Monroe & Partners, P.C. 562-256-1339 (P)
340 Golden Shore, Suite 250 562-628-8700 (F)
Long Beach, CA 90802 ken@kendallreed.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California 2009 – Present
Adjunct Professor of Law
Monroe & Partners, P.C., Long Beach, California 2003 – Present
Of Counsel
Business law generalist providing strategic advice to business owners, negotiating and drafting contracts, prosecuting trademark applications, litigation, creating business entities, etc.
Mediator and Arbitrator, Los Angeles, California 2003 – Present
Mediator and arbitrator in many hundreds of cases involving issues of insurance coverage, intellectual property, employment, supply contracts, development contracts, LLC members, joint ventures, domain names, stock brokers and customers, 10b-5 securities, and personal injury.
- Panel chair in FINRA arbitrations, including two in which the claimant alleged damages in excess of $50,000,000
- Sole arbitrator in numerous domain name disputes under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
- Mediator in many business disputes between and among businesses
- Mediator in personal injury and wrongful death cases
- Mediator in commercial and residential real estate disputes
- Mediator in state appellate court cases
NMB (USA) Inc., Los Angeles, CA 2001 – 2003
Director of Intellectual Property
$500 million holding company of U.S. sales and manufacturing companies, including New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.
Created and directed the operations of the Intellectual Property Department, including development of company policies and procedures.
- Instituted a strategic approach to the generation of inventions resulting in a large increase in the number of patent applications filed
- Selected and oversaw outside patent property counsel, resulting in reduced costs and improved turn time
- Provided training for company personnel on the subject of intellectual property, including trade secret requirements and patent law
- Interfaced with Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese, and European intellectual property departments of Minebea Co., Ltd., NMB (USA) Inc.’s parent company
NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS, INC., Los Angeles, CA 1994 – 2003
$150 million, 1,800-employee manufacturer of bearings and antifriction devices
General Counsel
Provided strategic advice to senior management, created company policies and procedures and related employee trainings, performed risk management for legal risks, selected and oversaw outside counsel, conducted and managed litigation arising from operations, engaged in general transactional work, including the negotiation and drafting of employment agreements, agreements for the sale of goods, distributorship agreements, leases and subleases, and intellectual property licenses.
- Reduced legal expense overall
- Reduced legal risks
- Created an alignment between legal requirements and business needs
- Represented company in employment law matters and worked on labor law matters, including participation in management’s negotiating team for union contract negotiations with local of United Steel Workers Union
- Served as management’s counsel in labor arbitrations
- Led a team that negotiated a substantial first party earthquake insurance claim arising out of 1994 Northridge earthquake resulting in a multi-million dollar recovery
- Led a team that developed a product warning for computer keyboards, significantly reducing the risks associated with claims for carpal tunnel injuries
NMB (USA) INC., Los Angeles, CA 1992 – 1994
Associate General Counsel
Assisted General Counsel with strategic advice to senior management and risk management for legal risks. Selected, managed and oversaw outside counsel and litigation. Engaged in general transactional work, including the negotiation and drafting of employment agreements, agreements for the sale of goods, distributorship agreements, leases and subleases, and employment law matters.
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Los Angeles, CA 1990 – 1992
Marketing company selling diet and cosmetic products
In-House Counsel
Provided strategic advice to senior management, engaged in risk management for legal risks, and selected and oversaw outside counsel. Engaged in general transactional work, including negotiation and drafting of employment agreements, agreements for sale of goods, distributorship agreements and leases and subleases, and employment law matters.
- Managed 350 product liability claims and suits from inception through resolution
- Handled insurance coverage matters, including negation of a $1,000,000 settlement from three insurance carriers on a contested issue of coverage for a trademark infringement suit
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Los Angeles, California, Associate General Counsel
BOLTON, DUNN & MOORE, Insurance Defense & Coverage, Los Angeles, California, Litigation Associate
KIRTLAND & PACKARD, Insurance Defense, Los Angeles, California, Law Clerk
EDUCATION
LL.M., Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, including externships with the Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C., and the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
JD, University of Southern California School of Law, Los Angeles, California
BA in Philosophy and Psychology, University of California at San Diego, including studies at University of
California Berkeley and Pembroke College, Cambridge, England
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- California Bar Association
- President Elect of the Southern California Mediation Association
- Co-Vice Chairman of the California Bar Association Litigation Section ADR Committee
- American Bar Association
- Member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Corporate Law Departments Section
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Co-Chairman of the Southern California Chapter
PUBLICATIONS
- Reed, Kendall, “The Art of Mediation: 10 Rules for Effective Participation,” International Bar Association Legal Practice Division newsletter, Volume 5, Number 2, October 2009.
- Reed, Kendall, and Eric Van Ginkel, “Dispute Resolution Boards: From Construction to Bio-Tech,” California Litigation, Volume 21, Number 2, 2008
- Reed, Kendall, “The Mediator’s Triangle, Organizing the Mediator’s Focus,” Mediate.Com, 2008
- Reed, Kendall, “Don’t Sue! Use Mediation or Arbitration Instead – Faster, Cheaper and Better Ways to Resolve Business Disputes,” Intercom, Volume 37, September 2006
PRESENTATION EXPERIENCE
- 2008, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, “Membership Level Course,” Instructor, Washington, D.C.
- 2008, American Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, annual conference, “The Neutral Zone or the Twilight Zone, Preliminary Comments about Arbitral Authority,” Seattle, Washington
- 2007, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, “Fast Track Course to Fellowship,” Instructor, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 2007 , Center for International Legal Studies, “Effective Participation in Mediation,” Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- 2007, California Bar Association annual convention, “Drafting and Negotiating ADR Clauses,” Anaheim, California
- 2007, Alliance of Meeting Management Consultants, “Writing a Winning Contract,” Irvine, California
- 2007: America Society of Trial Consultants, “Marketing to Lawyers, the In-House Perspective,” Long Beach, California
- 2007: Society of Women Engineers Los Angeles Chapter annual meeting, “Patent Law Basics,” Los Angeles, California
- 2006: Society of Women Engineers Los Angeles Chapter annual meeting, “Patent Law for Fun and Profit,” Los Angeles, California
- 2006: Gorham Materials 2006 Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Approval Conference, “Patent Law Considerations for PMA,” San Diego, California
- 2006: Dispute Resolution Services, Inc., ADR Training for Parents of Student Peer Mediators, Santa Monica, California
- 2005: The Society of Women Engineers Sonora Regional conference, “Conflict Management and Communication,” San Diego, California
- 2004: Lee, Hecht, Harrison Entrepreneurial Forum, “Negotiation Basics for Success.”
- 2003: University of Southern California Institute for Corporate Counsel, “Intellectual Property 101,” Los Angeles, California
- 2003: The Society of Women Engineers Sonora Regional conference, “Communication and Conflict in the Workplace,” San Luis Obispo, California
- 2002: Association for Conflict Resolution national conference, “The Systemic Sources of Conflict Within our Private Health Care System,” San Diego, California
- 2001: New York Bar Association Intellectual Property Section annual conference, “Implications of the Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. Decision on Patent Practice: The In house Perspective,” Lake George, New York
- 1999 – 2000: Gorham Advanced Materials, Inc.’s international conferences “PMA and Spare Parts,” “Intellectual Property Rights and FAA PMA Requirements” and “How to Establish an IP Program for Your Company,” San Antonio, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia
