Horvitz D. Kevin

Kevin D. Horvitz

Education

  • Duke University School of Law, J.D. and LL.M. in Law and Entrepreneurship, magna cum laude, 2016
    • Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal
    • Order of the Coif
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., 2013

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2016-2017

Admitted

  • 2017, New York
  • 2018, District of Columbia

Kevin D. Horvitz represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation at trial and appellate levels and in administrative proceedings.  He works on a wide range of high-stakes matters, with particular experience litigating cases involving antitrust, telecommunications, contract disputes, mass torts, fraud, and False Claims Act matters. 

Kevin represents clients in all phases of litigation and arbitration.  He has prevailed in oral arguments in many cases, including on dispositive motions, and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.  He has drafted briefs in state and federal courts across the country, including the United States Supreme Court.  He also has extensive experience in all facets of discovery and the preparation of expert witnesses.

Kevin also advises clients on regulatory risks and appears before federal agencies.  He has represented major telecommunications providers, private equity firms, and Fortune 500 clients before the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commissions, and the Department of Justice, advising and advocating on telecommunications, antitrust, and consumer protection issues.   

While maintaining a broad commercial litigation practice, Kevin also has conducted internal investigations for clients relating to labor and employment issues.  He also has defended individuals and companies in civil and criminal investigations, ranging from alleged securities violations to alleged antitrust conspiracies.  

Representative Experience

  • ControlCase Attestation Services LLC v. ControlCase LLC, No. CL2020-19720 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2022). Represented SOC 2 auditor defending breach of contract and tortious interference lawsuit brought by former joint-venture partner.  Successfully argued motions to dismiss and obtained complete dismissal of all claims.
  • Inteliquent, Inc. v. Federal Communications Comm’n, 35 F.4th 797 (D.C. Cir. 2022). Successfully argued on behalf of USTelecom as amicus in support of the Federal Communications Commission.
  • United States v. AT&T Inc., No. 17-cv-02511 (D.D.C.). Represented AT&T in the Department of Justice’s challenge to the merger of AT&T and Time Warner.
  • County of Dorchester, South Carolina, et al. v. AT&T Corp., et al., No. 2:18-cv-02890 (D.S.C.). Successfully drafted motion to strike class allegations, securing order striking allegations brought on behalf of putative class of South Carolina counties.
  • Represented a provider of insurance products in arbitration defending allegations of fraud and breach of contract.  Obtained settlement of the matter.

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