NATIONAL RANKINGS
Tier 1
Fish & Richardson
Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto Irell & Manella
Kirkland & Ellis
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan WilmerHale
Tier 2
Covington & Burling Dechert
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Kenyon & Kenyon McKool Smith Morrison & Foerster Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi Sidley Austin
Tier 3
Cravath Swaine & Moore Davis Polk & Wardwell Debevoise & Plimpton Dickstein Shapiro Jones Day
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel O’Melveny & Myers
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Ropes & Gray
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Shook Hardy & Bacon
Winston & Strawn
Litigation stars
Gregory ArovasKirkland & Ellis Robert Baechtold
Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto Richard Batchelder
Ropes & Gray Samuel Baxter McKool Smith Thomas Beck Sidley Austin Leora Ben-Ami Kirkland & Ellis David Bernstein Debevoise & Plimpton Martin Black Dechert William Brewster
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Juanita Brooks
Fish & Richardson Nicholas Cannella
Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto Richard Cederoth
Sidley Austin Dale Cendali Kirkland & Ellis Neel Chatterjee
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Morgan Chu
Irell & Manella Ruffin Cordell Fish & Richardson John Desmarais Desmarais LLP John DiMatteo Wilkie Farr & Gallagher Gregory Diskant
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Dimitrios Drivas
White & Case James Elacqua
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Steven Fabrizio
Jenner & Block
Anthony Fenwick Davis Polk & Wardwell Robert Fram Covington & Burling Nicholas Groombridge
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Robert Haslam
Covington & Burling Gary Hoffman Dickstein Shapiro Christopher Hughes
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Keith Hummel
Cravath Swaine & Moore James Hurst
Winston & Strawn Michael Jacobs Morrison & Foerster Martin Katz
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Bruce Keller
Debevoise & Plimpton Josh Krevitt
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher William Lee
WilmerHale Matthew Lehr Davis Polk & Wardwell Jeffrey Lewis
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler George Lombardi
Winston & Strawn William McCabe Ropes & Gray Harold McElhinny Morrison & Foerster Mike McKool McKool Smith Joseph O’Malley Paul Hastings George Pappas Covington & Burling Glenn Pomerantz Munger Tolles & Olson Matt Powers Tensegrity
Intellectual Property
Hughes Hubbard & Reed King & Spalding White & Case
Tier 2
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Covington & Burling
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Sullivan & Cromwell
Tier 3 Allen & Overy Arnold & Porter Dan Tan Law Fulbright & Jaworski Latham & Watkins Shearman & Sterling Weil Gotshal & Manges
Stanimir Alexandrov Sidley Austin Julie Bédard
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Doak Bishop
King & Spalding Nigel Blackaby
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Abby Cohen Smutny
White & Case Donald Donovan Debevoise & Plimpton John Fellas
Hughes Hubbard & Reed Paul Friedland
White & Case Oscar Garibaldi Covington & Burling Arif Hyder Ali Weil Gotshal & Manges Jean Kalicki
Arnold & Porter Edward Kehoe King & Spalding Benno Kimmelman Allen & Overy Carolyn Lamm White & Case Andrea Menaker White & Case Joseph Neuhaus Sullivan & Cromwell Elliot Polebaum
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson David W. Rivkin
Debevoise & Plimpton Ank Santens White & Case Robert Smit
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Dan Tan
Dan Tan Law John Townsend Hughes Hubbard & Reed Howard Zelbo
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Pasquale Razzano
Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto George Riley
O’Melveny & Myers Josh Rosenkranz
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Frank Scherkenbach Fish & Richardson Ronald Schutz
Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi Mark Selwyn
WilmerHale William Solander
Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto William Streff, Jr.
Kirkland & Ellis Patricia Thayer Sidley Austin Charles Verhoeven
Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Perry Viscounty
Latham & Watkins Trent Webb
Shook Hardy & Bacon Harold Weinberger Kramer Levin
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California
Antitrust Appellate
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Bruce Abbott Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles ✓ Eric Acker Morrison & Foerster San Diego ✓
Cristina Arguedas Arguedas Cassman & Headley Berkeley ✓ Seth Aronson O’Melveny & Myers Los Angeles ✓ James Asperger Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Los Angeles ✓ Michael Attanasio Cooley San Diego ✓ ✓ David Balabanian Bingham McCutchen San Francisco ✓ Wayne Barsky Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles ✓
James Batchedler Ropes & Gray East Palo Alto ✓
David Bayless Covington & Burling San Francisco ✓ Norman Blears Hogan Lovells Palo Alto ✓
Local litigation stars
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Local litigation firms
Highly recommended
Davis Polk & Wardwell Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Irell & Manella Keker & Van Nest Kirkland & Ellis Jones Day Latham & Watkins McDermott Will & Emery Morrison & Foerster Munger Tolles & Olson Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Sidley Austin
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Recommended
Altshuler Berzon Bingham McCutchen Blecher & Collins Cooley
Covington & Burling Farella Braun & Martel Girardi & Keese
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Morgan Lewis & Bockius O’Melveny & Myers Paul Hastings
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Weil Gotshal & Manges
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Stephen Bomse Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe San Francisco ✓
Daniel Bookin O’Melveny & Myers San Francisco ✓ Theodore Boutrous, Jr Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles ✓
Robert Brewer Jones Day San Diego ✓ Brad Brian Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles ✓
Juanita Brooks Fish & Richardson San Diego ✓ James Brosnahan Morrison & Foerster San Francisco ✓ ✓
Donald Brown Covington & Burling San Francisco ✓
Michael Brown Reed Smith Los Angeles ✓ ✓ Walt Brown Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe San Francisco ✓ Joseph Busch III Grobaty & Pitet Newport Beach ✓ ✓ Arthur Burke Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park ✓
Elizabeth Cabraser Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San Francisco ✓ ✓ Ralph Campillo Sedgwick Los Angeles ✓ Jeffrey Chanin Keker & Van Nest San Francisco ✓ ✓ Neel Chatterjee Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Menlo Park ✓ Morgan Chu Irell & Manella Los Angeles ✓
Robert Cooper Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles ✓ ✓ ✓ Professional liability Joseph Cotchett Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy Burlingame
Joseph Coyne Jr. Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Los Angeles ✓ Linda Dakin-Grimm Millbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Los Angeles 112 ✓ ✓ Luke Dauchot Kirkland & Ellis Los Angeles ✓ ✓ Lloyd Day WilmerHale Palo Alto ✓ Charles Dick Baker & McKenzie San Diego ✓ David Dolkas McDermott Will & Emery Menlo Park ✓
Scott Edelman Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles Media/entertainment James Elacqua Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Palo Alto ✓
Jordan Eth Morrison & Foerster San Francisco ✓ Anthony Fenwick Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park ✓
Robert Fram Covington & Burling San Francisco ✓ Simon Frankel Covington & Burling San Francisco ✓
Koji Fukumura Cooley San Diego ✓
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Antitrust Appellate
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Thomas Girardi Girardi & Keese Los Angeles ✓ Patricia Glaser Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro Los Angeles ✓
Richard Goetz O’Melveny & Myers Los Angeles ✓ Melvin Goldman Morrison & Foerster San Francisco ✓ ✓ William Grauer Cooley San Diego ✓
Gordon Greenberg McDermott Will & Emery Los Angeles ✓ C. Scott Greene Bryan Cave San Francisco ✓
Gary Halling Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton San Francisco ✓
Nicola Hanna Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Irvine ✓ Thomas Hanrahan Sidley Austin Los Angeles ✓
Robert Haslam Covington & Burling Redwood Shores ✓ Kirke Hasson Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman San Francisco ✓ Richard Heimann Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San Francisco ✓
Emily Henn Covington & Burling Redwood Shores ✓ ✓ ✓ Karen Hewitt Jones Day San Diego ✓ Christopher Hockett Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park ✓
Mark Holscher Kirkland & Ellis Los Angeles ✓ Michel Horton Morgan Lewis & Bockius Los Angeles ✓
Holly House Paul Hastings San Francisco ✓
Geoffrey Howard Bingham McCutchen San Francisco ✓
John Hueston Irell & Manella Los Angeles ✓ Annette Hurst Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe San Francisco ✓
James Huston Morrison & Foerster San Diego ✓ Michael Jacobs Morrison & Foerster San Francisco ✓
Martin Katz Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Los Angeles Media/entertainment William Keane Farella Braun & Martel San Francisco ✓ ✓
John Keker Keker & Van Nest San Francisco ✓ ✓ ✓
Katherine Kelly Lutton Fish & Richardson Redwood City ✓ Raoul Kennedy Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Palo Alto ✓
Dean Kitchens Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles ✓ ✓ Linda Kornfeld Jenner & Block Los Angeles ✓
Robert Krupka Krupka Law Group Los Angeles ✓
Local litigation stars
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Matthew Lehr Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park ✓ Jeffrey LeVee Jones Day Los Angeles ✓
Jerry Marks Millbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Los Angeles 112 ✓
Richard Marmaro Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Los Angeles ✓ Craig Martin Morrison & Foerster San Francisco ✓
Thomas Mayhew Farella Braun & Martel San Francisco ✓ ✓ ✓ Harold McElhinny Morrison & Foerster San Francisco ✓
Frederick McKnight Jones Day Los Angeles ✓ Terrence McMahon McDermott Will & Emery Menlo Park ✓ Bryan Merryman White & Case Los Angeles 115 3 ✓
Stephen Neal Cooley Palo Alto ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Frederic Nelson Nixon Peabody San Francisco ✓
Robert Nelson Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein San Francisco ✓ Blair Nicholas Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann San Diego ✓ Tom Nolan Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Los Angeles ✓
Ronald Olson Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles ✓ Jerold Oshinsky Jenner & Block Los Angeles ✓ Peter Ostroff Sidley Austin Los Angeles ✓ Kirk Pasich Dickstein Shapiro Los Angeles ✓ Daniel Petrocelli O’Melveny & Myers Los Angeles ✓
Donn Pickett Bingham McCutchen San Francisco ✓ ✓ Michael Plimack Covington & Burling San Francisco ✓
Debra Pole Sidley Austin Los Angeles ✓ Glenn Pomerantz Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles ✓ ✓
Neal Potischman Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park ✓ Matthew Powers Tensegrity Law Group Redwood Shores ✓ William Price Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Los Angeles ✓ ✓ John Quinn Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Los Angeles ✓ ✓ Ellen Reisman Arnold & Porter Los Angeles ✓ Michael Rhodes Cooley San Francisco ✓ ✓ George Riley O’Melveny & Myers San Francisco ✓ Robert Rosenfeld Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe San Francisco ✓
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Antitrust Appellate
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Frank Rothrock Shook Hardy & Bacon Irvine ✓ Michael Rubin Altshuler Berzon San Francisco ✓
Allen Ruby Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Palo Alto ✓
Don Rushing Morrison & Foerster San Diego ✓ ✓ Robert Sacks Sullivan & Cromwell Los Angeles ✓ ✓
Kelli Sager Davis Wright Tremaine Los Angeles Media/entertainment Joel Sanders Gibson Dunn & Crutcher San Francisco ✓ ✓
Frank Scherkenbach Fish & Richardson Redwood City ✓ David Schindler Latham & Watkins Los Angeles ✓
Chris Scott Graham Dechert Mountain View ✓
David Segal Irell & Manella Los Angeles ✓ Mark Selwyn WilmerHale Palo Alto ✓
Nancy Sher Cohen Proskauer Rose Los Angeles ✓ David Silbert Keker & Van Nest San Francisco ✓
Wayne Smith Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Irvine ✓ John Spiegel Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles ✓ Gary Spratling Gibson Dunn & Crutcher San Francisco ✓
Jonathan Steinberg Irell & Manella Los Angeles ✓ ✓ Gregory Stone Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles ✓
Peter Stone Paul Hastings Palo Alto ✓ Anita Stork Covington & Burling San Francisco ✓
Steven Strauss Cooley San Diego ✓ ✓ Real estate Julia Strickland Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Los Angeles ✓
William Sullivan Paul Hastings Los Angeles ✓ ✓ Brian Sun Jones Day Los Angeles ✓
Patrick Swan Jones Day San Diego ✓ Daniel Swanson Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles ✓
John Tang Jones Day San Francisco ✓ Professional liability Robert Tarun Baker & McKenzie San Francisco ✓ ✓
Patricia Thayer Sidley Austin San Francisco ✓ Nancy Thomas Morrison & Foerster Los Angeles ✓ Alison Tucher Morrison & Foerster San Francisco ✓
Local litigation stars
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Future stars
Todd Benoff Alston & Bird Robert Boldt Kirkland & Ellis Frederick Chung Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Nanci Clarence Clarence Dyer & Cohen Thad Davis
Ropes & Gray Jon Dean
McDermott Will & Emery Ethan Dettmer Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Nicole Dogwill Winston & Strawn Michelle Doolin Cooley James Dowd WilmerHale Peter Drobac McDermott Will & Emery Michael Farhang Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Brian Ferral
Keker & Van Nest Adam Fox Squire Sanders
Sean Gates Morrison & Foerster Lisa Gilford Alston & Bird Haywood Gilliam, Jr. Covington & Burling Patrick Gunn Cooley Robert Holtzapple Farella Braun & Martel Jonathan Kagan Irell & Manella Keith Klein Bryan Cave Andrew Klungness Bryan Cave Leo Lam Keker & Van Nest Michael Markman Covington & Burling Sonia Martin SNR Denton Joseph Meckes Squire Sanders Colin Murray Baker & McKenzie Trey Nicoud III Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Chip Nierlich Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Scott Oliver Morrison & Foerster Julian Poon
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Michael Scarborough
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton John Schnurer
Perkins Coie Stephanie Skaff Farella Braun & Martel Gail Standish Winston & Strawn David Stickney
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann Timothy Teter
Cooley
Carlo Van der Bosch
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Steven Velkei
SNR Denton Cory Watson Kirkland & Ellis Charles Weir McDermott Will & Emery Andrea Weiss Jeffries WilmerHale Kelly Woodruff Farella Braun & Martel
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Daniel Tyokody Goodwin Procter Los Angeles ✓
Robert Van Nest Keker & Van Nest San Francisco ✓ ✓ Charles Verhoeven Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan San Francisco ✓
Perry Viscounty Latham & Watkins Costa Mesa ✓
Peter Wald Latham & Watkins San Francisco ✓ ✓ ✓ Daniel Wall Latham & Watkins San Francisco ✓
David Walsh Paul Hastings Los Angeles ✓ Tammy Webb Shook Hardy & Bacon San Francisco ✓ ✓ Gary Weiss Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Menlo Park ✓ Bart Williams Munger Tolles & Olson Los Angeles ✓
Douglas Young Farella Braun & Martel San Francisco ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Thomas Zaccaro Paul Hastings Los Angeles ✓ Paul Zevnik Morgan Lewis & Bockius Los Angeles ✓ ✓
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enforcement attorney Craig Martin defended Charles Schwab in parallel cases related to the credit crisis. The commercial litigation practice at Morrison & Foerster receives high praise by peers, with Nancy Thomas, the co-chairperson of the firm’s financial services litigation group, serving as lead counsel for Chase Bank, in defense against multiple class actions alleging violations in the Truth in Lending Act.
Munger Tolles & Olson
Munger Tolles & Olson began in 1962 with a partnership of seven attorneys, including Berkshire Hathaway Vice-Chairman Charles Munger. Though smaller than many of its “mega-firm” competitors in California and nationwide, Munger Tolles touts its one-to-one partner-to-associate ratio as a way it offers cost-effectiveness for clients. The firm is recognized for its antitrust, commercial litigation, media and entertainment, intellectual property, and real estate practices.
Bruce Abbottregularly defends Fortune 500 companies while representing select clients as plaintiffs. General commercial litigatorBrad Brian represents General Electric, Warner Brothers, AXA, and Allstate in high-profile, high-stakes cases.
Glenn Pomerantzspecializes in intellectual property and antitrust—particularly with regard to the media and entertainment industry. He recently did a stint at the Department of Justice’s antitrust division, overseeing the pending AT&T and T-Mobile merger. The anticipated merger was later dropped. Partner Gregory Stone defended Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft in a US Federal Circuit patent infringement case regarding background search capabilities in computer programs. John Spiegel defended Warner Brothers in the high-profile termination of Charlie Sheen from “Two and a Half Men.” Ronald Olson is known by peers for his corporate litigation work in representing Yahoo! in proposed Microsoft acquisitions in 2008 and 2012. Bart Williams
has been defending Wells Fargo against allegations of racial discrimination in issuing loans, and against claims of violations of Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Federal Housing Administration standards between 2004 and 2009.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe was founded in 1863 in San Francisco, which remains its largest office in the entire firm, not to mention the largest of its five offices in California. Orrick counts among its ranks more than 1,100 attorneys and 24 offices worldwide. Orrick’s respected antitrust, intellectual property and product liability practices draw praise from clients and peers alike.
Global intellectual property co-chairperson
Neel Chatterjee concentrates his practice on representing technology clients such as
Facebook, Microsoft, and eBay in multiple internet liability cases, often as lead counsel. Chatterjee recently represented Nvidia in two appeals stemming from International Trade Commission hearings against competitor Rambus regarding industry-standard memory controllers. Intellectual property litigator Annette Hurst represents clients in technology patent and trademark litigation, recently handling a copyright case for DISH Network against CBS, Fox, and NBC regarding the satellite provider’s “AutoHop” commercial skipping technology. Hurst is also representing MGA in its trademark case against Mattel over the Bratz doll franchise, securing a $310 million federal jury verdict on behalf of MGA. Gary Weiss practices intellectual property and trade secret practice out of Silicon Valley, representing clients such as Agilent Technologies and Applied Materials. Robert Rosenfeld is a noted antitrust litigator, with one peer joking, “Bob Rosenfeld looks a bit like a hip professor but when he opens his mouth, people understand he knows everything there is to know about antitrust.” Rosenfeld secured summary determination for Microsoft in ITC litigation against Barnes & Noble regarding patent misuse claims.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Founded in Los Angeles in 1986, four lawyers founded Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as a firm dedicated solely to commercial litigation, and the firm has since grown to over 600 litigators practicing in 11 offices worldwide. Though founded as a business litigation firm, Quinn Emanuel has developed highly respected appellate, bankruptcy, intellectual property and securities practices, bringing the firm top praise from clients and competitors alike. “They’re growing, they’re busy, and they are really good at hiring talented young people,” notes one peer.
The firm’s co-founder and managing partner John Quinnis revered for his general
commercial and intellectual property litigation skills. He has represented clients such as General Motors and Occidental Petroleum in victories worth monetary figures worth in excess of $1 billion. Quinn is representing Samsung along with intellectual property practice co-chair Charles Verhoeven
in the Apple-Samsung patent infringement case concerning the allegations of infringement of Apple’s patents by Samsung’s Galaxy line of smartphone and touch-screen tablets. This was one of the most closely watched, hotly contested patent cases of the year. Apple ultimately emerged the victor, but an appeal by Quinn lawyers is almost
certainly planned.
William Urquhart maintains a diverse commercial litigation practice, having represented Dubai royal governmental corporate authority Dubai World, Superior National Insurance, and Hughes Electronics. Urquhart is particularly experienced in handling class actions and coordinating international cases. William Price is the co-chair of the firm’s national trial practice group, noted for his jury defense verdict of Micron Technologies in a $12 billion trebled antitrust case brought by Rambus over random-access memory. James Asperger is the co-chairperson of Quinn Emanuel’s white-collar defense group, and as one peer states, “I have dealt with him on other side. Very persuasive and a good advocate.” Asperger represents both corporate clients and individuals in relation to investigations conducted by the SEC, Department of Justice, and other federal regulatory agencies. He also counsels clients on antitrust and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters.
Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin, founded in Chicago and merged with the New York firm Brown & Wood in 2001, is an international legal force, comprising 18 offices and 1,700 attorneys. Within California, Sidley maintains three California locations: Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco, each with respected general commercial, intellectual property, and product liability practices.
Thomas Hanrahan is the head of the Los Angeles litigation group and co-chairperson of Sidley’s complex commercial litigation practice. Hanrahan led the highly publicized defense of Taco Bell in a class action alleging that the content of Taco Bell’s signature taco meat was not pure beef but filled with non-beef products. Hanrahan advised the company to engage in an aggressive public relations campaign supporting the integrity of its product, eventually leading the plaintiff’s counsel to dismiss the action entirely. Peter Ostroff is noted for his general commercial litigation and trade secret practice, representing clients such as Daewoo Motors in bankruptcy proceedings and defending Microsoft in allegations of interference in internet-TV competition.
