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Aug. 21, 2026

2-lawyer defense team turns plaintiffs' allegations into forum victory

A two-lawyer defense team facing eight opposing attorneys focused its resources on a potentially decisive forum issue -- then used the plaintiffs' own allegations to help persuade a federal judge to send the Rail Ninja trade secret dispute to Cyprus.

2-lawyer defense team turns plaintiffs' allegations into forum victory
Pavel Kolmogorov of Kolmogorov Law, P.C.

A two-lawyer defense team facing eight opposing attorneys in a sprawling trade secret dispute made an early strategic choice: Don't fight every battle.

Instead, Pavel Kolmogorov and Henry Nikogosyan concentrated their resources on a question they believed could end the litigation in California: Where should the case be heard?

That strategy paid off Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen conditionally dismissed the remaining claims in the 17-month dispute betw...

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