Ian Akisoglu is an associate who focuses his practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

Willie Almack is an associate who focuses his practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

Stephen Amdur, leader of Pillsbury's Private Equity team, has extensive experience in high-profile, multi-billion dollar mergers and acquisitions. He is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as a "Next-Generation Lawyer” and by Law360 as a "Rising Star" in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions.

Shellka Arora-Cox focuses her practice on project finance, corporate finance, Islamic finance, sustainable finance, acquisitions, tax equity, construction and restructuring.

Semma Arzapalo represents large institutional investors in numerous private equity transactions ranging from initial due diligence to investing in complex limited partnerships.

Nina Bakhtina has a practice that includes general corporate and securities law matters, with a focus on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, joint ventures, PIPE transactions and general corporate advisory work for private and public companies. 

Joshua Becker is a Tax attorney with over 10 years of international law firm and accounting firm experience.

Tess Beimler is an associate who focuses her practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

Ari Berman is the co-chair of Pillsbury’s Securities Litigation & Enforcement practice and ESG team, and head of the Israel team. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on defending clients in shareholder disputes and investigations involving federal securities laws.

Justin Bintrim leads his clients through the most important decisions that arise in the life of every successful business and investment.

Bianca Bowen focuses on mergers and acquisitions and related corporate law matters.

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

James Campbell leads the Corporate practice of the London office and acts for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies and governments on a broad range of issues.

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

Kate Chan focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, emerging capital, restructuring, capital markets and ESG advisory across various jurisdictions in the U.S., EMEA and Asia.

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.

Craig Chason, leader of Pillsbury’s Northern Virginia Office Corporate practice, advises principally in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, governance, and corporate finance for clients in the government IT, defense and aerospace sectors.

Hana regularly advises institutional clients on investments in private equity, private credit and real estate.  She also has experience working with private clients to draft and negotiate letters of intent, purchase agreements, subscription agreements, private placement memorandums, supply and distribution agreements, and service agreements.  Hana also provides counsel on offerings of equity and debt securities, joint ventures and private equity investments.

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.

Payson Coleman represents high-net-worth individuals, family offices and foundations in a wide variety of estate planning, family office and trust administration, and tax residency matters.

R.J. Davis, Pillsbury’s Northern Virginia office leader, represents local, regional, and national developers, lenders, equity funds, private and institutional investors, and joint venture partners in commercial real estate transactions.

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.

Ron Fleming Jr. represents entrepreneurs and financiers of leading startups in a diverse group of industries including software, ecommerce, cloud computing, video games, cleantech and sports.

Pillsbury partner Scott Flick has successfully litigated precedent-setting cases, spearheaded several of the largest media-sector M&As, and handled media-related transactions valued at over $35 billion.

Alexander Graham focuses his practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings,  mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

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.

Joe Guarnaccia is an associate who focuses his practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and securities law compliance.

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.

Greg Hammond represents parties in corporate finance and projects transactions—both in the UK and internationally—including M&A, private equity, equity capital markets and JVs.

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.

A leader in his field, Pillsbury Corporate partner Mike Hird has received Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” honors in three different categories.

Christian advises corporate and private equity sponsors on a broad range of transactions, focusing on technology, financial institutions and real estate.

Gawain Hughes advises global institutional fund managers and investors on the structuring of and investment into unregulated investment funds and has developed a market-leading transactional practice in secondary and co-investment deals.

Peter Hunt, a New York-based Pillsbury partner, is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as a leader in employee benefits and executive compensation law.

Tanzilah has experience advising clients on a broad range of private equity and corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, minority investment and general corporate matters.

Nicole Islinger focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, and other complex commercial transactions, including technology and government contracts, and general business law.

Alyssa Jatnieks is an associate who focuses her practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

John Jensen is noted by Chambers USA and The Legal 500 U.S. as a federal government contracts authority.

Steve Kaplan, co-leader of Pillsbury’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice and M&A partner, guides entrepreneurs from a wide industry spectrum through every phase of building, growing, operating and eventually selling successful businesses.

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

Don Kilpatrick is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with over 30 years of experience advising on mergers, acquisitions and other complex transactional matters.

Ann M. Kim is an associate who focuses her practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

Lillian Kim represents companies in a variety of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other significant corporate matters.  Lillian also serves as a trusted advisor to boards of directors, special committees and executive management teams of public companies in connection with strategic matters, corporate governance and securities law compliance.

Carissa Lee is an associate who focuses her practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and securities law compliance.

Named one of the top “Women Leaders in Tech Law” by The Recorder for six consecutive years and hailed as the Technology “Dealmaker of the Year” by The Deal, Silicon Valley partner Allison Leopold Tilley advises technology companies, including on their formation, venture capital financings, multibillion-dollar M&As, public offerings, securities transactions and board governance.

Stan Lewandowski, global co-leader of Pillsbury’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice, counsels domestic and international companies on optimal structuring, financing, operations, development and other strategic transactional issues, primarily in the artificial intelligence, fintech, aerospace, education, life sciences and digital health, travel, cybersecurity, gaming, climatetech and renewable energy sectors.

Nathan Lewko is a senior law clerk that focuses his practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

Sam Lipson is a corporate attorney who represents high growth technology and life sciences companies and their investors in a wide range of industries.

Jenny Liu is a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice and co-leader of the firm's China practice. She splits her time between the San Francisco, Shanghai and Beijing offices.