Mark Abate is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading Intellectual Property (IP) lawyers by directories such as Chambers USA, IAM Patent 1000 and Managing IP’s IP Stars, among others, for his trial excellence, strategic insight and technical mastery in patent litigation.

A partner in Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property practice, Robert Bedgood has more than 20 years of experience in IP law bolstered by an expansive background in scientific research.

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.

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.

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

Rachel Horsch is consistently recognized by Chambers USA and The Legal 500 U.S. as an authority on real estate law, land use and zoning.

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.

Law360’s Insurance MVP Joseph Jean provides real-world advice and has recovered billions in damages for clients who have suffered catastrophic property losses.

Pillsbury Intellectual Property partner Patrick Jennings has extensive experience in every aspect of trademark law, providing counsel that is both seasoned and practical.

Stacie represents clients involved in high-stakes disputes. Whether it is litigating matters from discovery and motion practice through trial and appeal or advising her clients on strategic approaches to resolve disputes pre-litigation, she brings her substantial courtroom experience to achieve client-driven results.

Stan Lewandowski, Silicon Valley 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, defense, education, life sciences, health care, digital health, travel, cybersecurity, gaming, climatetech and renewable energy sectors.

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.

Jeff Metzler is a Litigation partner and co-leader of Pillsbury’s Education group, where he advises colleges, universities and other institutional clients on high-stakes civil rights defense, compliance strategy, investigations and complex litigation. He is nationally ranked by Chambers USA for higher education law and is recognized for his strategic judgment, practical risk mitigation and client-focused advocacy.

James Rishwain, Pillsbury’s Global Head of Real Estate and Real Estate and Construction Industry Leader, has served as a preeminent legal adviser to global market leaders, Fortune 100 companies, real estate companies, professional service firms, family offices and corporate boards.

Rebecca Carr Rizzo counsels clients to ensure compliance and avoid litigation and investigates and defends clients against discrimination, harassment, retaliation and whistleblower claims.

Jake Sorensen has represented institutions and executives in their most sensitive and challenging matters for over 25 years. He regularly serves as lead counsel in some of the largest antitrust cases in the country and has represented defendants in many other significant and high-profile matters, from the NSA Surveillance litigation to litigation arising out of the Operation Varsity Blues university admissions criminal cases.

David Tsai is Pillsbury’s Taiwan practice co-leader and also resident in the San Francisco office. David is a first-chair trial lawyer and focuses his practice on intellectual property, patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, complex breach of contract and product defect litigation in courts and international arbitration tribunals.

Max Winograd focuses his practice on all aspects of commercial litigation. 

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

Laurie Lynch Flick advises broadcasters, marketers, mobile game companies and other media entities on a broad range of regulatory issues.

Matthew Olhausen advises clients on complex commercial transactions, with an emphasis on serving clients in the real estate, construction and professional sports industries.

Paul Thomas is a special counsel in Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property practice and is located in the Silicon Valley office.

Spencer focuses his practice on all aspects of litigation, with an emphasis in complex commercial disputes, employment litigation and corporate investigation matters.

Eugenie Dubin represents clients in civil litigation and regulatory matters and advises on the tax aspects of complex financial transactions.

Thomas Howard maintains a diverse general complex commercial litigation practice, representing clients in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

Marcus Leonard is an associate in the firm’s litigation practice.

Catherine is a member of Pillsbury’s Litigation practice. She focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property matters, in particular trademark, copyright and trade secrets. She also has experience conducting internal investigations of allegations of discrimination and harassment for educational institutions.

Roland Reimers is a senior associate in the firm’s Litigation practice, where he focuses on domestic and international arbitration, as well as commercial litigation and securities matters.

Sarah Rowan is a member of Pillsbury’s Litigation practice. She has experience handling complex civil litigation, investigations and appeals for a range of clients.

Jeremy Ruef focuses his practice on all aspects of litigation, with an emphasis on business disputes and complex litigation matters.

Leighton Watson represents clients in high-stakes litigation, corporate investigations, complex security incident investigations, and government enforcement and white collar matters.

Mr. Beasley has participated in the creation and implementation of a variety of large and complex Information Technology (IT) transactions with a particular emphasis on their operational and financial aspects.