Kenneth A. Frost III
- Location: San Francisco
- Email: Kenneth A. Frost III
Expertise
Bar and Court Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
U.S. Appellate Federal Courts
- Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Federal Courts
- Northern District of California
Kenneth A. Frost III practices in the areas of complex and class action litigation. He has successfully pursued relief for plaintiffs and class members in cases involving antitrust, securities, consumer protection, and unfair competition issues. Kenneth's antitrust experience includes matters concerning Sherman Act Sections 1 and 2, the Clayton Act, and California's Cartwright Act. Further, Kenneth has both PSLRA (federal) and state-based securities litigation experience. Federal securities matters have included actions based on alleged violations of Securities Exchange Act Sections 10(b), 20(a), and 20A causes of action. Kenneth began his career in complex litigation by performing factual analysis in a matter that ultimately resolved for the then-largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history. More recently, Kenneth litigated a Private Securities Litigation Reform Act securities fraud matter successfully through trial (a rare occurrence).
Kenneth's work has concerned a variety of industries, including automotive parts, technology, chemical commodities, consulting, energy, finance, health insurance, shipping, and mechanics.
A sampling of Kenneth's casework at Cera LLP and its predecessor law firm, Gold Bennett Cera & Sidener, LLP, includes:
- Gruber v. Gilbertson, et al. (Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc. Securities Litigation), Civil Action No. 16-cv-09727 (S.D.N.Y.) (energy-related securities fraud class action resolved in part by settlement and by jury verdict);
- In re BearingPoint Sec. Litig., Civil Action No. 1:05-cv-00454 (E.D. Va.) (business consulting-related securities fraud class action resolved by settlement);
- In re Carbon Black Antitrust Litig., Civil Action No. 03-10191 (D. Mass.) (commodity chemicals antitrust class action resolved by settlement);
- In re Peregrine Sys., Inc. Sec. Litig., Civil Action No. 02-870 (S.D. Cal.) (technology- related securities fraud class action resolved by settlement);
- In re Plastic Additives Antitrust Litig., Civil Action No. 03-2038 (E.D. Pa.) (commodity chemicals antitrust class action resolved by settlement);
- In re Rubber Chemicals Antitrust Litig., MDL No. C-04-1648 (N.D. Cal.) (commodity chemicals antitrust class action resolved by settlement);
- In re Small Bearings Antitrust Litig., Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-10853 (E.D. Mich.) (mechanics-related antitrust class action resolved by settlement);
- In re Sonus Networks, Inc. Sec. Litig., Civil Action No. 04-10294 (D. Mass.) (technology-related securities fraud class action resolved by settlement);
- In re Textainer Fin. Servs. Corp., CGC 05-440303 (S.F. Super. Ct.) (shipping-related state-based securities action resolved by settlement following partial bench trial); and
- Merced Irrig. Dist. v. Barclays Bank PLC, Civil Action No. 15 Civ. 4878 (S.D.N.Y.) (finance-related antitrust class action resolved by settlement).
Kenneth is a member of the California and District of Columbia bars and graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Kenneth worked for the Law & Economics Consulting Group in Emeryville, California, helping to prepare experts in economics and finance testifying in antitrust, securities, and other commercial disputes, as well as assisting in the creation of presentations concerning, for example, healthcare and agricultural economics. Kenneth graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island where he competed on the university's water polo team.