Narain Kumar is the Senior Counsel and Chair of the Federal Practice at Tauler Smith LLP. Narain leads the firm’s federal litigation efforts, particularly in high-stakes class action cases. He has extensive experience in complex civil litigation, bringing a nuanced understanding of federal courts and class actions to the Tauler Smith litigation division. In court, Narain draws on years of legal practice across diverse areas, including privacy, employment law, ERISA, intellectual property, and healthcare litigation.
Background
Before joining Tauler Smith LLP, Narain Kumar served as a Judicial Law Clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. During his tenure, Narain handled complex federal cases by conducting in-depth legal research, drafting bench memoranda, and crafting preliminary opinions on a wide range of issues. His experience with the district court provided him with a comprehensive litigation perspective and spanned all stages of litigation, from motions to dismiss in the pre-trial stage to every aspect of post-trial proceedings.
Narain’s private practice experience includes his role as an Associate Attorney at an Am Law 100 Law Firm, where he often took the lead on discovery, depositions, and dispositive motions while advising Fortune 500 clients in both state and federal courts.
Practice Areas
Narain Kumar represents clients in the following practice areas:
- Federal Litigation
- Privacy Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefit Plans & ERISA Law
- Intellectual Property
- Healthcare Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Complex Civil Litigation
Education
Narain Kumar earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California School of Law, where he was Senior Submissions Editor for the Southern California Law Review and received the American Jurisprudence Award in Federal Courts, among other subjects. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with minors in Philosophy and Global Peace & Security, from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bar Admissions
Narain Kumar is a member of the State Bar of California. He is admitted to practice law in all California courts.
Narain is also licensed to practice in federal courts, including the Central District of California, the Northern District of California, and the Ninth Circuit. His strategic leadership at Tauler Smith LLP strengthens the firm’s capacity to tackle federal cases of national importance.