SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE
With approximately 2,200 lawyers globally, Holland & Knight is one of the largest, most-respected law firms, with a reputation for delivering skilled legal service and giving back to our communities. As part of our global network of lawyers, our San Francisco office has been offering representation in litigation, business, real estate, land use, governmental law and private wealth services for more than 20 years. With a local focus and a global reach, our collaborative approach is designed to address the full scope of legal challenges in the Bay Area marketplace, the West Coast and beyond.
With in-depth practice strength we address the Bay Area's top legal challenges, including:
alcohol beverage
autonomous transportation
aviation
clean technology
commercial finance
commercial litigation
corporate M&A
data privacy and cybersecurity litigation and counseling
debtor/creditor relations/bankruptcy
energy
environment regulation and policy
LEGAL SERVICE AREAS
equipment leasing
financial services
healthcare litigation and government investigations
hospitality, timeshare and resorts
insurance
intellectual property litigation and counseling
maritime
master-planned communities
media/entertainment transactions and licensing
real estate finance, acquisition and leasing
sustainability
technology transactions
trusts and estates planning and dispute resolution
water law
zoning and land use
WE CARE ABOUT THE BAY AREA
Holland & Knight takes pride in its charitable, civic and pro bono outreach, and our attorneys are deeply committed and entrenched in the community. Dozens of Bay Area organizations have benefited from volunteer time, staff involvement and/or financial contributions.
Holland & Knight has achieved "Mansfield Rule Certified" status from the Diversity Lab for the sixth year in a row. The designation recognizes that, in addition to meeting or exceeding the pipeline consideration requirements for certification, women and minority lawyers represent at least 30 percent of firm leadership and committee membership roles.
The 2024 Chambers High Net Worth guide named 30 Holland & Knight attorneys as leading advisers to ulta-high-net-worth individuals and families; the attorneys were recognized for Private Wealth Law, Private Wealth Disputes, Family Offices and Funds Structuring, and Private Aircraft; the firm also was ranked Band 1 for Private Wealth Disputes-California and Partners Vivian Thoreen (Band 1) and Stacie Nelson (Band 2) earned recognitions
Holland & Knight's M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub $500M), Land Use/Zoning and Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Finance practices received national top-tier rankings in The Legal 500 United States 2024 guide; in addition, the firm secured 25 practice rankings and 129 individual lawyer recommendations
The Chambers USA 2024 guide recognized 271 Holland & Knight attorneys as "America's Leading Lawyers for Business"; the firm also received top California rankings for Real Estate Zoning/Land Use; Partners Daniel Golub, Jennifer Hernandez, Chelsea Maclean, Tamsen Plume and Nicholas Targ received high rankings in the 2024 guide
Holland & Knight received a score of 100 on the 2023-2024 Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index; it was the ninth consecutive year that the firm has received a score of 100; the index report rates American workplaces on their commitment to LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion
Holland & Knight's San Francisco office received metropolitan first-tier rankings in eight practice areas; in addition, the firm was named "Law Firm of the Year" in Transportation Law in the 2024 Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" guide
Fourteen attorneys from the San Francisco office were chosen for The Best Lawyers in America 2024 guide, including Norman Carlin, Daniel Golub, Jennifer Hernandez, Robert Labate, Chelsea Maclean, Letitia Moore, Stacie Nelson, Michael Newman, Tamsen Plume, David Preiss, Audrey Sung, Marne Sussman, Nicholas Targ, Matthew Vafidis
Executive Partner Tamsen Plume was named among the San Francisco Business Times' 2020 Most Influential Women in Bay Area business
Partner Jennifer Hernandez was named a 2020 Real Estate & Construction Law Trailblazer by the National Law Journal, which recognizes outstanding practitioners who are “truly agents of change” in their industry
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Bay Area Council | Bar Association of San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program Bayview-Hunters Point 9/11 Day of Service Book Fair | Creative Growth Art Center Habitat for Humanity of Greater San Francisco | Lambda Legal Legal Services for Children | The Trevor Project Wine Institute's Public Policy Committee
LEADERSHIP ROLES
Our San Francisco attorneys occupy leadership positions in numerous organizations, including:
Air and Waste Management Association
American Bar Association
Association of Business Trial Lawyers
Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment
Aviation Working Group
British-American Business Council (BABC)
Building Industry Association of Southern California Governing Board
California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Land
Revitalization & Redevelopment Collaborative
Center for Creative Land Recycling
Child Care Law Center
Conference of California Public Utility Counsel
Energy Bar Association
Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco
International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA)
International Bar Association
Law360 Energy Editorial Advisory Board
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Portola Valley Planning Commission
Rosie-the-Riveter Trust
State Bar of California
Plume