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· Administrative / Regulatory Law
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· Alternative Dispute Resolution
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· Banking and Finance Law*
· Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
· Bet-the-Company Litigation
· Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
· Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
· Civil Rights Law
· CleanTech Law
· Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
· Collaborative Law: Family Law
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/ UCC Law
· Communications Law
· Community Association Law
· Construction Law*
· Consumer Law
· Consumer Protection Law
· Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
· Corporate Law
· Criminal Defense: General Practice
· Criminal Defense: White-Collar
· Derivatives and Futures Law
· DUI / DWI Defense
· Elder Law
· Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
· Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law*
· Energy Law
· Energy Regulatory Law
· Entertainment Law
· Environmental Law*
· Equipment Finance Law
· Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
· Family Law
· Family Law Arbitration
· Family Law Mediation
· FDA Law
· FinTech Practice
· First Amendment Law*
· Food and Beverage Law
· Franchise Law
· Gaming Law
· Government Contracts
· Government Relations Practice
· Health Care Law*
· Immigration Law
· Information Technology Law
· Insurance Law*
· Intellectual Property Law
· International Arbitration
· Labor and Employment Law
· Land Use & Zoning Law*
· Legal Malpractice Law
· Leisure and Hospitality Law
· Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
· Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
· Mass Tort Litigation
/ Class Actions
· Media Law
· Medical Malpractice Law
· Mergers & Acquisitions Law*
· Mining Law
· Municipal Law*
· Mutual Funds Law
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· Personal Injury Litigation
· Privacy and Data Security Law
· Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
· Product Liability Litigation
· Professional Malpractice Law
· Project Finance Law
· Public Finance Law
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· Railroad Law
· Real Estate Law*
· Securities / Capital Markets Law
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· Transportation Law
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· Venture Capital Law
· Water Law
· Workers’ Compensation Law
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LAW OFFICE OF EDWARD J. THOMAS Edward J. Thomas
Philip W. Ganong
LAW OFFICES OF
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Water Law
YOUNG WOOLDRIDGE
M.
Compensation Law
Oakland
Administrative / Regulatory Law
LAW OFFICES OF AMITAI SCHWARTZ
Amitai Schwartz
LAW OFFICES OF LYLE C. CAVIN, JR. & ASSOCIATES
Lyle C. Cavin, Jr.
Admiralty and Maritime Law
BRODSKY MICKLOW BULL & WEISS
Edward M. Bull III
GIBSON ROBB & LINDH
Michael J. Cummins, Marker E. Lovell, Jennifer T. Sanchez
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN COX John C. Cox LAW OFFICES OF LYLE C. CAVIN, JR. & ASSOCIATES
Lyle C. Cavin, Jr.
THE BARNES FIRM INJURY ATTORNEYS
Christopher Goodroe
WELTIN, STREB & WELTIN
Philip R. Weltin
Advertising Law COBALT Marc Roth
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JEFFREY A. ROSS, EMPLOYMENT MEDIATION
Jeffrey A. Ross (M)
LAW OFFICE OF JOHN BURRITT MCARTHUR
John Burritt McArthur (A)
VIVIEN B. WILLIAMSON
Vivien B. Williamson (M)
WELCH ADR
Dana Welch (A)
WULFF QUINBY SOCHYNSKY
Yaroslav Sochynsky (M)
Antitrust Law
LAW OFFICE OF STEPHEN ZOVICKIAN
Stephen Zovickian*
LAW OFFICES OF HOLLY HOUSE
Holly A. House*
ZELLE
Christopher T. Micheletti, Judith A. Zahid*
Appellate Practice
JOSEPH A. HEARST
Joseph A. Hearst
LAW OFFICES OF AMITAI SCHWARTZ
Amitai Schwartz
LAW OFFICES OF GARRETT C. DAILEY
Garrett C. Dailey RIORDAN & HORGAN
Dennis P. Riordan
Banking and Finance Law
MILLER STARR REGALIA
Karl E. Geier (B)
Bankruptcy and Creditor
Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
ANDREA WIRUM
Andrea A. Wirum
FENNEMORE
Tracy Green* NUTI HART
Kevin W. Coleman, Christopher H. Hart, Gregory C. Nuti**
Bet-the-Company Litigation
BOWLES & VERNA Michael P. Verna
ELIOT S. JUBELIRER Eliot S. Jubelirer
Civil Rights Law
GWILLIAM, IVARY, CHIOSSO, CAVALLI & BREWER J. Gary Gwilliam
NEWDORF LEGAL David B. Newdorf
Collaborative Law:
Family Law
LAW OFFICE OF KAREN HELLER BERDY Karen Heller Berdy
LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS G. BORST Thomas Borst
Commercial Litigation
BOWLES & VERNA Michael P. Verna
ELIOT S. JUBELIRER Eliot S. Jubelirer
GLYNN, FINLEY, MORTL, HANLON & FRIEDENBERG
Clement L. Glynn JAMES N. PENROD
James N. Penrod
LAW OFFICE OF STEPHEN ZOVICKIAN
Stephen Zovickian
MILLER STARR REGALIA
Eugene H. Miller RIDDLE BERNDT John H. Riddle
Communications Law
LAW OFFICES OF LEON M. BLOOMFIELD
Leon M. Bloomfield
Construction Law
FENNEMORE Matthew F. Graham**
LAW OFFICE OF STEPHEN ZOVICKIAN Stephen Zovickian*
MILLER STARR REGALIA Daniel R. Miller
OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER Robert L. Leslie*
Consumer Law
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER Kathleen Herkenhoff
Consumer Protection Law
BAILEY & GLASSER
Todd A. Walburg
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER Kathleen Herkenhoff
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: General Practice
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ARGUEDAS, CASSMAN, HEADLEY & GOLDMAN
Cristina C. Arguedas, Theodore W. Cassman, Raphael M. Goldman COTSIRILOS & CAMPISANO
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PHILIP A. SCHNAYERSON
Philip A. Schnayerson
RAINS LUCIA STERN ST. PHALLE &
SILVER
Michael L. Rains
RIORDAN & HORGAN
Dennis P. Riordan
THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN W. NOONAN
John W. Noonan
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW
Elisabeth A. Semel
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
ARGUEDAS, CASSMAN, HEADLEY & GOLDMAN
Cristina C. Arguedas, Theodore W. Cassman
BOERSCH & ILLOVSKY
Martha Boersch, Eugene G. Illovsky
COTSIRILOS & CAMPISANO
Guy A. Campisano, Jr., George J. Cotsirilos, Jr.
JAMES S. THOMSON
James S. Thomson
PHILIP A. SCHNAYERSON
Philip A. Schnayerson
RIORDAN & HORGAN
Dennis P. Riordan
THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN W. NOONAN
John W. Noonan
DUI / DWI Defense
THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN W. NOONAN
John W. Noonan
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
FENNEMORE
Pamela Schock Mintzer
GLYNN, FINLEY, MORTL, HANLON & FRIEDENBERG
Clement L. Glynn
MEYERS NAVE
Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero, David Skinner
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
FEINBERG JACKSON WORTHMAN & WASO
Daniel M. Feinberg
SPRINGER AYENI
Cassie Springer Ayeni
Environmental Law
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Gene Tanaka*, Roderick E. Walston*
ENVIRONMENTAL GENERAL COUNSEL
Jodi Smith
GLYNN, FINLEY, MORTL, HANLON & FRIEDENBERG
Andrew T. Mortl*
MEYERS NAVE
Shaye Diveley
STICE & BLOCK
Stuart I. Block
VAN NESS FELDMAN
Brian L. Zagon*
WACTOR & WICK
Jon K. Wactor*, William D. Wick
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
LAW OFFICE OF CAROL M. LANGFORD
Carol M. Langford
Family Law
BLUM, GIBBS, DAVIES & OWEN
Donna T. Gibbs, Laura M. Owen
DEBORAH J. MARX
Deborah J. Marx
FORD FAMILY LAW
Shane R. Ford
FOX & BANK
Brigeda D. Bank, A. Kathryn Fox
LAW OFFICE OF CINDY FRAZIER
BILSBOROUGH
Cindy Frazier Bilsborough
LAW OFFICE OF GRADSTEIN & GORMAN
Marc H. Gradstein
LAW OFFICE OF JOHN E. MANOOGIAN
John E. Manoogian
LAW OFFICES OF DAVID M. LEDERMAN
David M. Lederman
LAW OFFICES OF GARRETT C. DAILEY
Garrett C. Dailey
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN S. MAY
John S. May
LEE FAMILY LAW
Billie-Jean Lee
WHITING, FALLON, ROSS & ABEL
Andrew Ross, William F. Whiting
Family Law Mediation
FOX & BANK
A. Kathryn Fox
LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS G. BORST Thomas Borst
Franchise Law
DONAHUE FITZGERALD
Dawn Newton
EBE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Robert L. Ebe
Health Care Law
LAW OFFICE OF A. ROBERT SINGER
A. Robert Singer
Immigration Law
FAKHOURY GLOBAL IMMIGRATION
Linda S. Kim
LAW OFFICES OF NORTON TOOBY E. Norton Tooby
WOLFSDORF ROSENTHAL
Charina P. Garcia
Information Technology Law
TECH LAW PARTNERS
Heather J. Meeker
Insurance Law
CRAIG & WINKELMAN
Bruce H. Winkelman
LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT
Ralph A. Lombardi
NEY MEDIATIONS
Michael J. Ney
SAMUELSEN ADR
David J. Samuelsen
Intellectual Property Law
CHERIAN
Korula T. Cherian (P), Song Zhu (IP*)
OWEN, WICKERSHAM & ERICKSON
Linda Joy Kattwinkel (T), Gregory N. Owen (T), Melville Owen (T)
ROBINS KAPLAN
Steven C. Carlson (IP*)
TECH LAW PARTNERS
Heather J. Meeker (C, IP*, P*)
WEAVER AUSTIN VILLENEUVE & SAMPSON
Babak S. Sani (P)
Labor and Employment Law
BRYAN SCHWARTZ LAW
Bryan J. Schwartz (EI, LE*)
GOLDSTEIN, BORGEN, DARDARIAN & HO
Morris J. Baller (EI), Linda M. Dardarian (LE*), Laura L. Ho (LE*)
GWILLIAM, IVARY, CHIOSSO, CAVALLI & BREWER
J. Gary Gwilliam (EI, LE*)
JEFFREY A. ROSS, EMPLOYMENT MEDIATION
Jeffrey A. Ross (EI)
LEVY VINICK BURRELL HYAMS
Darci E. Burrell (EI, LE*), Jean K. Hyams (EI, LE*), Leslie F. Levy (LE*), Sharon R. Vinick (LE*)
MEDINA ORTHWEIN
Felicia Medina (EI)
SIEGEL, LEWITTER & MALKANI
Jody I. LeWitter (EI, LE*)
WEINBERG, ROGER & ROSENFELD
David A. Rosenfeld (LU), Stewart Weinberg (LU)
Land Use & Zoning Law
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Sarah E. Owsowitz, Malathy Subramanian
FENNEMORE
Patricia E. Curtin, Todd A. Williams
HANSON BRIDGETT
Kristina D. Lawson
MEYERS NAVE
John D. Bakker, Steven T. Mattas
MILLER STARR REGALIA
Arthur F. Coon, Nadia L. Costa, Wilson F.
Wendt, Bryan W. Wenter
Legal Malpractice Law
JAMES N. PENROD
James N. Penrod (D)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
ARIAS SANGUINETTI WANG & TORRIJOS
Jamie Goldstein (P)
BAILEY & GLASSER
Arthur H. Bryant (P)
BURNHAM BROWN
Raymond A. Greene III (D)
GIBBS LAW GROUP
Eric H. Gibbs (P), Michael Schrag (P)
GJEL ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS
Luke Ellis (P), Andrew R. Gillin (P), Ralph L. Jacobson (P), James P. Larsen (P), Kristin M. Lucey (P)
GLYNN, FINLEY, MORTL, HANLON & FRIEDENBERG
Clement L. Glynn (D)
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI
Michael J. Pietrykowski (D), James G. Scadden (D)
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER
Kathleen Herkenhoff (P)
KAZAN, MCCLAIN, SATTERLEY & GREENWOOD
Denise Abrams (P), Steven Kazan (P),
David M. McClain (P)
LANKFORD CRAWFORD MORENO & OSTERTAG
Charles E. Osthimer III (D)
Medical Malpractice Law
BALAMUTH LAW
Kelly E. Balamuth (P)
DONNELLY NELSON DEPOLO MURRAY & EFREMSKY
James M. Nelson (D)
GALLOWAY, LUCCHESE, EVERSON & PICCHI
G. Patrick Galloway (D)
Municipal Law
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Janet E. Coleson, Malathy Subramanian MEYERS NAVE
John D. Bakker, Steven T. Mattas
Natural Resources Law
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Roderick E. Walston MEYERS NAVE
Shaye Diveley
Oil and Gas Law
GLYNN, FINLEY, MORTL, HANLON & FRIEDENBERG
Clement L. Glynn
Personal Injury Litigation
ARIAS SANGUINETTI WANG & TORRIJOS
Jamie Goldstein (P), Elise Sanguinetti (P)
BAILEY & GLASSER
Todd A. Walburg (P)
BOWLES & VERNA Michael P. Verna (P)
BUTLER VIADRO
James G. Butler, Jr. (P), Christopher A. Viadro (P)
EDRINGTON, SCHIRMER & MURPHY
Timothy P. Murphy (D)
GALLOWAY, LUCCHESE, EVERSON & PICCHI
G. Patrick Galloway (D)
GIBBS LAW GROUP
Karen Barth Menzies (P)
GJEL ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS
Luke Ellis (D, P), Andrew R. Gillin (P),
Ralph L. Jacobson (P), James P. Larsen (P), Kristin M. Lucey (P)
GWILLIAM, IVARY, CHIOSSO, CAVALLI & BREWER
Steven J. Brewer (P), J. Gary Gwilliam (P)
JAMES N. PENROD
James N. Penrod (D)
KAUFMAN LAW
Casey A. Kaufman (P)
KAZAN, MCCLAIN, SATTERLEY & GREENWOOD
Joseph D. Satterley (P)
LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. GATTO
Michael E. Gatto (P)
LAW OFFICES OF PETER ALFERT
Peter W. Alfert (P)
NEY MEDIATIONS
Michael J. Ney (D)
SAMUELSEN ADR
David J. Samuelsen (D)
STERNS & WALKER
Gerald C. Sterns (P)
VAN BLOIS LAW
Thomas C. Knowles (P), R. Lewis Van Blois (P)
Privacy and Data Security Law
GIBBS LAW GROUP
Eric H. Gibbs
Product Liability Litigation
BAILEY & GLASSER
Arthur H. Bryant (P), Todd A. Walburg (P)
BARR & YOUNG ATTORNEYS
Gordon C. Young (D)
BECHERER KANNETT & SCHWEITZER
Lori A. Schweitzer (D)
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI
Brian J. Mooney (D)
GWILLIAM, IVARY, CHIOSSO, CAVALLI & BREWER
Steven J. Brewer (P)
HUSCH BLACKWELL
Lisa L. Oberg (D)
LANKFORD CRAWFORD MORENO & OSTERTAG
Charles E. Osthimer III (D)
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN COX
John C. Cox (D)
LAW OFFICES OF PETER ALFERT
Peter W. Alfert (P)
SAMUELSEN ADR
David J. Samuelsen (D)
FOR MORE THAN 45 YEARS, The Van Blois Law Firm has served as a powerful advocate in Northern California for persons who have been serio usly injured, disabled, or killed as a result of someone else’s wrongdoing. With offices in Oakland, Walnut Creek, San Jose, Stockton, and Modesto, the firm effectively represents persons throughout Northern & Cent ral California as w ell as the San Francisco Bay Area.
The firm’s experienced legal team is led by R. Lewis Van Blois, whose more than 150 jury trials in California have earned him a reputation as one of the state’ s most knowledgeable and revered injury attorneys. Certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy for more than 35 years, Mr. Van Blois has achieved millions of dollars in awards and settlements on behalf of clients in various areas of personal injury an d wrongful death. He h as been selected b y Best Lawyers® as the Product Liab il i ty Litigation - P l a i ntiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Oakland, Califor n i a for 2018 , 2 021 , and 2023 and as Personal Injury Litiga tionP l aintiffs “Law yer of the Year ” in Oakland, California for 2 020.
T homas C. Knowles, re cognized and featured in The Best Lawyers in America® 202 3 e dition for his high caliber of work in the practice areas of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, has been practicing in California for more than 45 years and is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, specializing in product liability, construction site accident, and trucking accident cases. His experience as a form er defense lawyer re presenting an auto manufacturer has provided the knowledge to effectively represent injured persons against manufacturers in product liability cases.
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Thomas C. Knowles
STERNS & WALKER
Gerald C. Sterns (P)
VAN BLOIS LAW
Thomas C. Knowles (P), R. Lewis Van Blois (P)
Railroad Law
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
Michael K. Johnson
Real Estate Law
FENNEMORE
C. Gregg Ankenman, Charles A. Hansen*,
Howard W. Lind
GLYNN, FINLEY, MORTL, HANLON & FRIEDENBERG
Clement L. Glynn*
LIGHTWELL ADVISORS
Michael P. Brody
MILLER STARR REGALIA
James M. Frassetto, Hans A. Lapping, Eugene H. Miller, Gary E. Rosenberg,
Wilson F. Wendt, Bryan W. Wenter
POWLAN CASSIDY LAW
Stephen K. Cassidy
ROBERT S. STEIN
Robert S. Stein
Securities / Capital Markets Law
LAW OFFICE OF DONALD S. DAVIDSON
Donald S. Davidson (R)
Tax Law
DONAHUE FITZGERALD
Philip M. Jelley, Kristin A. Pace
WILLIAM E. TAGGART, JR.
William E. Taggart, Jr.*
Trusts and Estates
DONAHUE FITZGERALD
Wilfrid F. Roberge, Jr., Merrill J. Schwartz
FENNEMORE
Monica Dell’Osso**, Virginia Palmer, Kevin Rodriguez*
HARTOG, BAER, ZABRONSKY & VERRIERE
John A. Hartog**, John L. McDonnell, Jr., Andrew Zabronsky*
Water Law
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Roderick E. Walston Workers’ Compensation Law
BOXER & GERSON
Michael G. Gerson (C), John M. Harrigan (C)
BUTLER VIADRO
James G. Butler, Jr. (C), Christopher A. Viadro (C)
GEARHEART & SONNICKSEN
Mark E. Gearheart (C)
GLEASON & CAMACHO
Sean F. Gleason (C)
GREEN & AZEVEDO
Arthur V. Azevedo, Jr. (C)
LARSON, VANDERSLOOT & RIVERS
James E. Vandersloot (C)
RAYMOND E. FROST & ASSOCIATES
Raymond E. Frost (C)
Sacramento
Appellate Practice
BOUTIN JONES
Michael T. Fogarty
DOWNEY BRAND Jay-Allen Eisen
NOSSAMAN
Steven M. Silva
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
Robert H. Thomas
Banking and Finance Law
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES
Kathleen E. Finnerty (B)
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Bret R. Rossi (B)
SEYFARTH SHAW Morgan T. Jones (B)
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Dale C. Campbell*
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
DESMOND, NOLAN, LIVAICH & CUNNINGHAM
J. Russell Cunningham DOWNEY BRAND
James P. Dreher**
FELDERSTEIN FITZGERALD
WILLOUGHBY & PASCUZZI
Paul J. Pascuzzi**, Jason E. Rios, Thomas A. Willoughby
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Bret R. Rossi**
PARKINSON PHINNEY
Tom Phinney
TRAINOR FAIRBROOK
Jennifer L. Pruski*
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Julie E. Oelsner
WILKE FLEURY
Daniel L. Egan**
Bet-the-Company Litigation
BOUTIN JONES
Michael T. Fogarty
DOWNEY BRAND
Jay-Allen Eisen, Stephen J. Meyer, William R. Warne KING & SPALDING
Stephen L. Goff Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
BUCHALTER
James K. Dyer, Jr.
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Bruce A. Scheidt
LAW OFFICE OF JOHN OEHMKE
John C. Oehmke
THE BURTON LAW FIRM
Jeb Burton
TRAINOR FAIRBROOK
Colby A. Campbell
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Christopher Chediak
WILKE FLEURY
Matthew W. Powell
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
Eric J. Stiff (G)
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Christopher Chediak (G)
Corporate Law
BOUTIN JONES
Iain Mickle
BUCHALTER
James K. Dyer, Jr.
CARTER WEST
Ian B. Carter
DELFINO MADDEN O’MALLEY COYLE & KOEWLER
Jeffrey M. Koewler
DOWNEY BRAND
Joseph Gerard De Angelis
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Terilynn Diepenbrock
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
Eric J. Stiff
MURPHY AUSTIN ADAMS SCHOENFELD
Jeffrey W. Curcio
STOEL RIVES
Christopher L. Russell
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Christopher Chediak, Mike De Angelis, C. Kevin Kelso
Criminal Defense: General Practice
DONALD H. HELLER
Donald H. Heller
JOHN E. VIRGA
John E. Virga
LAW OFFICES OF ERIC H. HINTZ
Eric H. Hintz
Collaborative Law: Family Law
BETH M. APPELSMITH
Beth M. Appelsmith
PERKOVICH LAW OFFICES
Julia Perkovich
Commercial Finance Law
DOWNEY BRAND
Matthew W. Ellis, Michael J. Thomas
SEYFARTH SHAW
Morgan T. Jones
Commercial Litigation
BOUTIN JONES
Stephen F. Boutin, Michael T. Fogarty
DIEPENBROCK ELKIN DAUER
MCCANDLESS
Jennifer L. Dauer, Eileen M. Diepenbrock
DOWNEY BRAND
Annie Amaral, Meghan Baker, Sean Filippini, Janlynn R. Fleener, Stephen J. Meyer, Kelly L. Pope, William R. Warne
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES
Kathleen E. Finnerty
KING & SPALDING
Stephen L. Goff
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Christopher Onstott, Bret R. Rossi, Bruce A. Scheidt
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
Amy L. Pierce, John S. Poulos MESSER STRICKLER June D. Coleman MURPHY, PEARSON, BRADLEY & FEENEY I. Hooshie Broomand
NOSSAMAN
Steven M. Silva
TRAINOR FAIRBROOK John D. Fairbrook, Jennifer L. Pruski WEINTRAUB TOBIN Dale C. Campbell, David A. Diepenbrock WILKE FLEURY Daniel L. Egan
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
STEWART WARD & JOSEPHSON
Gregg D. Josephson WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Gary L. Bradus
Construction Law
DIEPENBROCK ELKIN DAUER MCCANDLESS
Jennifer L. Dauer*, Eileen M. Diepenbrock**, Chris A. McCandless* DOWNEY BRAND Sean Filippini*, Scott D. McElhern**, Matthew J. Weber HERRIG & VOGT George F. Vogt, Jr. LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
John S. Poulos
MURPHY AUSTIN ADAMS SCHOENFELD D. Michael Schoenfeld**
O’CONNOR THOMPSON MCDONOUGH KLOTSCHE
Robert W. O’Connor**
STOEL RIVES
Tamara L. Boeck**
TRAINOR FAIRBROOK
Daniel M. Steinberg
WILKE FLEURY
David A. Frenznick
KAHN, SOARES & CONWAY
Theresa A. Dunham
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Carissa Beecham*, Mona G. Ebrahimi, Scott A. Morris, Daniel J. O’Hanlon**,
Holly A. Roberson, Eric N. Robinson**
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
Clifton J. McFarland**, Joseph A. Salazar, Jr.**
STOEL RIVES
Timothy M. Taylor
THOMAS LAW GROUP
Tina A. Thomas WHITE BRENNER
Barbara A. Brenner
Family Law
BARTHOLOMEW & WASZNICKY
Hal D. Bartholomew, Diane E. Wasznicky
DICK & WAGNER
Anthony S. Dick, Stephen J. Wagner
DOWNEY BRAND
Mary J. Martinelli, Kelly L. Pope HEMMER BARR Camille H. Hemmer
JOHN W. MUNSILL ATTORNEY AT LAW
John W. Munsill
LAW OFFICES OF FREDRICK S. COHEN
Fredrick S. Cohen
PERKOVICH LAW OFFICES
Julia Perkovich
WOODRUFF, O’HAIR, POSNER & SALINGER
Robert J. O’Hair, D. Thomas Woodruff
Gaming Law
LAW OFFICE OF JANE G. ZERBI
Jane G. Zerbi
LAW OFFICES OF PATRICK K. HANLY
Patrick K. Hanly
ROTHSCHILD WISHEK & SANDS
Michael Rothschild, M. Bradley Wishek
THE LAW OFFICE OF CHASTAINE JONES
Michael Lawrence Chastaine
WING & PARISI
Linda M. Parisi
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
DONALD H. HELLER
Donald H. Heller
JOHN E. VIRGA
John E. Virga
KING & SPALDING
McGregor W. Scott
LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS A. JOHNSON
Thomas A. Johnson
LAW OFFICES OF PATRICK K. HANLY
Patrick K. Hanly
PORTANOVA & ASSOCIATES
William J. Portanova ROTHSCHILD WISHEK & SANDS
Michael Rothschild, M. Bradley Wishek SEGAL & ASSOCIATES
Malcolm Stuart Segal
DUI / DWI Defense
WING & PARISI
Linda M. Parisi
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
DESMOND, NOLAN, LIVAICH & CUNNINGHAM
Gary A. Livaich
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
William T. Chisum
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
James S. Burling, Robert H. Thomas
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Jeffrey C. Chang
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LAW GROUP Kevin G. Long, Kenneth W. Ruthenberg, Jr.
Energy Law
ELLISON SCHNEIDER HARRIS & DONLAN
Andrew B. Brown, Christopher T. Ellison, Jeffrey D. Harris
SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN
Stuart L. Somach
Energy Regulatory Law
ELLISON SCHNEIDER HARRIS & DONLAN
Andrew B. Brown, Jeffrey D. Harris STOEL RIVES Seth D. Hilton
Environmental Law
DOWNEY BRAND
Steven H. Goldberg**, Nicole E. Granquist, Stephen J. Meyer*, Kevin M. O’Brien, Melissa A. Thorme ELLISON SCHNEIDER HARRIS & DONLAN
Robert E. Donlan HARRISON TEMBLADOR HUNGERFORD & GUERNSEY
Mark D. Harrison
HICKS THOMAS Eric A. Grant
MEDINA MCKELVEY
Chantelle C. Egan (EM)
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK
& STEWART
Anthony J. DeCristoforo (LE*)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
Julie Totten (LE*)
SEYFARTH SHAW
Mark P. Grajski (LE*), Kristina M. Launey (EM, LE*)
STOEL RIVES
Bryan L. Hawkins (LE*, LM)
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Charles L. Post (EM, LE*)
Land Use & Zoning Law
ABBOTT & KINDERMANN
William W. Abbott**
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Joseph E. Coomes, Jr.
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Mona G. Ebrahimi, Jeffrey A. Mitchell, Scott A. Morris
LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY D. THATCH
Ryan M. Hooper
MITCHELL CHADWICK
Patrick G. Mitchell
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
James S. Burling, Robert H. Thomas**
STOEL RIVES
Michael B. Brown*, Timothy M. Taylor
THOMAS LAW GROUP
Tina A. Thomas**
Legal Malpractice Law
BANKS & WATSON
James J. Banks (D)
NAGELEY, KIRBY & WINBERRY
James R. Kirby II (D)
Government Relations Practice
NIELSEN, MERKSAMER, PARRINELLO, GROSS & LEONI
Steven A. Merksamer
Health Care Law
CARY M. ADAMS
Cary M. Adams
DJR GARCÍA
Lawrence B. Garcia
KING & SPALDING
Stephen L. Goff
Information Technology Law
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES
Kathleen E. Finnerty Labor and Employment Law
ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO
Rex Berry (EM, LE*)
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Stacey N. Sheston (LM)
CDF LABOR LAW
Nicole Legrottaglie Wohl (EM, LE*), Mark S. Spring (EM, LE*), Joel Van Parys (EM, LE*)
DOWNEY BRAND
Daniel J. McVeigh (EM, LE*)
DUGGAN MCHUGH Laura McHugh (LE*)
DUGGAN MCHUGHLAW CORPORATION
Jennifer E. Duggan (LE*)
FARRELL LAW GROUP
Mary E. Farrell (LE*)
GREENBERG TRAURIG
Timothy Long (EM, LE*)
JACKSON LEWIS
Nathan W. Austin (LE*), Carolyn G. Burnette (EM, LE*, LM)
JAMES SEVERSON James Severson (LM)
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Christopher Onstott (LE*), David W. Tyra (LE*)
LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER H. WHELAN
Christopher H. Whelan (EI)
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Shane Singh (EM)
LITTLER
Bruce J. Sarchet (LE*), Benjamin L. Webster (LE*)
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
Scott E. Bartel, Eric J. Stiff
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Christopher Chediak
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES
Kathleen E. Finnerty
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
LAW OFFICE OF JANE G. ZERBI
Jane G. Zerbi
Natural Resources Law
DAY CARTER & MURPHY
Ann L. Trowbridge
DOWNEY BRAND
Nicole E. Granquist, Kevin M. O’Brien, Scott L. Shapiro, Melissa A. Thorme
ELLISON SCHNEIDER HARRIS & DONLAN
Robert E. Donlan, Christopher T. Ellison, Lynn Haug, Christopher Sanders
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Scott A. Morris, Daniel J. O’Hanlon, Eric N. Robinson
SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN
Stuart L. Somach
STOEL RIVES
Elizabeth Ewens, Michael N. Mills
WHITE BRENNER
Barbara A. Brenner
Oil and Gas Law
DAY CARTER & MURPHY
Thomas A. Henry
STOEL RIVES
Michael N. Mills
Personal Injury Litigation
BRELSFORD ANDROVICH & WHITE
R. Parker White (P)
CUTTER LAW C. Brooks Cutter (P)
DEVRIES DISPUTE RESOLUTION Douglas DeVries (P)
DOWNEY BRAND
William R. Warne (D)
DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD CAMPORA
Joseph J. Babich (P), Robert A. Buccola (P), Steven Campora (P), Roger A. Dreyer (P), Jason J. Sigel (P)
GURNEE MASON RUSHFORD BONOTTO & FORESTIE
Steven H. Gurnee (D) MAIRE & DEEDON
Wayne H. Maire (D)
SCHUERING ZIMMERMAN & DOYLE
Leo H. Schuering, Jr. (D)
WILCOXEN CALLAHAM
William Cooper Callaham (P), Daniel Ellsworth Wilcoxen (P)
Product Liability Litigation
MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME
Richard S. Linkert (D)
Public Finance Law
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
Jenna C. Magan
Real Estate Law
BANKS & WATSON
James J. Banks*
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Nancy A. Park BOUTIN JONES
Michael T. Fogarty**
KERSHAW TALLEY BARLOW, LLP
WILLIAM A. KERSHAW (P) 916-779-7000 WWW.KTBLEGAL.COM
PEEBLES KIDDER BERGIN & ROBINSON
John Nyhan (D)
Medical Malpractice Law
WILCOXEN CALLAHAM
William Cooper Callaham (P) Mergers & Acquisitions Law
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
Eric J. Stiff
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
Gary L. Bradus, Christopher Chediak, Mike De Angelis, C. Kevin Kelso
Mining Law
MITCHELL CHADWICK
Patrick G. Mitchell Municipal Law
BEST BEST & KRIEGER
Joseph E. Coomes, Jr., Harriet A.
Steiner**
COLANTUONO, HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY
Michael G. Colantuono
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES
Kathleen E. Finnerty*
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Mona G. Ebrahimi, Jeffrey A. Mitchell MEYERS NAVE
Adam U. Lindgren
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
Robert H. Thomas*
MASTAGNI HOLSTEDT, A.P.C.
DAVID E. MASTAGNI (LE*)
916.491.4289
WWW.MASTAGNI.COM
Native American Law
BERKEY WILLIAMS
Curtis G. Berkey, Rovianne Leigh, Scott W. Williams HOBBS, STRAUS, DEAN & WALKER
Adam P. Bailey
DIEPENBROCK ELKIN DAUER MCCANDLESS
Karen L. Diepenbrock, Bradley J. Elkin DOWNEY BRAND
Matthew W. Ellis
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES
Kathleen E. Finnerty*
GOODMAN LAW CORPORATION
Karen M. Goodman
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Amara Harrell
LAW OFFICES OF STEPHEN STWORAHAIL
Stephen G. Stwora-Hail LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
John S. Poulos
MURPHY AUSTIN ADAMS SCHOENFELD
Russell J. Austin
NOSSAMAN
Steven M. Silva*
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
Robert H. Thomas
PIONEER LAW GROUP
David L. Krotine
SEYFARTH SHAW
Morgan T. Jones
SMITH, MCDOWELL & POWELL
Brad A. McDowell**
SPROUL TROST
Curtis C. Sproul
STEWART WARD & JOSEPHSON
Thomas F. Stewart, Winnifred C. Ward STOEL RIVES
Tamara L. Boeck TRAINOR FAIRBROOK
Colby A. Campbell, John D. Fairbrook*,
Candice B. Harper, Daniel M. Steinberg*,
Charles W. Trainor
WEINTRAUB TOBIN
David W. Creeggan, David A. Diepenbrock*, Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr.*, Shawn M. Kent, Michael A. Kvarme WILKE FLEURY
David A. Frenznick*
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Administrative / Regulatory Law
DOWNEY BRAND
Brian T. Cragg, Megan J. Somogyi
NOSSAMAN
Martin A. Mattes
ROGERS JOSEPH O’DONNELL
Neil H. O’Donnell
Admiralty and Maritime Law
BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY
Marilyn Raia
CLYDE & CO
Conte Cicala
COX WOOTTON LERNER GRIFFIN & HANSEN
Terence S. Cox, Mitchell S. Griffin, Rupert P. Hansen, Max L. Kelley, Richard C. Wootton
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI
Cheryl A. Morris, Andrew I. Port, James
J. Tamulski
HOLLAND & KNIGHT
Matthew P. Vafidis
JUNKER & NAKACHI
Alena A. Eckhardt
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
John D. Giffin
KENNEDYS
Forrest Booth, Pamela L. Schultz
LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE W. NOWELL
George W. Nowell
MCGUINN, HILLSMAN & PALEFSKY
John Hillsman
Alternative Dispute Resolution
BARTKO ZANKEL BUNZEL & MILLER
Benjamin K. Riley (A)
JONES DAY
Aaron L. Agenbroad (A), Steven L. Smith (A)
KING & SPALDING
Quyen L. Ta (A)
MARK LEHOCKY MEDIATION
Mark LeHocky (M)
RIMON
Lillian Stenfeldt (A)
RUTH V. GLICK
Ruth V. Glick (A, M)
SIDLEY AUSTIN
Scott T. Nonaka (A)
TURITZ DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Gilda R. Turitz (A)
Antitrust Law
ALSTON & BIRD
Teresa T. Bonder*, Valarie C. Williams
BAKER & MILLER
Jesse W. Markham, Jr.*
BERMAN TABACCO
Christopher T. Heffelfinger*, Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr.*
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS Richard R. Patch*
COVINGTON & BURLING
Anita F. Stork*, Phillip H. Warren
DURIE TANGRI
Mark A. Lemley*
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL
Douglas R. Young*
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
CHAO ADR, PC
CEDRIC CHAO (A,M)
415.293.8088
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Rachel S. Brass**, Trey Nicoud
GIRARD SHARP
Daniel C. Girard*, Dena Sharp
HAUSFELD
Megan E. Jones, Michael P. Lehmann, Bonny E. Sweeney*
JONES DAY
Robert A. Mittelstaedt*, Margaret A. Ward
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM
Joseph R. Saveri*, Steven N. Williams**
LATHAM & WATKINS
Belinda S. Lee, Niall E. Lynch*, Alfred C. Pfeiffer, Jr., Daniel M. Wall**
PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW
Bruce L. Simon
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
John M. Grenfell*, Laura C. Hurtado*,
Roxane A. Polidora**, Jacob R.
Sorensen**
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN
John Potter*
ROBERT B. PRINGLE
Robert B. Pringle**
SAVERI & SAVERI
Geoffrey Rushing, Lisa Saveri*, R.
Alexander Saveri*, Cadio Zirpoli**
SCARPULLA LAW FIRM
Francis O. Scarpulla**
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER &
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James L. McGinnis, Michael W. Scarborough**
STOEL RIVES Charles H. Samel*
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ALTSHULER BERZON
Stacey M. Leyton, Michael Rubin
ARNOLD & PORTER
Kirk C. Jenkins, Steven L. Mayer, Sean M. SeLegue, Peg Carew Toledo
BIEN & SUMMERS
Elliot L. Bien
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER
Kenneth Lee Marshall
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS
Richard R. Patch
COMPLEX APPELLATE LITIGATION
GROUP
Anna-Rose Mathieson, Kelly A. Woodruff
DUANE MORRIS
Paul J. Killion
ERIC S. MULTHAUP
Eric S. Multhaup
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL
Carly O. Alameda, Jerome I. Braun, Douglas R. Young
GREINES, MARTIN, STEIN & RICHLAND
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
Kevin M. Fong
REED SMITH
Raymond A. Cardozo, Paul D. Fogel, Dennis Peter Maio, Brian A. Sutherland
ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Ernest J. Galvan, Sanford Jay Rosen
SEVERSON & WERSON
Jan T. Chilton
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON
Robert J. Stumpf, Jr.
WAGSTAFFE, VON LOEWENFELDT, BUSCH & RADWICK
James M. Wagstaffe
Banking and Finance Law
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER
Scott H. Olson (B)
BUCHALTER
Robert Alan Zadek (B)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
Stewart L. McDowell (B)
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL
Richard A. Rogan (M)
JONES DAY
David I. Paulson (B)
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
Daniel B. Eng (B)
LUBIN OLSON & NIEWIADOMSKI
Mia S. Blackler (M)
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS
Craig D. Miller (B)
MCGUIREWOODS
Peter S. Szurley (B)
MORRISON & FOERSTER
Roland E. Brandel (B, R), Jill H. Feldman (B)
O’MELVENY & MYERS
T. Hale Boggs (B)
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
Rodney R. Peck (B, R)
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON
Peter H. Carson (B), Thomas G. Reddy (B, R)
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL
Mark D. Petersen (A, M)
FRANK BURKE MEDIATION
Francis J. Burke, Jr. (A, M)
JAMS
William L. Bettinelli (A, M), Zela G. Claiborne (M), Bruce A. Edwards (M), Lawrence R. Mills (A, M), Ronald M. Sabraw (A), Jerry Spolter (M), James Ware (M), Daniel H. Weinstein (M), Rebecca Westerfield (M)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN
William Bernstein*, Lin Y. Chan**, Eric B. Fastiff*, Brendan Glackin*, Richard M. Heimann*
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS
Kent M. Roger*, Colin C. West MORRISON & FOERSTER
Penelope A. Preovolos*
O’MELVENY & MYERS
Michael Tubach**
Laurie Hepler
JONES DAY
Nathaniel P. Garrett, Craig E. Stewart
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
Ben Suter
KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS
Steven A. Hirsch
NIELSEN KATIBAH
James C. Nielsen
PAUL HASTINGS Paul W. Cane, Jr.
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SIDLEY AUSTIN
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Bradley C. Crawford (B)
Bankruptcy and Creditor
Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
ARNOLD & PORTER
Jeffrey Lyle Schaffer**
JASON B. FRIEDMAN
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Robert A. Julian*
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER
Scott H. Olson
BUCHALTER
Peter G. Bertrand**, Shawn M.
Christianson
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS
Gregg M. Ficks**
COOLEY
Robert L. Eisenbach III**
COOPER, WHITE & COOPER
Peter C. Califano
CROWELL & MORING
Mark D. Plevin
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
Harvey S. Schochet**
DIAMOND MCCARTHY
Christopher D. Sullivan**
DUANE MORRIS
Marcus O. Colabianchi, Meagen E. Leary, Ron M. Oliner**
FINESTONE HAYES
Jennifer Hayes
FREDERICK HOLDEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Frederick D. Holden, Jr.**
FRIEDMAN & SPRINGWATER
Ellen A. Friedman
G. LARRY ENGEL
G. Larry Engel**
GOODWIN
Nathan Schultz
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI
Sandi M. Colabianchi, Doris Kaelin
HANSON BRIDGETT
Neal L. Wolf
HOLLAND & KNIGHT
Robert J. Labate
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL
Nicolas De Lancie, Robert B. Kaplan**,
Richard A. Rogan**, Bennett G. Young**
KELLER BENVENUTTI KIM
Tobias Keller, Jane Kim**, Keith McDaniels, Thomas Rupp
LUBIN OLSON & NIEWIADOMSKI
Dennis D. Miller
MEYERS LAW GROUP
Merle C. Meyers**
MICHELSON LAW GROUP
Randy Michelson**
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS
Jami Wintz McKeon*
MORRISON & FOERSTER
Adam A. Lewis**
NIXON PEABODY
Louis J. Cisz III**
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
Marc A. Levinson, Thomas C. Mitchell
PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES
David Bertenthal*, Kenneth H. Brown**, John D. Fiero**, Joshua M. Fried, Debra Grassgreen**, Gail S. Greenwood, Henry C. Kevane**, Maxim B. Litvak**, John W. Lucas, Miriam Manning, Jason Rosell
PERKINS COIE
Paul Jasper
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
Jonathan R. Doolittle**, M. David Minnick**, Joshua D. Morse**, Philip S. Warden**
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Robert P. Feldman*
REED SMITH
Harvey L. Leiderman*
RIMON Lillian Stenfeldt
RINCON LAW
Michael A. Isaacs**, Charles P. Maher*
SACKS LAW OFFICE
Steven B. Sacks**
SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS
George H. Kalikman**
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON
Geraldine Ann Freeman, Ori Katz, Michael M. Lauter
ST. JAMES LAW
Michael St. James**
TRODELLA & LAPPING
Richard A. Lapping
Bet-the-Company Litigation
ARNOLD & PORTER
Steven L. Mayer
COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY
Joseph W. Cotchett
DURIE TANGRI
Daralyn J. Durie, Mark A. Lemley, Ragesh K. Tangri
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL
Douglas R. Young
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
Charles J. Stevens
JENNER & BLOCK
Laurie Edelstein
JONES DAY
Robert A. Mittelstaedt
KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS
Susan J. Harriman, John W. Keker, Jan Nielsen Little, Robert A. Van Nest
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN
Richard M. Heimann
MORRISON & FOERSTER
James J. Brosnahan, Jordan D. Eth, Arturo
J. González, Jack W. Londen, Penelope A. Preovolos
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON
Jerome C. Roth
O’MELVENY & MYERS
Daniel Bookin
PUTTERMAN YU
Donald J. Putterman
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN
Robert P. Feldman
REED SMITH
Paul D. Fogel
SHARTSIS FRIESE
Arthur J. Shartsis, Joel Zeldin
SWANSON & MCNAMARA
Edward W. Swanson
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GOODIN
Robert A. Goodin
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
COVINGTON & BURLING
James C. Snipes
FENWICK & WEST
Jake Handy
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
Ryan A. Murr, Karen A. Spindler
GOODWIN Michael J. Shuster, Sam Zucker
LATHAM & WATKINS
Jim Morrone
MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO
Alexander Trimble
MORRISON & FOERSTER
Michael R. Ward
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
Gargi Talukder Ph.D.
PREMIERCOUNSEL
Bruce W. Jenett
Civil Rights Law
ALTSHULER BERZON
Scott A. Kronland
ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Ernest J. Galvan, Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld
CleanTech Law
COOLEY
Craig D. Jacoby
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
HOPKINS & CARLEY
Charles H. Packer
Collaborative Law: Family Law
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Suzan Barrie Aiken
PIERSON, COATS, PALASH & PAUL
Susan Stephens Coats
TESLER & SANDMANN LAW OFFICES
Pauline H. Tesler
Commercial Finance Law MCGUIREWOODS
Peter S. Szurley
Commercial Litigation
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Joseph M. Alioto ALSTON & BIRD
Teresa T. Bonder
ARNOLD & PORTER
Sean M. Callagy
BAKERHOSTETLER
Robert A. Julian
BARTKO ZANKEL BUNZEL & MILLER
John J. Bartko, Robert H. Bunzel, Benjamin K. Riley
BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF
Ruby Kazi
BRAUNHAGEY & BORDEN William F. Campbell III BUCHALTER
Jean L. Bertrand
COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY
Joseph W. Cotchett, Niall P. McCarthy
COVINGTON & BURLING
Donald W. Brown
CROWELL & MORING
Gregory D. Call, J. Daniel Sharp
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
Martin L. Fineman
DECHERT
Matthew L. Larrabee
DIAMOND MCCARTHY
Christopher D. Sullivan
DLA PIPER
Matthew J. Jacobs
DUANE MORRIS
Denis F. Shanagher, Stephen Sutro
DURIE TANGRI
Benjamin B. Au, Daralyn J. Durie, David F. McGowan, Ragesh K. Tangri
ELLIS GEORGE CIPOLLONE O’BRIEN
ANNAGUEY
Peter Obstler
EPSTEIN HOLTZAPPLE CHRISTO
Robert C. Holtzapple
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL
Neil A. Goteiner, Karen P. Kimmey, Thomas B. Mayhew, Douglas R. Young
FENWICK & WEST
Laurence F. Pulgram
FRANK BURKE MEDIATION
Francis J. Burke, Jr.
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
Kristin Linsley, Rosemarie T. Ring, Charles J. Stevens
GLUCK DANIEL ATKINSON
Gordon C. Atkinson, Craig C. Daniel
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH
Scott P. DeVries
JENNER & BLOCK
Laurie Edelstein
JONES DAY
Stephen D. Hibbard, Robert A. Mittelstaedt
KAUFHOLD GASKIN GALLAGHER
Richard Gallagher
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
Peter R. Boutin
KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS
Christa Martine Anderson, Stuart Gasner, Susan J. Harriman, Steven A. Hirsch, Christopher C. Kearney, John W. Keker, Jan Nielsen Little, Laurie C. Mims, Elliot R. Peters, Steven P. Ragland, Robert A. Van Nest
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KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON
Mehrnaz Boroumand Smith
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Susan J. Harriman (D), Elliot R. Peters (D), R. James Slaughter (D), Robert A. Van Nest (D)
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Sharon R. Flanagan
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Clifford M. Gerber
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Gregory Stepanicich
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W. Hardy Callcott
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Barry H. Epstein, Sandi L. Nichols
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John Briscoe
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Scott B. Birkey, R. Clark Morrison, Anne E. Mudge
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Christian L. Marsh
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Immigration Law
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY
Cynthia Juarez Lange, Kristi Nevarez,
Cheryl Pash
LAW OFFICES OF SCHWERIN & SUMCAD
Millie-Anne Sumcad
MILLER SEID
Marcine A. Seid
Information Technology Law
BAKER BOTTS
John W. Martin
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY LAW GROUP
Stephen N. Hollman
COVINGTON & BURLING
Suzanne Y. Bell, Thomas C. DeFilipps
DATAMINDING
Françoise Gilbert DLA PIPER
Mark F. Radcliffe
FENWICK & WEST
Stuart P. Meyer
GREENBERG TRAURIG
Ian C. Ballon
LATHAM & WATKINS
Anthony R. Klein
O’MELVENY & MYERS
Scott W. Pink
PARADIGM COUNSEL
Maureen S. Dorney
SIDLEY AUSTIN
Glenn G. Nash
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
Nader A. Mousavi
SUSAN H. NYCUM
Susan H. Nycum
Insurance Law
COOK LAW GROUP
Ronald J. Cook
DAVIS, BENGTSON & YOUNG
Bradley A. Bening
HESS BOWER ADAMS-HESS
Pamela A. Bower, Randy M. Hess
MURPHY AUSTIN ADAMS SCHOENFELD
Alexander F. Stuart
Intellectual Property Law
ALLEN & OVERY
Bijal Vakil (IP*)
ALSTON & BIRD
Joe Liebeschuetz (P)
BAKER BOTTS
G. Hopkins Guy III (IP*, P*), Peter H. Kang (IP*)
BERGESON
Daniel J. Bergeson (IP*), Anthony M. Glassman (IP*)
CHRIS SCOTT GRAHAM
Christopher Scott Graham (C, IP*)
COMPUTERLAW GROUP
Jack Russo (IP*)
COOLEY
Bill Galliani (IP*, P), Heidi Keefe (IP*), Mark Lambert (IP*), Anne Peck (T),
Michelle S. Rhyu (IP*)
COVINGTON & BURLING
Robert T. Haslam (IP*, P*), Stanley Young (IP*, P*)
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
Ashok Ramani (IP*, P*)
DLA PIPER
Mark D. Fowler (P*), Mark F. Radcliffe (C, P)
DUANE MORRIS
Jennifer M. Lantz (T), Philip W. Woo (IP*, P)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH
David J.F. Gross (P*)
FENWICK & WEST
Sally M. Abel (T), Michael W. Farn (P),
Robert Hulse (P), Lynn H. Pasahow (P*),
Rajiv P. Patel (P)
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER
Erik R. Puknys (IP*, P*)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
H. Mark Lyon (IP*)
GREENBERG TRAURIG
Ian C. Ballon (IP*)
HALEY GUILIANO
Richard T. McCaulley, Jr. (P*)
HAYNES AND BOONE
Philip H. Albert (P), Gary J. Edwards (IP*)
JONES DAY
Greg Lanier (IP*, P*)
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON
Joseph Petersen (C, IP*), William L. Shaffer (P), Susan M. Spaeth (IP*, P*)
KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL
Paul J. Andre (P*)
LATHAM & WATKINS
Douglas E. Lumish (IP*, P*)
LAW OFFICES OF CLARK STONE
Clark S. Stone (IP*)
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER
Marina Portnova (P)
MAYER BROWN
Christopher J. Kelly (C, IP*, P, P*, T), Michael A. Molano (IP*)
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY
William Gaede (IP*, P, P*)
MCMANIS FAULKNER William Faulkner (IP*), James McManis (IP*)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Michael Lyons (IP*)
MORRISON & FOERSTER Rudy Y. Kim (IP*), Bryan Wilson (IP*)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
Jared Bobrow (P, P*), Chris R. Ottenweller (P*)
PATENT LAW WORKS Greg Sueoka (P)
PERKINS COIE
Viola T. Kung (P), James G. Snell (T), James F. Valentine (IP*)
REED SMITH
Katherine M. Basile (IP*)
RIMON Matthew Poppe (IP*)
ROPES & GRAY
James R. Batchelder (IP*, P, P*), Mark D. Rowland (P), Andrew N. Thomases (P*)
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON
Edward V. Anderson (IP*)
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
Ken D. Kumayama (IP*)
WHITE & CASE
Jonathan J. Lamberson (IP*)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR
Mark D. Flanagan (IP*, P*), Jason D. Kipnis (P), Sonal N. Mehta (IP*, P, P*)
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Kenneth A. Clark (IP*, P), Vera M. Elson (IP*), James M. Heslin (P), David S. Steuer (IP*)
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)
Fabio E. Marino (IP*)
Labor and Employment Law
BERGESON
Daniel J. Bergeson (LE*)
COOLEY
Frederick D. Baron (EI, EM, LE*), Wendy J. Brenner (LM), Gregory C. Tenhoff (LM)
CURLEY, HURTGEN & JOHNSRUD Katherine C. Huibonhoa (EM)
DAVID F. GOMEZ
David F. Gomez (EI, EM, LE*)
LITTLER
Dennis Mont Brown (EM)
LIU PETERSON-FISHER
Jennifer Liu (LE*)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS
Melinda S. Riechert (EM, LE*, LM)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
Lynne C. Hermle (EM, LM)
SIDLEY AUSTIN
Wendy M. Lazerson (LE*)
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
Joseph M. Yaffe (EM)
Land Use & Zoning Law
BERLINER COHEN
Andrew L. Faber*
HANNA & VAN ATTA
John Paul Hanna, David M. Van Atta HOGE, FENTON, JONES & APPEL
Sean A. Cottle
HOPKINS & CARLEY
Dori Yob Kilmer*
LMA LAW
Frank H. Maiorana
MATTEONI, O’LAUGHLIN & HECHTMAN
Barton G. Hechtman, Bradley M. Matteoni RUTAN & TUCKER
David P. Lanferman**
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
COOLEY
David J. Segre, Mark P. Tanoury
FENWICK & WEST
Gordon K. Davidson, Mark C. Stevens
KING & SPALDING
Jack Capers Jr.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Steven E. Bochner, Kenneth A. Clark, Lawrence W. Sonsini
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER
Boris Feldman
Medical Malpractice Law
CORSIGLIA MCMAHON & ALLARD
Bradley M. Corsiglia (P)
HINSHAW, MARSH, STILL & HINSHAW
Thomas E. Still (D)
SHEUERMAN, MARTINI,TABARI, ZENERE & GARVIN
Cyrus A. Tabari (D)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
BAKER BOTTS
John W. Martin
BAKER MCKENZIE
Lisa A. Fontenot, Leif King
COOLEY
John C. Dwyer*, David J. Segre, Steven J. Tonsfeldt
COVINGTON & BURLING
Thomas C. DeFilipps
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
Alan F. Denenberg
DLA PIPER
Peter M. Astiz
FENWICK & WEST
Cynthia Clarfield Hess, Laird H. Simons III
FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER
Boris Feldman*
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
Christopher D. Dillon KING & SPALDING
Jack Capers Jr.
LATHAM & WATKINS
Luke J. Bergstrom, John T. Sheridan MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS
Steven C. Browne, Thomas W. Kellerman MORRISON & FOERSTER
Paul L. Lion III
O’MELVENY & MYERS
Amy S. Park*, Paul Sieben
PERKINS COIE
Edward J. Wes
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
Christina Pearson, Allison M. Leopold
Tilley
SIDLEY AUSTIN
Jennifer F. Fitchen
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
Kenton J. King, Gregg A. Noel, Amr Razzak, Michael S. Ringler
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
Sarah P. Payne, John L. Savva
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
David J. Berger*, Mark A. Bertelsen, Martin W. Korman, Jeffrey D. Saper, Steven M. Schatz*, Lawrence W. Sonsini, Barry E, Taylor
Municipal Law MCMANIS FAULKNER
James McManis*
Mutual Funds Law
SIDLEY AUSTIN
Robert R. Carlson
Native American Law
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT
Jeffrey Keohane
Nonprofit / Charities Law
LAW OFFICE OF BARBARA A. MURPHY
Barbara A. Murphy
Personal Injury Litigation
ALEXANDER LAW GROUP
Richard Alexander (P)
NEEDHAM KEPNER & FISH Craig Needham (P)
THE BOCCARDO LAW FIRM
John C. Stein (P)
Privacy and Data Security Law
DATAMINDING
Françoise Gilbert GREENBERG TRAURIG
Ian C. Ballon
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
COOLEY
John A. Dado, Mark P. Tanoury SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
John L. Savva
Product Liability Litigation
BOWMAN AND BROOKE Vincent Galvin, Jr. (D)
Real Estate Law
BERLINER COHEN
Andrew L. Faber*, Samuel L. Farb, Steven L. Hallgrimson, Peggy L. Springgay
BREWER OFFORD & PEDERSEN
Peter N. Brewer
DLA PIPER
Patrick J. McGaraghan
GREENBERG TRAURIG
Randall C. Single
HANNA & VAN ATTA
John Paul Hanna, David M. Van Atta
HOGE, FENTON, JONES & APPEL
Daniel W. Ballesteros**, Sean A. Cottle
HOPKINS & CARLEY
Ross G. Adler, Dori Yob Kilmer*, Chuck Reed, Jay M. Ross*
MATTEONI, O’LAUGHLIN & HECHTMAN
Bradley M. Matteoni
MAYER BROWN
Leonard X. Rosenberg
MCMANIS FAULKNER
William Faulkner*
MORRISON & FOERSTER
Philip J. Levine
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Jame P. McCann, Bradford C. O’Brien, Susan P. Reinstra
Securities / Capital Markets Law
BAKER BOTTS
John W. Martin (S)
BERGESON
Daniel J. Bergeson (S*), Caroline McIntyre (S*), John D. Pernick (S*), Lloyd Winawer (S*)
COOLEY
Laura A. Berezin (R, S), John C. Dwyer (S*), Matthew B. Hemington (S), Eric C. Jensen (S), David J. Segre (S), Mark P. Tanoury (S)
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
Bruce K. Dallas (S), Alan F. Denenberg (S)
DLA PIPER David Priebe (S*)
FENWICK & WEST Gordon K. Davidson (R, S), Jay L. Pomerantz (S*), Laird H. Simons III (S)
FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER Boris Feldman (S*)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Michael D. Celio (S*), Jessica Valenzuela (S*)
LATHAM & WATKINS Rick Kline (S)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Steven C. Browne (S)
MORRISON & FOERSTER Darryl P. Rains (S*)
O’MELVENY & MYERS
Amy S. Park (S*)
PAUL HASTINGS Peter M. Stone (S*)
PERKINS COIE Edward J. Wes (S)
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN David M. Lisi (S*), Allison M. Leopold Tilley (S*)
SIDLEY AUSTIN
Robert R. Carlson (S)
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT James G. Kreissman (S*)
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
Jack P. DiCanio (S*), Thomas J. Ivey (S), Kenton J. King (S), Gregg A. Noel (R, S) WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI David J. Berger (S*), Mark A. Bertelsen (S), Steven E. Bochner (R, S), Keith E. Eggleton (S*), Nina F. Locker (S*), Katharine A. Martin (S), Rezwan Pavri (S), Ignacio Salceda (S*), Jeffrey D. Saper (S), Steven M. Schatz (S*), Lawrence W. Sonsini (R, S), David S. Steuer (S*), Barry E, Taylor (S)
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
SIDLEY AUSTIN
Pamela J. Martinson
Tax Law
BAKER MCKENZIE
Gary D. Sprague
COOLEY
Robert H. Miller, Mark Windfeld-Hansen
FENWICK & WEST
Kenneth B. Clark, James P. Fuller**, Walter T. Raineri
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON
Heather L. Preston LATHAM & WATKINS
Katharine P. Moir
LAW OFFICE OF ALAN PINNER
Alan J. Pinner
MAYER BROWN
Larry R. Langdon**, Remmelt Reigersman
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS
Barton W.S. Bassett, Rod Donnelly
MORRISON & FOERSTER
Paul L. Lion III
PAUL HASTINGS
Thomas S. Wisialowski
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
Craig A. Becker**, Megan L. Jones, C. Brian Wainwright
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL
John G, Ryan
RAMSBACHER PROKEY LEONARD
John F. Ramsbacher**
SHEARMAN & STERLING
Laurence E. Crouch
TEMMERMAN, CILLEY & KOHLMANN
Patrick A. Kohlmann, Robert E. Temmerman, Jr.
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE
AND DORR
Fred J. Adam
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
David B. Strong Technology Law
BAKER BOTTS
John W. Martin
COOLEY Bill Galliani
DICKINSON WRIGHT
Craig Y. Allison
FENWICK & WEST
Gordon K. Davidson, Stuart P. Meyer
GREENBERG TRAURIG
Ian C. Ballon
LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM S. COATS
William S. Coats III
PERKINS COIE
James G. Snell, Edward J. Wes SIDLEY AUSTIN
Glenn G. Nash
Trusts and Estates
BERLINER COHEN Jonathan D. Wolf*
CRIST, BIORN, SHEPHERD & ROSKOPH Kristofer W. Biorn* CUNNEEN LAW Jennifer Cunneen
HOGE, FENTON, JONES & APPEL Denise E. Chambliss*, J. Timothy Maximoff
HOPKINS & CARLEY
Steven Ellenberg*, Ellen McKissock**
LAW OFFICE OF ALAN PINNER Alan J. Pinner
LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL G. DESMARAIS Michael G. Desmarais**
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY
Laurelle M. Gutierrez, Julie Miraglia Kwon MCMANIS FAULKNER
William Faulkner*
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN Kim T. Schoknecht
RAMSBACHER PROKEY LEONARD
John W. Prokey, John F. Ramsbacher RIMON Scott D. Ross
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON
Steven P. Braccini, Kendal Fletcher*, Wendy Krog* TEMMERMAN, CILLEY & KOHLMANN
James P. Cilley, Patrick A. Kohlmann, Robert E. Temmerman, Jr.**
Venture Capital Law
COOLEY
Matthew B. Hemington, Eric C. Jensen, Mark P. Tanoury, Mark B. Weeks
COVINGTON & BURLING
Thomas C. DeFilipps
FENWICK & WEST
Gordon K. Davidson
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS
Steven C. Browne
O’MELVENY & MYERS
Warren T. Lazarow
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
Mitchell S. Zuklie
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Steven E. Bochner, J. Casey McGlynn, Lawrence W. Sonsini
Workers’
Compensation Law
BORAH & SHAFFER
Brett A. Borah (C)
BUTTS & JOHNSON
Thomas J. Butts (C), Arthur L. Johnson,
Jr. (C)
Santa Rosa
Collaborative Law: Family Law
CONNER, LAWRENCE, RODNEY, OLHISER & BARRETT
Amy Rodney
Commercial Litigation
ABBEY, WEITZENBERG, WARREN & EMERY
Patrick W. Emery
Construction Law
ABBEY, WEITZENBERG, WARREN & EMERY W. Barton Weitzenberg*
Corporate Law
CLEMENT, FITZPATRICK & KENWORTHY
Clayton E. Clement
Criminal Defense: General Practice
ANDRIAN & GALLENSON
Chris P. Andrian
MARCUS S. TOPEL LAW OFFICE
Marcus S. Topel
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
ANDRIAN & GALLENSON
Chris P. Andrian
MARCUS S. TOPEL LAW OFFICE
Marcus S. Topel
Family Law
BLEVANS & BLEVANS
Brandon R. Blevans, Robert E. Blevans
CONNER, LAWRENCE, RODNEY, OLHISER & BARRETT
Catherine A. Conner, Amy Rodney
GREGORY F. JILKA
Gregory F. Jilka
LEWIS FAMILY LAW
Roger J. Lewis
PERRY, JOHNSON, ANDERSON, MILLER & MOSKOWITZ
Lawrence A. Moskowitz
Family Law Mediation
WILLIAM B. DOTY
William B. Doty
Food and Beverage Law
DICKENSON, PEATMAN & FOGARTY
Richard P. Mendelson
Intellectual Property Law
HOWARD L. SPEIGHT
Howard L. Speight (P)
TAYLOR & CO. LAW OFFICES
Stephen E. Taylor (IP*)
Labor and Employment Law
CONNER, LAWRENCE, RODNEY, OLHISER & BARRETT
Amy Rodney (EI)
F. CURT KIRSCHNER JR. F. Curt Kirschner, Jr. (EM, LM)
LIEBER LAWYERS
Robert M. Lieber (EM, LM)
Land Use & Zoning Law
CLEMENT, FITZPATRICK & KENWORTHY
Stephen K. Butler
Mass Tort Litigation
/ Class Actions
BRAYTON PURCELL
Gilbert L. Purcell (P)
Personal Injury Litigation
LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS R. KENNEY
Thomas R. Kenney, Jr. (P)
SHAPIRO, GALVIN, SHAPIRO & MORAN
Tad S. Shapiro (P)
Product Liability Litigation
BRAYTON PURCELL
Gilbert L. Purcell (P)
Real Estate Law
BEYERS COSTIN SIMON
James L. Beyers, Christopher G. Costin**
CLEMENT, FITZPATRICK & KENWORTHY
Clayton E. Clement*, Randall Kenworthy
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL
Katherine Philippakis
Tax Law
O’BRIEN WATTERS & DAVIS Daniel E. Davis
Trusts and Estates
FRIEDEMANN GOLDBERG WARGO HESS
Steven M. Goldberg, Ronald P. Wargo II
RICHARD BURGER, ATTORNEY AT LAW Richard A. Burger
SPAULDING MCCULLOUGH & TANSIL
Admiralty and Maritime Law
LAW OFFICE OF ALAN K. GOLDSTEIN
Alan K. Goldstein
Alternative Dispute
Resolution
ARBITRATION & MEDIATION CENTER
Robert A.
WULFF
Randall W.
Appellate Practice
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Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Labor and Employment Law
Personal Injury Litigation
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46 Practice Areas in Northern California
· Administrative / Regulatory Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust Law*
· Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law* Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Civil Rights Law
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Commercial Litigation Communications Law
· Construction Law* Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
· Elder Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
· Energy Law
Entertainment Law Environmental Law*
· Family Law
· Government Relations Practice
Immigration Law Insurance Law
· Intellectual Property Law*
Labor and Employment Law* Land Use & Zoning Law
· Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
· Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
Medical Malpractice Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
· Municipal Law
Natural Resources Law
Personal Injury Litigation
· Product Liability Litigation
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
· Real Estate Law*
Securities / Capital Markets Law* Tax Law
· Technology Law
Trusts and Estates*
Venture Capital Law
· Workers’ Compensation Law
Civil Rights Law
Construction Law
Immigration Law
Intellectual Property Law
Labor and Employment Law
Oakland
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Sacramento
Alternative Dispute Resolution
NOSSAMAN Allison C. Callaghan
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD Gabriel P. Herrera
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
DOWNEY BRAND Kristin Capritto
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
GOFF LEGAL Alexandria Goff
Commercial Litigation
BUCHALTER Michael Muse-Fisher
DOWNEY BRAND Dustin M. Amrein, Michael Laino KLINEDINST Raja A. Hafed
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Caitlin E. Higgins, Timothy Nally
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE Megan McCauley
PARKER LAW GROUP Myles G. Taylor
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN Derek M. Mayor
SEYFARTH SHAW Yoon-Woo Nam
STOEL RIVES Corey M. Day, Nicholas D. Karkazis WEINTRAUB TOBIN Josh H. Escovedo Construction Law
DOWNEY BRAND Michael Laino* FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Alec Tyra WILKE FLEURY Kathryne Baldwin**
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
GREENBERG TRAURIG Brooke E. Condran WEINTRAUB TOBIN Justin Borrowdale
Corporate Law
BUCHALTER Anna Crivelli DELFINO MADDEN O’MALLEY COYLE & KOEWLER Elizabeth Jackson WEINTRAUB TOBIN Justin Borrowdale Elder Law
WEINTRAUB TOBIN Leslie Kolafa Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
CUTTER LAW Margot P. Cutter DESMOND, NOLAN, LIVAICH & CUNNINGHAM Brian Manning
Environmental Law
DOWNEY BRAND Brian E. Hamilton, Patrick F. Veasy KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD Andreas L. Booher, Olivia R. Clark, Rebecca L. Harms*, Jenifer Ryan*
Family Law
CRIMMIGRATION Sahreen Manzar
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES K. MOORE James K. Moore
Immigration Law
CRIMMIGRATION Sahreen Manzar
Intellectual Property Law
DOWNEY BRAND Michael Laino* (IP*) WEINTRAUB TOBIN Josh H. Escovedo* (IP*)
Labor and Employment Law
BOUTIN JONES Errol C. Dauis** (LE*, MG)
BUCHALTER Jacqueline Vu** (LE*, MG)
CDF LABOR LAW Tashayla Billington (MG), Corey Cabral** (LE*, MG), Sander Van der Heide* (LE*)
ELLIS INVESTIGATIONS LAW CORPORATION Karin E. Baileynull (EE, LE*, MG)
FISHER PHILLIPS Christopher Alvarez** (LE*, MG), Gregory Blueford (MG), Alexa Hanlon (MG), Drew Tate (MG)
FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Alec Tyra* (LE*)
JACKSON LEWIS Evan D. Beecher* (LE*)
NOSSAMAN Allison C. Callaghannull (EE, LE*, MG)
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART Robert C. Rodriguez (MG), Jill L. Schubert* (LE*)
REYNOLDS TILBURY WOODWARD Avalon Fitzgerald** (LE*, MG)
SEYFARTH SHAW Yoon-Woo Nam (MG), Tiffany Tran** (LE*, MG)
STOEL RIVES Corey M. Day* (LE*)
WEBBER LAW GROUP Kelsey A. Webber** (EE, LE*)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
THE OFFICE OF ED DUDENSING Thomas Reyda (P)
Medical Malpractice Law
PETERSON WATTS LAW GROUP Jeffrey C. Arnold (P)
WILKE FLEURY Adriana C. Cervantes (D)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
DELFINO
Municipal Law
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RIMON Patrick Devine
RIMON Alexandra Brown
LITTLER Julie R. Campos (MG), Vanessa M. Cohn (MG), Laura E. Devane (MG), Irene V. Fitzgerald (MG), Andrew H. Woo (MG)
CHAIN COHN CLARK Chad Boyles (P)
RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES Chantal Trujillo (P) SILVA INJURY LAW Michael Joe Silva (P)
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. BURRIS K. Chike Odiwe
FENNEMORE James De los Reyes*
DE CASTROVERDE LAW GROUP Kyle Morishita Insurance Law
BLEICHMAR FONTI & AULD Angelica M. Ornelas
COBALT Christopher Civil OWEN, WICKERSHAM & ERICKSON Spencer Owen
BENTON EMPLOYMENT LAW GROUP Chambord V. Benton-Hayes** (EE, LE*)
DOLAN LAW FIRM Vanessa C. Deniston (EE)
GWILLIAM, IVARY, CHIOSSO, CAVALLI & BREWER Jayme L. Walker* (LE*)
CUTTER LAW Celine Cutter (P)
GIBBS LAW GROUP Jeff Kosbie (P)
CUTTER LAW Celine Cutter (P)
DOLAN LAW FIRM Vanessa C. Deniston (P) LAW OFFICE OF JENNIFER L. KING, PC Noel E. Garcia (P)
DOLAN LAW FIRM Vanessa C. Deniston (P)
MADDEN O’MALLEY COYLE & KOEWLER Elizabeth Jackson GREENBERG TRAURIG Brooke E. Condran WEINTRAUB TOBIN Justin Borrowdale
DOWNEY BRAND Ryan A. Reed Key to Abbreviations ASTERISKS: *Asingleasteriskindicates lawyerislistedinlitigation. **Two asterisks indicate alawyerislistedinboth litigationandnon-litigation categories. Banking & Finance Law B Banking & Finance R Financial Service Regulation B* Litigation – Banking & Finance Intellectual Property P Patent P* Litigation – Patent IP* Litigation –Intellectual Property Labor & Employment EE Employee MG Management LE* Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Medical Malpractice Law Personal Injury Product Liability Litigation P Plaintiffs D Defendants Securities / Capital Markets Law S Securities / Capital Markets R Securities Regulation S* Litigation - Securities Workers’ Compensation Law C Claimants E Employers COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TOTAL LAWYERS RECOGNIZED IN THE U.S. PEER EVALUATIONS 10 13,7941M +
Years in Practice 5 10 ®
601 RECOGNITIONS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Natural Resources Law
DOWNEY BRAND Brian E. Hamilton
Personal Injury Litigation
CUTTER LAW Margot P. Cutter (P)
DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD CAMPORA Neil J. Ferrera (P), Kelsey J. Fischer (P), Larry Q. Phan (P), Sean D. Wisman (P)
PETERSON WATTS LAW GROUP Jeffrey C. Arnold (P)
TOWER LEGAL GROUP Robert M. Nelsen (P)
Product Liability Litigation
PETERSON WATTS LAW GROUP Jeffrey C. Arnold (P)
Public Finance Law
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE Brendan LaFountain
Real Estate Law
BUCHALTER Michael Muse-Fisher
DESMOND, NOLAN, LIVAICH & CUNNINGHAM Brian Manning*
DOWNEY BRAND Dustin M. Amrein*
STOEL RIVES Henry W. Chu
WEINTRAUB TOBIN Mark E. Ellinghouse, Josh H. Escovedo*
WILKE FLEURY Kathryne Baldwin*
Securities / Capital Markets Law
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE Justin Giovannettone* (S*)
Tax Law
DOWNEY BRAND Kristin Capritto Trusts and Estates
BECKER NELSON CENTER & JAMES Laura Rose Nelson*
DOWNEY BRAND Kristin Capritto
GOFF LEGAL Alexandria Goff**
MAXEY KAMINSKI Kristin M. Kaminski
WEINTRAUB TOBIN Danielle F. Diebert**, Daniel C. Kim**, Leslie Kolafa** Workers’ Compensation Law
LAUGHLIN, FALBO, LEVY & MORESI Brigget Barrios (E)
San Francisco
Administrative / Regulatory Law
NOSSAMAN Willis Hon
Antitrust Law
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Joshua Dick*, Eli M. Lazarus**
GIRARD SHARP Scott Grzenczyk*
LATHAM & WATKINS Elizabeth C. Gettinger
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Rishi P. Satia* MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON Stephanie Goldfarb Herrera*
WINSTON & STRAWN Jeanifer E. Parsigian** Appellate Practice
BAKERHOSTETLER Victoria L. Weatherford
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Alex Harris MORRISON & FOERSTER James R. Sigel
NIXON PEABODY Stacy M. Boven
Banking and Finance Law
BUCHALTER Bukola Mabadeje (B)
DLA PIPER Sonakshi Jha (B)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS James Devereux (B), Jeanne Lee John (B)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Joseph Jung (B) MORRISON & FOERSTER Dario D. Avram (B), Victor S. Liang (B)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Matt R. Klinger
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN Andrea Frey PERKINS COIE Jake A. Zanutto
Civil Rights Law
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL Stuart K. Tubis Commercial Litigation
BAKER MCKENZIE Christina M. Wong
BUCHALTER Brandon Carr
CLARK HILL John Stauffer
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS William Abramovitz, Ben Pulliam
CONRAD METLITZKY KANE Felipe Corredor COOLEY Aarti Reddy, Amy Mccowan Smith
COVINGTON & BURLING Isaac D. Chaput, Jeremy M. P. Goldstein, Alexander Setzepfandt
DIAMOND MCCARTHY Quentin A. Roberts
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL Elizabeth Dorsi, Kelly M. Matayoshi, Janice W. Reicher
FENWICK & WEST Marie C. Bafus, Matthew B. Becker, Jessica Benzler, Andrew M. Lewis, Armen N. Nercessian, Fiona Tang, Shannon Turner
FOLEY & LARDNER Jaime Dorenbaum
GOODWIN James J. Kim
GREENBERG TRAURIG Alexandra J. Block
HANSON BRIDGETT Niran S. Somasundaram
KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS Cody Gray, Bailey W. Heaps, Kristin E. Hucek, Ian Kanig, Bryn Williams
LATHAM & WATKINS Alicia Rita Jovais
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Cristina A. Ashba, Gurinder S. Grewal, Alyse J. Rivett
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON Elizabeth A. Kim, Juliana M. Yee
ONGARO Raquel E. Howard
PAUL HASTINGS Sean Unger
PERKINS COIE Sunita Bali, Abby Bloetscher
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN Patrick R. Carey
PUTTERMAN YU Ellen P. Liu
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN Matthew Hosen
SHARTSIS FRIESE Roey Rahmil
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Joseph P. Sakai
SIDLEY AUSTIN S. Patrick Kelly, Stephen Tang SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Jenny Grantz VINSON & ELKINS Christopher W. James WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER Joshua Anderson
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Jessica Lewis
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Lauren Gallo White
WINSTON & STRAWN Dana L. Cook-Milligan
Communications Law
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE David Huang WINSTON & STRAWN Cesie Alvarez, Thomas J. Kearney Construction Law
BERTRAND, FOX, ELLIOT, OSMAN & WENZEL Wilson Lau
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Matthew D. Peng JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM David H. Seidel
NASSIRI & JUNG Chris W. Gribble** NIXON PEABODY Conor McNamara* WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Nicholas R. Lane
Corporate Law
FENWICK & WEST Taimur Case GOODWIN Kim De Glossop LATHAM & WATKINS Alexander T. White MORRISON & FOERSTER Michael T. LaPlante
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL Janice W. Reicher GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Joshua Dick LATHAM & WATKINS Corey D. Attaway QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN Kaitlin Keohane
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Sheila E. Menz
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
BAKER MCKENZIE Jeffrey Bauman, Lauren Marie Carter, Caroline Pham, Aimee Rosien, Brian Stanton, Stephen C. Stratton DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Marina C. Gruber MORRISON & FOERSTER John D. O’Neill ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE J.T. Ho PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN Colleen E. Lamarre, Amber A. Ward ROPES & GRAY Jeffrey C. Battle TRUCKER HUSS Dylan D. Rudolph
Energy Law
BUCHALTER Christopher G. Parker DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Tahiya Sultan
Entertainment Law
ARENTFOX SCHIFF Zachary D. Welsh
Environmental Law
BUCHALTER Christopher G. Parker
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Kevin J. Ashe
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH Clare Ellis** KIRKLAND & ELLIS Michael Saretsky
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Pejman Moshfegh
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Shannon Morrissey
Family Law
APEX FAMILY LAW Carlos A. Ramirez
EMLEY LAW OFFICE Don B. Emley
KAYE MOSER HIERBAUM FORD Sarah Nusinow
LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTINA SHERMAN Christina M. Sherman
LAW OFFICES OF DAVID KORSUNSKY David D. Korunsky
SADLER FAMILY LAW Liat Sadler
SCHOENBERG FAMILY LAW GROUP Yuli Jacobson
Government Relations Practice
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Sheila E. Menz
Immigration Law
BERRY APPLEMAN & LEIDEN Gloria Luan, Tiffany Martinez, Michael Sela, Emily Yao
CORPORATE IMMIGRATION PARTNERS Waleed Salaheldin, Gina Sales-Cengiz
DUANE MORRIS Attila B. Tari
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY Negin Avaregan, Clarissa Conde Wong
JACKSON & HERTOGS Chrystal C. Green
MCCOWN & EVANS Morgan Lee TAFAPOLSKY AND SMITH Ashika Raman
Insurance Law
COVINGTON & BURLING Marienna Murch KENNEDYS Bradley H. Pace
ONGARO Raquel E. Howard
Intellectual Property Law
ARENTFOX SCHIFF Jeff Leung* (IP*)
BAKER MCKENZIE Jonathan Tam BUNSOW DE MORY Hillary Bunsow* (P*)
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS Christopher Wiener* (IP*)
COOLEY Dina Roumiantseva* (IP*)
DURIE TANGRI Timothy C. Saulsbury* (IP*) FENWICK & WEST Leanne Ta, Shannon Turner** (IP*, P*)
FISH & RICHARDSON Charles N. Bahlert GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Alex Harris* (IP*) GOODWIN Brendan Radke* (IP*)
GUNDERSON DETTMER STOUGH VILLENEUVE FRANKLIN & HACHIGIAN Phoebe Hung KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES Heather S. Kim* (IP*) KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS JD Schneider** (IP*, P*) KIRKLAND & ELLIS Natalie Flechsig* (IP*), Amber R. Harezlak, Natalie Sinzig** (IP*) LATHAM & WATKINS Kristine Hanson* (IP*) MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS Katrina Dela Cruz* (IP*) MORRISON & FOERSTER Shaelyn K. Dawson* (IP*), Rachel S. Dolphin* (IP*), Camila A. Tapernoux, Anna Yuan (P)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE Betsy Wang Lee, Will Melehani* (IP*) PERKINS COIE Angela C. Griggs** (P*), Kakoli Mitra Ph.D. (P)
POLSINELLI Joanna Y. Chen, Jacek M. Wnuk, Miya Yusa QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN Vicki Parker, Sara L. Pollock* (IP*)
REED SMITH Katrina M. Kershner SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Snehal Desai
SYNERGIST LAW Sami Sedghani* (IP*)
TYZ LAW GROUP Ciara McHale* (P*)
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES Amanda Branch* (P*), Morgan Donoian MacBride* (IP*), Kaitlin Paulson** (P, P*)
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Christine K. Au-Yeung, Tina Hanson* (IP*) WINSTON & STRAWN Cesie Alvarez, Thomas J. Kearney, James C. Lin, Irina V. Lyapis, Noorossadat Torabi** (P*)
Labor and Employment Law
BAKER MCKENZIE Caroline Pham* (LE*)
CDF LABOR LAW Candace R. DesBaillets (MG) COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS Kenneth P. Nabity* (LE*), Laura Seegal* (LE*)
COOLEY Laura Terlouw* (LE*)
COZEN O’CONNOR Brett C. Greving* (LE*)
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Marina C. Gruber* (LE*), Tyler Maffia (MG), Jaime D. Walter** (LE*, MG)
DUANE MORRIS Anjuli M. Cargain (MG), Michelle N. Khoury* (LE*)
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL Kelly M. Matayoshi (MG), Rebecca Stephens* (LE*)
FISHER PHILLIPS Anthony Isola** (LE*, MG), Brandon Kahoush** (LE*, MG), Nathan K. Low** (LE*, MG), Chelsea A. Whelan (MG)
FOX ROTHSCHILD Cody T. Stroman** (LE*, MG), Steven Wong (MG)
FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Nicole M. Clowdsley* (LE*)
GOODWIN Philip B. Baldwin (MG), Joni Noggle* (LE*)
GREENBERG TRAURIG Adam-Eloge Bouka (MG), Anthony E. Guzman II** (LE*, MG), Tayanah C. Miller** (LE*, MG), Jonathan S. Sack (MG)
HANSON BRIDGETT Josue Aparicio* (LE*)
HAYNES AND BOONE Alfredo Amoedo* (LE*)
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH J. Drei Munar (MG), Katherine P. Sandberg** (LE*, MG)
JACKSON LEWIS Lynsey Dori Johnson** (LE*, MG), Dominique L. Windberg (MG), Julie Y. Zong* (LE*)
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL Taylor N. Burras** (LE*, MG)
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN Michelle L. Abdolhosseini* (LE*), Simon M. Levy* (LE*)
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON Kendra C. Chapman** (LE*, MG), Sean Shabbar** (LE*, MG)
KING & SPALDING Kate L. Brown* (LE*)
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Sumy Kim (MG)
LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE Amy Brandt* (LE*)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN Jallé Dafa (EE)
LITTLER Courtney O. Chambers (MG), William A. Cosmopulos (MG), Tiana R. Harding (MG), Emily A. Mertes** (LE*, MG), Blair C. Senesi* (LE*), Alice H. Wang (MG)
MCCRACKEN, STEMERMAN & HOLSBERRY Sarah T. Grossman-Swenson (EE)
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Lauren Ashley Ziegler* (LE*)
MINAMI TAMAKI Lisa P. Mak* (LE*)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Nicole L. Antonopoulos* (LE*), Kayla K. Cox (MG), Robin M. Lagorio (MG), Zachary W. Shine* (LE*)
MORRISON & FOERSTER Kwan Park (MG), Cooper J. Spinelli (EE)
NIXON PEABODY Hillary Baca** (LE*, MG)
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART Shannon R. Clawson* (LE*), Heidi G. Kim (MG)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE Kayla Delgado Grundy* (LE*), Alexandra Stathopoulos** (LE*, MG)
PAUL HASTINGS Brian A. Featherstun* (LE*)
PAYNE & FEARS Matthew C. Lewis (MG)
PERKINS COIE Kelsey Croppernull (EE, LE*, MG), Matthew L. Goldberg (EE), Daniel XuLi* (LE*)
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN Sara L. Pollock* (LE*)
REED SMITH Kourosh Jahansouz (MG)
RICKETTS CASE Adrianna A. Rubino* (LE*)
ROPES & GRAY Nina N. NGO (MG)
SEYFARTH SHAW Timothy M. Hoppe* (LE*), Shireen Yvette Wetmore** (LE*, MG)
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Amanda E. Beckwith (MG), John Ellis** (LE*, MG), Sami Hasan** (LE*, MG), Patricia M. Jeng** (LE*, MG), Rachel J. Moroski (MG)
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Angela N. O’Rourke (MG)
SV EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM Hassan Aburish** (LE*, MG)
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Mark T. Cornillez-Ty (EE)
Land Use & Zoning Law
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY & NATSIS Nicholas DuBroff
BUCHALTER Christopher G. Parker
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS Dana Kennedy COX, CASTLE & NICHOLSON James M. Purvis
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL Ashley E. Breakfield
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Emily Martinez Lieban
PERKINS COIE Michelle W. Chan, Garrett J. Colli, Anne Li
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
GOODWIN Brian Raynor
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE Jamal B. Al-Haj Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
BERMAN TABACCO Colleen Cleary (P), Carl Hammarskjold (P), A. Chowning Poppler (P)
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COOLEY Ashley Kemper Corkery (D)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH Matthew J. Adler (D), Zoha Barkeshli (D)
GIRARD SHARP Scott Grzenczyk (P)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN Kevin R. Budner (P), Melissa Gardner (P)
MARY ALEXANDER & ASSOCIATES Catalina S. Muñoz (P)
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD Aelish Marie Baig (P)
Medical Malpractice Law
MINAMI TAMAKI Seema Bhatt (P)
WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY & SCHOENBERGER Christian R. Jagusch (P)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
GUNDERSON DETTMER STOUGH VILLENEUVE
FRANKLIN & HACHIGIAN Michael C. Allers
LATHAM & WATKINS Tessa Bernhardt
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE Jamal B. Al-Haj ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE Aria Kashefi
Natural Resources Law
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Shannon Morrissey
Personal Injury Litigation
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN Kevin R. Budner (P), Melissa Gardner (P)
MARY ALEXANDER & ASSOCIATES Catalina S. Muñoz (P), Arin Scapa (P)
MINAMI TAMAKI Seema Bhatt (P)
Product Liability Litigation
COX WOOTTON LERNER GRIFFIN & HANSEN Matthew Mihaly (P)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH Matthew J. Adler (D), Zoha Barkeshli (D), Claudia V. Garcia (D)
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL Kelly M. Matayoshi (D)
GIRARD SHARP Simon Grille (P), Scott Grzenczyk (P), Trevor Tan (P)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN Kevin R. Budner (P), Tiseme Zegeye (P)
MANNING GROSS + MASSENBURG Haley L. Hansen (D) SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Joan Rabutaso Camagong (D, P)
Project Finance Law
LATHAM & WATKINS Dan Van Fleet
Public Finance Law
CHAPMAN AND CUTLER Nora O’Brien STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAUTH Michael Charlebois
Real Estate Law
BAKER MCKENZIE Sarah E. Swain
BUCHALTER Brandon Carr*
BURKE WILLIAMS & SORENSEN Kristen E. Charbonnier, Kara L. DiBiasio* CLARK HILL David M. Perl**
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS Kiana Araghi, Leah Collins, Dana Kennedy, Kyle J. Recker, Joy Spezeski, Matthew S. Stone
COOLEY Rachel Boyce
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Prerna Soni
GOODWIN Jacob M. Boyer, Rachel S. Keeney GREENBERG TRAURIG Jasmine Tzeng Martin KIRKLAND & ELLIS Zeina Kazour, Christina A. Wa LUBIN OLSON & NIEWIADOMSKI Carolyn J. Lee MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS Tara Shabahang MILLER STARR REGALIA Yalda Vahdani
NIXON PEABODY Ian T. O’Banion
PERKINS COIE Michelle W. Chan, Garrett J. Colli, Kathryn Bilder Jackson, Anne Li
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN Robert G. Howard
POLSINELLI Weston B. Rockers
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Daniel S. Maroon
STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAUTH Shana
Inspektor
VALENCE LAW GROUP Samantha E. Beatty
Securities / Capital Markets Law
COOLEY Denny Won (S)
FENWICK & WEST Julia Forbess (S)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Alyse J. Rivett* (S*)
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD Willow Radcliffe* (S*)
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Travis L. Scheft (S)
Tax Law
ADLER & COLVIN Emily Chan
ARNOLD & PORTER Rachel L. Vranich
BAKER MCKENZIE Young Choi, Parisa Manteghi Griess, Ashley Harmon Zepeda
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS Seth Pardee
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Brian R. Hamano
GOODWIN N. Misha Goodwin
GREENBERG TRAURIG Jennifer A. Vincent KIRKLAND & ELLIS Andrew A. Chan
LAW OFFICE OF ELIZABETH MCGEE Elizabeth A. McGee
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Erin L. Fraser, Elle Kaiser MORRISON & FOERSTER Jessica S. Stern
ROPES & GRAY Jeffrey C. Battle
SHARTSIS FRIESE Mark E. Mullin
THOMPSON WELCH SOROKO & GILBERT Joanne J. Lue
Technology Law
COOLEY Matthew M. Browne, Adam Connolly, Dina Roumiantseva
COVINGTON & BURLING Christelle K. Pride
FENWICK & WEST Leanne Ta
GOODWIN John Wayne Horton, Michelle Wright Knoop KIRKLAND & ELLIS Amber R. Harezlak
MORRISON & FOERSTER Justin H. Haan
POLSINELLI Pavel A. Sternberg
ROPES & GRAY Samantha M. Brennan SIDLEY AUSTIN Rachelle Soderstrom
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Jenny S. Jung
Trusts and Estates
AARON, RIECHERT, CARPOL & RIFFLE Michelle Barnett ANDERSON YAZDI HWANG MINTON + HORN Jessica Fox
FOLGER LEVIN Jenny Wendell Lentz LOEB & LOEB Jessica D. Mills, Alison Sundberg Telleen MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Erin L. Fraser, Chris Nason
MCDOWALL COTTER Roxanne T. Jen PERKINS COIE Laura Benson
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Alexandra M. Banis*
THOMPSON WELCH SOROKO & GILBERT Joanne J. Lue VENABLE Emily Foehr WITHERSWORLDWIDE Matthew R. Owens*
Venture Capital Law
BRAUNHAGEY & BORDEN Zainab Abdullah COOLEY Melissa H. Boyd, Rachel M. Burns MAYNARD COOPER & GALE Jamal B. Al-Haj ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE Aria Kashefi PERKINS COIE Harkiran Gill, Monica Pelayo STEPTOE & JOHNSON Nicholas K. Palatucci
San Jose
Corporate Law
DLA PIPER Jennifer Kristen Lee
FENWICK & WEST Will C. Black, Lara Foster, Patrick V. Grilli
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Aroma Sharma
MORRISON & FOERSTER Shannon E. Sibold
PERKINS COIE Upjeet Cheema
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN Omar Bailony, Supriya Krishnan, Kevin P. Meil
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT Karen J. Reyes SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM Colleen T. Lee
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Frances C. Mosley
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Michael A. Rosati
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
FENWICK & WEST Marshall Mort
Immigration Law
BERRY APPLEMAN & LEIDEN Lynn Bonnello, J. Gabriel Castro, Amy Lighter-Steill, Smriti Sahni
FENWICK & WEST Jennifer Lin
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY Mayu Hirao, Lisa Baker Jones, Aileen Kim, Allison Mizushima, Brooke Alison Pyo, Andrea Rush, Parminder Sandhu, Jin Zhu
Intellectual Property Law
ARNOLD & PORTER Assad H. Rajani COOLEY Madhuri Roy
COVINGTON & BURLING James Hovard DLA PIPER Angela Pei Heng Li* (P*)
FENWICK & WEST Vigen Salmastlian* (P*), Allen Wang* (P*)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Cassandra GaedtSheckter* (P*)
HAYNES AND BOONE Jiaping Liu Ph.D. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Ehsun Forghany* (P*), Jianbai Wang Ph.D. (P)
MORRISON & FOERSTER Lily Li* (IP*) PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH Jack Shaw* (IP*)
ROPES & GRAY Christopher M. Bonny* (IP*), Kenya Chow* (IP*), Carolyn L. Redding* (IP*), Daniel W. Richards* (IP*)
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON Joy Nemirow
WHITE & CASE Ryuk Park* (P*) WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Darby Chan (P), Elaine K. Lee (P), Sara Tolbert* (IP*), Rex W. Watkins (P)
WINSTON & STRAWN Matthew R. McCullough* (IP*) WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) Tony T. Chen
Labor and Employment Law
HOPKINS & CARLEY Michael W.M. Manoukian (MG) LITTLER Justin D. Brown (MG) MCMANIS FAULKNER Abimael Bastida* (LE*)
Land Use & Zoning Law
THOITS LAW Cynthia C. Mullen
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
BAKER MCKENZIE Naoko Watanabe COOLEY Shauna Bracher
COVINGTON & BURLING Balaji Girdharan, Brandon Palmen, Stephanie Sojung Choo FENWICK & WEST Pinar Bailey Ph.D., Priscila Bastazin, Stephen M. Fisher, Lara Foster, James Li, Ryan R. Slunaker, Julia Ushakova-Stein, Russell N. Wong, Jeff Zhang
KIRKLAND & ELLIS Julia Chong, Jana Glock, Eva Mak
LATHAM & WATKINS Bradley A. Alvarez
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Alex Galev MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Aroma Sharma ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE Davis C. Doherty, Michael Ruiz, Daniel Saposnik, Chris Trester
PAUL HASTINGS Stephen J. Bandrowsky
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN Drew SimonRooke
SIDLEY AUSTIN Sara M. Carian, Charlie Gu, Helen Theung, Peiyu Yu
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT Simon Chiu, Johanna Mayer, Mark Myott
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM Angela Kim
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL Helen Lu WHITE & CASE Gabrielle Hodgson
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Dimitry Lensky
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Broderick K. Henry, Jason S. Koo, Yingting Zhang
WINSTON & STRAWN Edward S. Son
Real Estate Law
MORRISON & FOERSTER Eun Sung Lim, Alexander Perry Walker
Securities / Capital Markets Law
EIMER STAHL Robert E. Dunn* (S*)
PAUL HASTINGS Stephen J. Bandrowsky (R)
SIDLEY AUSTIN Matthew E. Johnson (S)
Tax Law
BAKER MCKENZIE Robert Hammill
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON Maureen Elizabeth Linch
DLA PIPER Andrew Nieh
FENWICK & WEST Michael Knobler, Ariel Love, Marianne Tassone, Julia Ushakova-Stein
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Bradofrd A. Clements
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Timothy H. Shapiro
Technology Law
COOLEY Caitlin Courtney COVINGTON & BURLING James Hovard, Brandon Palmen
FENWICK & WEST Pinar Bailey Ph.D.
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Cassandra GaedtSheckter KIRKLAND & ELLIS Martin A. Schwertmann
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Jianbai Wang Ph.D. PERKINS COIE Peter Albert Gutsche ROPES & GRAY Georgina Jones Suzuki
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM Pramode Chiruvolu
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL Matthew J. Rosenberg, Mark Schenkel
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Jake Wyrick
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Norman T. Hovijitra
Trusts and Estates
HOGE, FENTON, JONES & APPEL Heather L. Boshears, Katherine A. West PERKINS COIE Jody L. Bryson
Venture Capital Law
COOLEY David Ambler, Shauna Bracher, Clark Chu, Lauren Creel, Jimmy Matteucci, Sepideh Mousakhani, Kate Nichols, Nicole Orders, Stuyvie Pyne
COVINGTON & BURLING Balaji Girdharan, Brandon Palmen
FENWICK & WEST Will C. Black, Lara Foster, Patrick V. Grilli, James Li, Ryan R. Slunaker, Jeff Zhang
PERKINS COIE Upjeet Cheema, Case S. Collins, Scott Griffin, H. Shirley Huang, Matt Kwon, Navneet Mattu, Jessica North, Christina Rugo
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM Angela Kim
WHITE & CASE Gabrielle Hodgson
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR Jake Wyrick
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Minji Kim
Antitrust Law
LATHAM & WATKINS Joy M. Dineo
Appellate Practice
EIMER STAHL Robert E. Dunn
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Martie Kutscher Clark
Banking and Finance Law
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Dana J. Hall (B)
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