Hon. Rolando Acosta brings over 25 years of experience as a sitting New York judge to guide clients through all phases of litigation.

Jennifer Altman is the managing partner of Pillsbury’s Miami office. She has first-chaired 30 trials in state and federal courts and in arbitration forums across the United States and internationally, including the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, the ICC and the American Health Lawyers Association. Jennifer has proven success in complex bet the company cases as lead trial lawyer, but she is equally adept at providing strategic advice designed to assist clients in evaluating operational risks to avoid the pitfalls of litigation where possible.

Stephen Asay advises clients on proactive risk management strategies and the resolution of complex commercial litigation involving insurance coverage and construction claims.

Pillsbury partner William Atkins has been lead counsel in 100+ intellectual property and bet-the-company litigations during his 25 years with the firm.

Deborah Baum, Pillsbury’s Global Head of Litigation, is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has secured an impressive success rate in cases she has tried, and in those in which she prevailed before trial.

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.

Ben Bernell represents clients in both federal and state courts, where he has litigated disputes involving IP, breach of contract and internet-related claims along with antitrust and business disparagement matters.

Callie Bjurstrom, an Intellectual Property partner, is recognized  as a top litigator delivering big wins.

Pillsbury partner James Bobotek concentrates his practice on a variety of construction and insurance matters.

Carrie Bonnington, leader of Pillsbury’s Wine, Beer & Spirits Law practice and co-leader of the Restaurant, Food & Beverage Industry Team, is recognized in Chambers USA for her mastery of alcohol beverage laws and regulations.

Bill Bosch is a skilled first-chair trial lawyer whose practice is largely focused on complex commercial disputes.

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.

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

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.

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

Partner Tamara Bruno leads the Texas section of Pillsbury’s Insurance Recovery & Advisory practice, recently named a 2020 “Insurance Practice Group of the Year” by Law360, from Houston, though her practice spans the nation.

Chris Caffarone is a former accountant and assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York who represents corporations and senior executives in government and internal investigations and complex commercial litigation.

Derrick Carson has over 25 years of experience trying cases in courts around the United States and arbitrations around the world.

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.

James M. Catterson’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation.

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

Rahman Connelly’s practice focuses on all aspects of bankruptcy, restructuring, and bankruptcy litigation.

Charles Conrad, a Pillsbury Litigation partner, focuses on complex commercial disputes in the energy and construction industries, both onshore and offshore.

Ben Cote focuses his practice on international trade and national security matters.

Pillsbury Litigation partner and Firm Chair David Dekker is recognized as one of the leading construction lawyers in the U.S., and was identified by BTI as among the “most valuable” practitioners to corporate counsel worldwide, in any practice area.

Richard Donoghue, Pillsbury’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense practice group co-leader, is a former Acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York and senior official in the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ). He represents corporations and senior executives in government and internal investigations.

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.

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.

Pillsbury Energy and Litigation partner Dillon Ferguson focuses his practice on oil and gas law, with an emphasis on both transaction and litigation matters.

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.

Described by clients as among “the best litigators” and as providing “superb” client service, Eric Fishman maintains a diverse commercial litigation and arbitration practice with a focus on project disputes arising out of long-term agreements.

Patrick Fitzmaurice is a trusted advisor who counsels creditors concerning complex bankruptcy and litigation matters.

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.

Ed Flanders, managing partner of the New York Office and former head of Pillsbury’s Litigation practice in New York, represents companies in large, complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters.

Will Fork represents electric utilities and companies on international energy transaction, export control, nuclear liability and domestic regulatory issues.

Carolina A. Fornos, the head of Pillsbury’s New York Litigation group and the leader of its Latin America practice, is a former federal prosecutor and experienced trial attorney whose practice focuses on international commercial disputes, civil and criminal enforcement matters, and cross-border internal investigations and compliance.

Paul Fraidenburgh is an accomplished trial lawyer who focuses his practice on representing clients in high-stakes commercial litigation, arbitration and regulatory compliance matters.

Amanda Freyre, a partner in Pillsbury’s New York litigation group, advises clients on all phases of litigation and arbitration, including on pre-litigation strategies to navigate potential disputes and, when needed, protecting clients’ interests in high-stakes litigation and arbitration.

Elizabeth Fry advises on all manner of estate planning and probate issue, and leads Pillsbury’s New York Trusts & Estates practice. 

With more than 25 years’ experience, Pillsbury Litigation partner and trial lawyer Maria Galeno handles white collar criminal and regulatory enforcement matters and conducts internal investigations.

Jeffrey Gans, chair of Pillsbury’s Public-Private Partnership team, advises owners, developers and contractors on major projects.

Peter Gillon represents corporate policyholders in their disputes and transactions with insurance companies, using his 40 years of experience to help his clients access their insurance to resolve complex D&O litigation, large property and casualty losses, and other significant threats.

Eric Gold advises clients on a wide range of complex business and insurance coverage disputes.

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.

Tony Guerino brings more than 25 years of experience in energy and environmental litigation involving oil exploration and production disputes.

Amanda Halter is managing partner of the firm’s Houston office, a national authority on environmental & natural resources law and policy, leader of Pillsbury’s multidisciplinary Crisis Management Focus team, and co-leader of the firm’s award-winning COVID-19 Response team.

Patrick Hammon represents clients in complex civil litigation matters, which include intellectual property and high stakes commercial disputes, as well as in criminal defense, investigation and regulatory matters.

Mark Hellerer, former co-leader of Pillsbury’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense team, has more than 30 years of experience litigating international commercial disputes, white collar criminal matters and regulatory enforcement actions.