Awards & Rankings 04.10.24
Pillsbury’s International Arbitration Group Again Included in GAR 100 Guide as Top International Arbitration Practice
Source: Global Arbitration Review
General Counsel Emeritus, San Francisco & Silicon Valley
Ron Van Buskirk practices primarily in the areas of land use and environmental counseling and litigation.
Ron’s extensive experience includes all phases of land use development such as planning and zoning, CEQA, the Coastal Act, vested rights, and unconstitutional takings, as well as litigation involving hazardous wastes and environmental pollution. He has appeared in many administrative proceedings before federal, state and local agencies, particularly in respect to major development projects.
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Ron, who has practiced law at Pillsbury since 1975, also maintains a general commercial litigation practice including both jury and court trials. This experience involves several areas of law, including commercial and real estate litigation. He also has substantial experience in commercial arbitrations and mediations, and provides professional responsibility/law partnership counseling and litigation defense.
Extensive litigation experience regarding agency action in mandamus or A.P.A.-type lawsuits, defending some of the largest projects in California such as:
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Education
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1974
B.A., Stanford University, 1968
U.S. Army
Admissions
California
Courts
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims