CAMARA
Kiwi

• 1. Career

Kiwi Alejandro Danao Camara, also known as K.A.D. Camara, is a Filipino American attorney and businessman. Camara is known for being the CEO of DISCO. He also represented defendant Jammie Thomas-Rasset in the first file-sharing copyright infringement lawsuit in the U.S. brought by major record labels to be tried by a jury.

Originally from Manila, Camara's family relocated to the U.S. when he was a newborn, initially settling in Cleveland and later Honolulu. Camara attended Punahou School and Hawaii Pacific University, where he graduated at age 16.

Career

Prior to enrolling at Harvard Law School, Camara completed legal research and worked as an information systems specialist for Cades Schutte Fleming and Wright.

In 2007, he relocated to Houston, where he co-founded the law firm Camara & Sibley with business partner Joe Sibley in 2009. The duo became friends after meeting on their first day attending Harvard, and represented defendant Jammie Thomas-Rasset in the first file-sharing copyright infringement lawsuit in the U.S. brought by major record labels to be tried by a jury. The firm also represented Psystar Corporation in the copyright infringement case Apple v. Psystar (2009).

Camara founded the legal technology company DISCO in Houston in 2013, and relocated the company's headquarters to Austin, Texas, in 2018. He continues to serve as chief executive officer, as of 2021.