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Silicon Valley

2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1114
Phone: +1.650.233.4500
Fax: +1.650.233.4545

Managing Partner: Stephen M. Wurzburg

There is no place quite like Silicon Valley. Whether an idea starts in a garage, is incubated in a venture capitalist's office, or is scratched out on a napkin in a local restaurant, new businesses are born here every day. And products of every kind are unleashed into the market at a dizzying pace. What used to take years now takes just months. This fast-track growth requires specialized legal counsel.

Having done cutting-edge legal work for hundreds of Silicon Valley success stories, Pillsbury's Silicon Valley office understands the key challenges and opportunities facing emerging growth companies. Our attorneys have extensive experience in corporate transactions including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial and corporate arrangements, and securities litigation. We also offer considerable knowledge and experience in all aspects of intellectual property law – both prosecution capabilities and trademark and patent litigation.

The Silicon Valley office provides counsel to a range of clients, from emerging companies – the Fortune 500 companies of tomorrow – to large public companies and major institutions.

Our Silicon Valley office has extensive experience in:

  • Technology-based businesses, Internet, e-commerce, computers, software, semiconductors, communications, and biotechnology.
  • Corporate transactions and advice including, public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial and joint venture transactions, and tax planning.
  • Intellectual property issues, such as patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
  • Domestic and international licensing and product distribution.
  • Commercial, securities, intellectual property, and general business litigation.
  • Employment law counseling and litigation.
  • Antitrust advice, as well as government and private litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
  • Environmental issues and land use planning.