Pillsbury Corporate partner Osama Abu-Dehays is known throughout the Middle East and North Africa for his commercial, technology, media and telecommunications law experience.

Ranjini Acharya brings a multidisciplinary approach to navigating the protection and enforcement of patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright and other intellectual property rights.

Shinya Akiyama, a Pillsbury Corporate partner, has counseled Japanese companies starting, acquiring and managing U.S. business, and preventing and defending lawsuits, for 28 years.

Stephen Amdur, global leader of Pillsbury’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices, has extensive experience in high-profile, multibillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions. He has been called “one of the great counselors to the world of corporate America and business” by DealBook founder Andrew Ross Sorkin. 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.

Stephen Ashley advises clients on a wide range of securities law matters and regularly represents both issuers and underwriters in both domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions.

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

Qualified in the UK and having previously worked in the Middle East, Nadia Barazi provides commercial and corporate legal advice to international businesses—and especially those operating in the MENA region—across a wide range of sectors.

Simon Barrett is the head of Pillsbury’s Finance practice in Japan and the co-head of the firm’s Energy & Infrastructure practice in Japan.

Pillsbury Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions partner John Barton has advised high-profile clients worldwide on precedent-setting, multibillion-dollar IT and BPO outsourcing deals.

With more than 20 years of experience representing numerous Fortune 500 companies, Jack Barufka ranks as one of the top intellectual property attorneys in the U.S.

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.

Joshua Becker is a Corporate and Tax partner and trusted advisor to founders, emerging companies, investment funds and family offices.

Steve Becker leads Pillsbury’s International Trade practice. His work encompasses a broad range of legal subjects in the areas of international trade regulation and international law.

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.

Richard Blaylock’s practice covers financing, M&A, licensing, collaboration and partnering arrangements for start-up and established companies whose value derives from innovative technology.

Pillsbury Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions partner Brian Bodor has 25+ years of experience advising both private sector and government clients on matters involving technology and operations.

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

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.

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.

Daniel Budofsky is the leader of the Derivatives & Structured Products group. With over 30 years of experience he advises financial institutions, corporations, investment funds and asset managers on financial products and regulation in domestic and international transactions.

Nora Burke focuses her practice on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, lending transactions and securities offerings for both domestic and international clients, as well as general tax issues faced by both businesses and individuals.

Lexi Calcado has a broad practice that encompasses a wide range of transactions, focusing primarily on counselling companies, underwriters and investors as they access the capital markets.

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.

Andrew Caplan combines a pragmatic commercial sensibility with a keen attention to detail to guide clients through the life cycle of complex, technology-related commercial agreements and other corporate transactions.

Paul Casas is the co-leader of Pillsbury’s Corporate Venture Capital practice and is a partner in Pillsbury’s Corporate practice.

Edward Cavazos is recognized by Chambers USA, World Trademark Review 1000 and Best Lawyers for Technology Law and won Lexology/ILO’s 2016 “Client Choice Award.”

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.

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

Adam Chernichaw is widely recognized by clients and adversaries alike as a results-oriented negotiator who structures complex, often transformative commercial transactions to help clients achieve their strategic goals.

Bryan Collins is a partner in Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property practice. His experience and background are well suited to serving the litigation, counseling and complex prosecution needs of clients.

Jim Conley represents startups and mid-cap technology companies that require high-quality intellectual property counseling and solid advice on competing patents.

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

Brooke Daniels, local section leader of the Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions practice in Washington, DC, and leader of Pillsbury’s AI Task Force, has been advising Fortune 500 clients on large-scale, strategic outsourcing transactions, software licenses, and other complex technology transactions involving a broad range of legal and business issues related to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT outsourcing (ITO) transactions for more than 20 years.

Craig de Ridder, a Pillsbury partner, handles complex partnership, joint venture, banking, finance, tax advantaged investment, real estate, technology and infrastructure matters throughout the U.S. and globally.

Benjamin Dean is a Pillsbury Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions partner recognized by Chambers USA and The Legal 500 U.S. as a leading authority on sophisticated technology and sourcing 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.

David Dixon, Pillsbury’s Government Contracts & Disputes practice co-leader, concentrates his practice on the formation, administration and litigation of government contracts, grants and cooperative agreements at the federal level.

Meghan Doherty represents clients in a wide variety of matters including bid protests, cybersecurity, M&A, size protests and appeals, claims, and suspensions and debarments.

Recognized by Chambers USA as a Band 1 leading aviation lawyer, Pillsbury partner Charles Donley’s wide-ranging practice encompasses aviation regulatory and commercial matters, counseling and litigation.

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.

Mario Dottori, Pillsbury’s Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions partner in Washington, DC, has extensive experience providing strategic advice and counsel in large-scale, complex transactions.

Chris Drymalla is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice.

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.

Steven Farmer advises companies, from some of the world’s largest multinationals to startups, looking to launch or expand in Europe, while navigating complex regulatory and legal issues. His client relationships embrace a range of sectors, including technology, financial services, energy, manufacturing, aviation and defense.