Hubert H. Kuo

Practice Areas Business Litigation, US-Taiwan/China Practice Group, Intellectual Property Litigation, Corporate Securities Litigation and Construction Litigation.
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Hubert Kuo is the co-founder of Ardent Law Group and a shareholder of the firm.

Mr. Kuo heads the business litigation practice group, which includes complex commercial matters involving securities fraud, derivative actions, intellectual property litigation, construction litigation and unfair business practice claims. He advises his clients on measures and business practices to minimize litigation risk. If circumstances warrant, however, he will defend and prosecute claims in state and federal courts.  He also is the chair of the US-TAIWAN/CHINA Practice Group, where he assists Chinese and Taiwanese businesses to strategize and plan for growth. 

During his career, Mr. Kuo has handled a wide variety of cases, but focuses primarily upon business litigation, including patent cases, trademark cases, trade secret cases, copyright cases, securities cases, real estate cases, and contract cases. He is intimately involved in intellectual property actions filed in federal courts both inside and outside the State of California. Mr. Kuo’s areas of concentration also include employment law, including conducting internal investigations, advising employers on terminations, discipline, training and formulation of policy. He also defends employers in litigation involving wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment, employment discrimination, wage and hour claims and related tort actions. Mr. Kuo also counsels employers and their employees in the prevention of harassment and discrimination in the workplace and related employment topics.

Formerly an associate at one of California’s largest law firm (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard&Smith), Mr. Kuo was part of the general liability and business litigation practice groups.

Mr. Kuo has diligently fought for his clients, both obtaining substantial awards and judgments for them and successfully defending them in high-stakes lawsuits. He speaks fluent Mandarin, Chinese and performs pro bono work for the Chinese community. In 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Hubert Kuo was recognized as a "Rising Star" in the area of business litigation and intellectual property litigation by Super Lawyers magazine, an honor reserved for the top 2.5% of lawyers in Southern California under the age of 40.  Hubert also received a superb 10 out of 10 Avvo rating.

Mr. Kuo also serves as outside general counsel for a number of mid-sized and large companies, churches and high net-worth individuals, and provides guidance on various legal issues they face. 
Education University of California, Davis (B.A., 1995), University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1999).
Admissions Mr. Kuo is admitted to practice before all California Courts and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Memberships Orange County Asian American Bar Association, Southern California Chinese Lawyer’s Association, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Taiwan Center Foundation of Greater Los Angeles and Orange County American Bar Association.
Additional Languages Mandarin, Chinese.
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