Mr. Kappes is a Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig's Sacramento office. He is also the Co-Chair of the National Labor & Employment practice's Non-Compete/Trade Secret and Employment Contract Litigation team.

Mr. Kappes has extensive trial and pretrial experience. He has represented clients in many complex litigation cases involving class actions, commercial claims, trade secrets and employee mobility, computer fraud, non-compete, products liability, professional malpractice, insurance bad faith, qui tam actions, unfair competition, Business and Professions Code Section 17200 actions, and SOX proceedings. He also represents clients in labor and employment issues, including advisory matters, trade secret audits, contracts, discrimination claims, whistleblower cases, and wrongful termination litigation.

Mr. Kappes has argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court, and the Third District Court of Appeals. Mr. Kappes has also represented clients in administrative hearings, arbitrations (single and panel), writ proceedings, jury trials, and bench trials.

Mr. Kappes has been a Visiting Professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law since 2010, and currently teaches a course in trade secrets and employee mobility.

Mr. Kappes is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a member of the American Bar Association. He is also a team member of GT's employment and appellate practice groups, which were recognized by Law360 for "Employment Practice Group of the Year" in 2011 and "Appellate Practice Group of the Year" in 2010. Mr. Kappes is rated AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 on Martindale Hubbell®.