Kenneth I. Sidle has extensive experience in a broad range of business litigation. He has a record of success in the courts, winning favorable jury verdicts in several high-profile cases in the areas of copyright and intellectual property, mismanagement, and breach of contract.
He was trial counsel to John Fogerty in winning a jury verdict and argued and obtained a unanimous decision in the United States Supreme Court against denial of attorney fees to Fogerty. He was also trial counsel to the estate of Jimi Hendrix in obtaining summary judgment in action brought by an alleged son seeking right of renewal of the copyrights to Hendrix songs and trial counsel to Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda in obtaining a jury verdict in a copyright infringement case involving the motion picture theme song “9 to 5,” affirmed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ken’s practice has included entertainment, protecting literary properties, and compensation of top artists in the entertainment industry, as well as other industries, including real estate and internal corporate disputes.
Prior to joining Gipson Hoffman & Pancione, he was a litigation partner at the law firm of Irell & Manella.
He continues to compete in various sports. He was a varsity letterman in basketball and baseball in high school and in baseball in college.