Known as the vanguard for high technology, electronic commerce, and the economic
gateway to Asia, the San Francisco Bay Area is distinguished by an innovative
entrepreneurial spirit. So is our San Francisco office, which provides a wide
range of legal services to local, national, and international clients. The
office has a particularly strong cross-border Asia practice, working closely
with lawyers in the firm’s offices in the Asia-Pacific region.
Our office also features one of the region’s premier Intellectual Property
(IP) practices. Our IP team, among other high-profile engagements, represents a
number of Asia-based clients in patent cases across the United States. Our IP
Procurement and Portfolio Management team consists of seasoned trial and
technical lawyers with advanced degrees and patent bar memberships. When the
solution is a license agreement, we are equipped to negotiate the best terms
possible. Our IP practice focuses on all aspects of IP protection and
exploitation, including patent and trademark prosecution.
Our litigators handle a wide variety of complex civil cases in state and federal
courts throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California, and
elsewhere. Civil cases include contractual disputes, business torts, product
liability, toxic torts, securities and consumer fraud, insurance coverage, real
estate, construction, employment, environmental, and creditors’ rights.
Our lawyers assist with the structuring and formation of hedge funds, venture
capital funds, and other private funds, as well as counsel investment advisers
in complying with federal and state securities regulatory and compliance
matters. Our lawyers also represent public pension plans, family offices, and
other institutional investors in connection with their investments in private
funds. Our Corporate lawyers represent domestic and international public and
private companies with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, venture capital
financings, joint ventures, and startup company matters. Our Energy,
Infrastructure, and Resources lawyers provide comprehensive counseling on
energy, infrastructure, and remediation projects, including advice on air,
water, and waste compliance issues.
