Yury Kapgan
Advisor
Yury Kapgan is a partner in the Los Angeles and Silicon Valley offices of Quinn Emanuel and Co-Chair of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Group. He specializes in complex commercial and intellectual property matters and has advised companies ranging from start-ups to large international corporations.
Yury has litigated cases involving intellectual property infringement and misappropriation, employee mobility, breach of contract, and defamation, among others. He has also been involved in numerous technology acquisitions and advised on licensing all forms of intellectual property. His publications and presentations have covered topics such as generative AI and IP, leveraging IP assets, patent litigation strategy and damages, digital rights management, social media, and video game licensing.
Yury is consistently recognized as a leading technology and intellectual property attorney by top legal organizations. The Daily Journal named him among California's Top Trade Secrets Lawyers in both 2021 and 2022. IAM Patent 1000 has repeatedly recognized his excellence since 2023, ranking him among the top litigators working on "the cutting edge of technology" and praising him as "a quick strategic thinker who operates best in challenging situations" and "the go-to expert for players in this arena" who is "revered for his sharp counsel."
His expertise in emerging technology has also been acclaimed by Lawdragon, which recognized his work in AI Litigation in 2024 and has named him both one of the 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors and one of the 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers in 2025.
Yury serves as President of the Berkeley Law Alumni Association.
