Willie Almack is an associate whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and representing institutional investors in connection with commitments to a variety of investment funds.

Stephanie Amaru is an attorney in the firm’s Environmental practice section and is based in the Los Angeles office.  She focuses her practice on environmental litigation and regulatory matters.

Stephanie Angkadjaja focuses her practice on environmental, health, and workplace safety compliance and enforcement matters.

Semma Arzapalo, global leader of Pillsbury’s Funds practice, represents large institutional investors in numerous private equity transactions ranging from initial due diligence to investing in complex limited partnerships.

Miriam Benor, Pillsbury’s director of attorney coaching, provides individualized coaching, facilitates group forums, and delivers original presentations on a wide variety of professional development and legal industry topics.

Matt Brady represents and advises leading domestic and international clients  on a broad range of complex business and commercial disputes, including financial services and lending  disputes, first-party and third-party insurance recovery, global sourcing contract disputes, construction claims, and white-collar defense and investigations.

An experienced civil litigator and trial lawyer, Pillsbury partner Mariah Brandt resolves complex business disputes and class actions, securing victories through trial, arbitration and negotiation.

Logan Burkhead is an associate in Pillsbury’s Los Angeles office and focuses his practice on a broad range of general, complex and appellate litigation matters.  

Christopher Butler is a counsel in Pillsbury’s Litigation practice, with experience in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including insurance recovery litigation, business tort litigation, financing disputes, product liability and medical device litigation, foreclosure litigation and false advertising enforcement actions.

Mary Buxton represents clients in a wide variety of matters, including Contract Disputes Act certified claims, contract terminations, bid protests, M&A, size protests and appeals, and California state and local matters.

Matt Carter’s practice includes litigating bid protests, conducting internal investigations, representing companies and individuals in suspension and debarment proceedings, and providing regulatory and compliance advice.

Tammy Chang represents large institutional investors in all aspects of their investment programs, including structuring and negotiating investments in private equity and hedge funds, separate accounts and commingled vehicles.

With nearly 25 years’ experience as a federal prosecutor, Ronald Cheng focuses on complex China-related litigation and white collar investigations and representations.

Jeong is a member of Pillsbury’s Corporate Group in Los Angeles, where he advises public and private clients on a variety of corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments.

Dinesh Dharmadasa focuses on a broad range of government contract law, including contract formation and compliance matters, bid protests, and claims.

Aaron Dyer, national co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense team, is a former federal prosecutor and experienced trial attorney whose practice focuses on complex criminal and civil litigation and regulatory enforcement actions.

Mark Elliott leads Pillsbury’s Environmental & Natural Resources team and maintains a multifaceted practice handling environmental compliance matters, litigation and administrative proceedings.

Karen Eskander is an associate in the firm’s Environmental practice.

Richard Evans, dual-qualified as an attorney in California and a solicitor of England & Wales, focuses on finance and leasing transactions involving commercial aircraft and private jets.

Evan Finkel, leader of Pillsbury’s Los Angeles Intellectual Property group, handles all aspects of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and computer law.

Michael Finnegan focuses on complex commercial litigation in a broad spectrum of industries, including financial claims, real property disputes, trade secrets claims, software and technology disputes, unfair business practice claims, banking and property matters.

Anna Graves is co-leader of Pillsbury’s Restaurant, Food & Beverage Industry Group. She handles complex M&A transactions, private offerings, joint ventures, start-up structuring and financing, and general corporate matters.

Bill Hale represents contractors and owners in the resolution of disputes arising out of public and private contracts.

Bailey R. Harris is an associate in the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources practice.

Philip He focuses his practice on general and complex commercial litigation, including insurance recovery matters.

Julia Ho-Gonzalez is a senior law clerk who focuses her practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

Michael handles all aspects of patent, copyright and trademark law, focusing on computer-related technologies, consumer electronics and biomedical devices.

Kim Jaimez, a former white collar federal prosecutor and experienced trial attorney, focuses her practice on corporate investigations, white collar defense, complex civil litigation and other regulatory actions.

Pillsbury partner Mark Jones is a recognized authority in the design and administration of compensation and benefit programs for senior executives and other employees.

Kathy Jorrie handles high-stakes intellectual property and entertainment matters. She has been recognized as among the best in her field by the Daily Journal and Los Angeles Business Journal.

Jeff Kiburtz is a litigator with over 20 years of experience representing commercial policyholders in complex insurance coverage matters of nearly all types.

Madison Kim is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice and is based in the Los Angeles office.

As lead counsel for over forty jury and bench trials, Steven Knott focuses his practice on insurance recovery, commercial disputes and construction litigation.

Grace Lee focuses her practice on general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, venture capital financings and securities law compliance.

Rebecca Lee is an attorney in the firm's Litigation and Environmental sections and is located in the Los Angeles office. She focuses her practice on general commercial litigation and environmental matters.

Pillsbury Intellectual Property partner Mark Litvack has achieved an impressive record of securing favorable outcomes for clients in trial and appellate courts and ADR proceedings.

Pillsbury Employment partner Thomas Liu has more than 25 years of experience in cross-border labor and employment litigation and counseling for U.S. and global clients.

Derek Mayor focuses his practice on general complex commercial litigation, corporate investigations, white collar defense, employment disputes and licensed beverage law and regulation.

Mike McDonough represents Fortune 500 companies, municipalities and private entities in complex environmental litigation, administrative and enforcement matters at the federal, state and local levels.

Pillsbury Senior Counsel Catherine Meyer is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as an authority on data protection, privacy and cyber law.

Austin Nash is a senior law clerk in the firm’s Government Contracts and Disputes practice, as well as the Litigation practice.

Tannaz Noormohammadi is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice, where she focuses on a broad range of complex litigation and alcohol beverage law matters.

Lisseth Ochoa-Chavarria focuses her practice on a broad range of complex business and commercial litigation, including contract disputes, insurance recovery, product liability and employment disputes.

Richard Oliver, a Los Angeles-based Pillsbury partner, is a leading authority on government contracts and disputes involving the Department of Defense and civilian agencies.

JiJi Park, co-leader of Pillsbury’s Fintech, Payments & Blockchain practice, focuses on corporate transactions and regulatory matters for clients in the financial services and retail sectors.

Chris Patay leads Pillsbury’s Corporate Group in Los Angeles, where he advises companies on mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other significant corporate matters.

Ed Perron is Pillsbury's firm-wide managing partner.

Chris Popecki advises corporate policyholders and litigates complex insurance recovery matters on their behalf.

Aaron Ralph is a partner in Pillsbury’s Government Contracts & Disputes practice, where he helps clients navigate intellectual property matters, cost and pricing issues, internal investigations, and compliance obligations, as well as bid protests and contract claims litigation.