired technology product.
  
• A global technology company in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit alleging unlawful disclosure of a partner’s confidential IP and trade secrets after the parties entered into a series of contracts to form a partnership to co-develop cutting-edge technology for complex semiconductor chips.
  
• A 3D printing company as trial counsel in Delaware Court of Chancery in a dispute regarding a $183 million merger agreement.
  
• A car rental company in an arbitration victory involving affirmative breach of contract claims.
  
• Management and the board of directors of a national homebuilder in the settlement of breach of fiduciary duty claims.
  
• A prominent U.S. trade association in connection with a House Oversight and Reform Committee investigation and CEO-level hearing on climate change.
  
• A prominent multinational technology company in connection with its response to an investigation by the House Oversight and Reform Committee related to a natural disaster and worker safety in the retailer’s facilities, as well as an investigation by a Senate committee regarding worker safety.
  
• A multinational technology company in connection with preparing an executive to testify in a congressional hearing regarding fraud and scams affecting peer-to-peer payment platforms.