Pillsbury partner Craig Becker resolves state and local tax (SALT) issues, focusing on property taxes, transaction taxes, gross receipts taxes, excise taxes, income taxes and employment taxes. He litigates ongoing tax controversies at both the administrative and judicial levels, helps minimize tax exposure in purchase and sale transactions, and assists clients in managing audits and compliance risks.

Shruti Bhutani Arora takes a holistic approach in advising clients on data collection, use and monetization, as she does not hold to the traditional barriers and siloed approach.

Jessica Bogo is a Chambers-ranked construction attorney, guiding clients through all phases of the construction process from licensing and pre-construction to contracting, project delivery, claims and dispute resolution.

Bill Bonano leads Pillsbury’s Federal Tax Controversy & Tax Policy practice. His practice focuses on international and domestic tax planning and representing taxpayers involved in federal and state controversy matters.

Isabella Borges is an associate in the firm’s corporate practice and is located in the San Francisco office.

Lee Brand is a commercial litigator with experience representing technology companies and financial institutions in antitrust and securities matters.

Allen Briskin advises health care providers and payers, and the businesses that serve them, in an variety of legal, regulatory and business concerns, with particular emphasis upon privacy and data security, health care payment, and licensure issues.

JoAnna Brooks brings clients a wealth of experience in class action litigation, having handled over 80 class actions in California over the past decade.

Tim Brugh, Pillsbury’s Trusts & Estates practice leader, counsels individuals and families with substantial wealth regarding trusts, estate and tax planning, and philanthropy.

Nathaniel Cartmell, a San Francisco-based Pillsbury Corporate partner, is nationally recognized for his M&A, corporate governance and securities work.

Paul Casas is a partner in Pillsbury’s Corporate practice, located in the San Francisco office.

Kendy Chan is an associate in the firm’s Corporate practice and is located in the San Francisco office.

Dustin Chase-Woods focuses his practice on general and complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on disputes between buyers and sellers arising from mergers, asset sales, and service agreements.

Elizabeth Cheever is a commercial litigator who focuses her practice on complex litigation.

Erin Choo is an associate in Pillsbury’s Corporate practice, where she focuses on general corporate and securities matters.

Noa Clark has extensive experience in a broad range of real estate transactional matters, public-private partnerships (P3s) and sports law transactions.

Marc focuses on resolving complex construction disputes, analyzing contractor claims, delay and disruption issues, payment concerns and procurement questions, as well as drafting construction contracts. As a California-licensed civil engineer, Marc is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and is a LEED-accredited professional.

Jessica Dabiri focuses on securities transactions and general corporate matters, including initial public offerings, venture capital financings, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as other transactional matters.

Patrick Devine, a corporate partner in Pillsbury's San Francisco office, advises clients in a variety of industries on corporate, securities and mergers and acquisitions matters.

Julie Divola’s practice focuses on corporate and partnership taxation, with particular emphasis on U.S. and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.

Jon Doolittle focuses on all aspects of insolvency, restructuring and workouts, representing creditors and debtors in bankruptcies and state courts, out-of-court-restructurings, and in complex business disputes.

Ildiko Duckor, co-leader of Pillsbury’s award-winning Investment Funds & Investment Management practice, oversees the Emerging Hedge Fund Manager Program that provides packaged launch solutions to hedge fund startups.

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

Bruce Ericson, leader of Pillsbury’s Securities Litigation & Enforcement team, has a stellar record of obtaining—and defending on appeal—dismissals of securities class actions and derivative actions.

Emily serves as Leader of Pillsbury’s Political Law group. Emily has an in-depth understanding of the laws regulating campaign finance, lobbying, ethics, pay-to-play and conflicts of interest nationwide.

Terrel Ferguson, a senior law clerk in Pillsbury’s Finance practice, represents borrowers, lenders and sponsors in a variety of complex domestic and cross-jurisdictional acquisitions and financings and has gained experience with both equity and bond offerings.

Sarah Flanagan, a Pillsbury partner, counsels clients on complex claims and disputes, and has won precedent-setting cases in the education, health care and energy areas.

Kevin Fong, Pillsbury’s Appellate practice leader, has helped shape the law by establishing important precedent in numerous fields, including environmental law and banking law.

Olivia M. Fong is an associate in the Pillsbury’s Corporate and Securities practice and is based in San Francisco.

Chris Garza Estrada is a member of Pillsbury’s Litigation practice. He focuses his practice on high-stakes litigation and maintains an active pro bono practice.

Adam Goldberg is a partner in Pillsbury’s Litigation practice with a focus on white collar and corporate investigations, U.S. regulatory compliance and cross-border disputes involving high-risk jurisdictions, including in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Blaine Green leads the Native American Law practice at Pillsbury, one of a small number of big firms nationally recognized in this area.

Seasoned Pillsbury lawyer John Grenfell handles complex commercial litigation and appeals.

Pillsbury partner Thomas Gump advises on corporate and finance matters, including debt and equity financings, M&A, and other strategic transactions, with special focus on energy, financial services and technology sectors.

Laura's practice focuses on global trademark protection and enforcement, counseling, licensing and portfolio management.

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

Among the top real estate dealmakers in the U.S., Pillsbury partner Laura Hannusch is a recognized authority in the area of real estate law.

John Heisse, a Pillsbury Litigation partner, was named "Construction Lawyer of the Year" for 2017 by Who's Who Legal.

Pillsbury partner Robert Herr, a nationally recognized real estate authority, was named San Francisco’s 2013 “Lawyer of the Year” in his field by Best Lawyers.

Michael Heuga's practice is concentrated on technology and commercial transactions, in particular licensing, intellectual property, and marketing-related matters.

Pillsbury Real Estate partner Rachel Horsch is repeatedly recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as an authority on real estate law, land use and zoning.

Justin Hovey, co-leader of Pillsbury’s Mergers & Acquisitions group, is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. in the Venture Capital and Emerging Companies category.

Robert focuses his practice on real estate transactional matters including acquisitions and dispositions, financings, and joint venture negotiations for a wide variety of projects.

Laura Hurtado is the head of Pillsbury’s San Francisco Litigation section.  She represents entities and individuals in complex civil litigation. Practicing in both state and federal courts, Laura focuses on antitrust, unfair competition and higher education matters, and she has significant experience in class action litigation.

Sam Iverson has experience in intellectual property protection, including counseling, clearance, prosecution, enforcement and licensing.

A strategic thinker, the head of Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley Intellectual Property group brings a broad knowledge base and creativity to provide practical advice and concrete implementations on difficult issues.

For 39 years at Pillsbury, Rob James has helped clients achieve their goals on complex energy, construction and infrastructure transactions.

Fred Ji represents clients in intellectual property litigation with a focus on technology clients.

Chris Kao is based in Pillsbury’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, where he focuses on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. Chris is the co-leader of Pillsbury’s Taiwan practice.

Riaz Karamali is a counselor and deal-maker who assists clients with negotiating and closing domestic and international venture finance, private equity, M&A and technology transactions.