My practice at Kalara law is focused on IP litigation and Technology transactions. A significant portion of my practice includes due-diligence for prelitigation patent infringement cases, typically performed at the request of another law firm or a VC firm interested in investing in the the companies with the IP assets.
Patent litigation is an expensive proposition. Because of the recent changes in the patent law, it has become become even more expensive and unpredictable. The only thing that differentiates between a good case and a mediocre case is the amount of “due diligence” effort expended on it.
My Professional Bio:
Sunny Kalara is an IP attorney specializing in complex technology transactions, enforcement of patent rights and monetization of intellectual property assets. He has extensive experience in IP litigation, patent licensing and strategic IP portfolio management. His firm, Kalara Law Firm, undertakes select patent litigation cases on a contingency fee basis. Sunny’s practice includes due diligence for pre-litigation and pre-investment IP-centric assets.
Sunny has significant experience in the area of legal process outsourcing. He has worked on several pilot projects involving IP law, toxic tort litigation and M&A activities. He has counseled VC and angel investors on the opportunities and obstacles related to legal process outsourcing businesses.
Prior to founding the Kalara Law Firm, Sunny was with the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers, where his practice was focused on patent litigation, IP counseling and e-discovery management.
Previously, Sunny served as the General Counsel to Dreamtime Holdings, a multimedia company charged with monetizing NASA’s multimedia assets. He led the negotiations to forge an unprecedented partnership between NASA and the private sector for the purpose of commercializing NASA’s IP assets.
As a business partner and general counsel to an incubator venture fund in Silicon Valley, Sunny assisted several startup companies with fund raising and provided legal advice on general corporate matters.
He has extensive experience with due-diligence for startup companies, and continues to work with emerging companies on IP protection and on venture funding issues.
In 1999, he co-founded Zenncomm Communication, a cutting edge communication venture, where the company acquired operating rights to a $280M communication satellite. During his tenure as the president and CEO, he effectuated ground breaking partnership agreements with Hughes, Boeing and NASA.
Prior to that, Sunny was with the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in Houston, where his practice focused on patent litigation, and complex software development and implementation agreement. He was one of the original members of the Internet practice group and negotiated several significant outsourcing deals and digital media transactions involving online advertisement and content distribution.
Sunny holds a Ph.D. in Physics, and has authored a book on the physics of Black Holes. He worked with Stephen Hawking and other luminaries during his academic career and also taught at Texas A&M for several years.
Sunny possesses extensive legal and technical expertise in the fields of software, digital media, communications and electronic hardware. He frequently writes about IP related issues for emerging companies and on the legal outsourcing matters.
We are in the process of changing and consolidating our offices, so best way to reach me would be by email.