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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nancy Fischer, Pillsbury's Global Head of Regulatory, is consistently recognized by Chambers and other publications as a leading authority on international trade law.

Aimee Priya Ghosh focuses her practice on global security, cybersecurity and government affairs. Aimee’s clients include leading providers of physical and cybersecurity services and organizations with unique security needs.

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.

Michael Heuga's practice is concentrated on technology and commercial transactions, in particular licensing, intellectual property, and marketing-related matters.

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

Jean-Paul Hoffman represents technology and emerging businesses in U.S. and international patent application preparation and prosecution, patent validity and infringement opinions, and a wide range of related IP matters.

A strategic thinker, the head of Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley Intellectual Property group brings a broad knowledge base and creativity to provide practical advice and concrete implementations on difficult issues.

Corporate and Securities partner and global leader of Pillsbury’s Capital Markets and Public Companies practice, Davina Kaile has guided public companies and late-stage private companies across a wide range of sectors, including technology, e-commerce, life sciences, financial services and retail in many high-profile, multibillion- and multimillion-dollar deals.

Chris Kao is based in Pillsbury’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, where he focuses on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. Chris is the co-leader of Pillsbury’s Taiwan practice.

Jack Ko is Pillsbury’s Shanghai office managing partner. As a native Mandarin speaker with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Jack leverages his language skill, legal experience, and technical knowledge to represent Chinese companies in export controls, cross-border and intellectual property litigation in the U.S.

Pillsbury Intellectual Property partner Christophe Lair is a skilled patent lawyer and experienced engineer with deep knowledge of technical disciplines.

Colleen Lamarre, named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list, concentrates her practice on employee benefits (ERISA) and executive compensation matters. She advises employers regarding the design, documentation, compliance and administration of retirement, health and welfare plans.

Allison Leopold Tilley is 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. Based in Silicon Valley, Allison advises technology companies, including on their formation, venture capital financings, multibillion-dollar M&As, public offerings, securities transactions, SPAC transactions and board governance.

Gabriella Lombardi advises clients on multimillion- and billion-dollar  securities matters, IPOs, mergers, acquisitions and other corporate finance transactions, representing in excess of $6 billion in value in the past two years.

Tom Loran’s trial and appellate practice focuses on real estate, securities, and all aspects of commercial and consumer litigation.

Pillsbury partner Jim Masetti advises a global clientele on transformative corporate, securities and finance deals.

Steve Meltzer is a partner in the law firm’s Corporate practice, where he focuses his activities on information technology, life sciences, health care, defense and intelligence-related projects.

Julie Park works with a variety of public and private company clients, including tech companies and startups.

Christina Pearson, Global Co-head of Corporate and Securities, represents companies in every stage of their life cycle, from startup to maturity, and counsels her clients through liquidity transactions, such as venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings.

Stan Pierson, leader of Pillsbury’s Emerging Growth & Venture Capital Group, represents technology companies and investors in venture capital and securities transactions, including private placements, M&A and corporate partnerships.

Matthew Rabinowitz advises companies on compliance with import/export regulations, anti-corruption laws and OFAC sanctions. He further assists companies in navigating the CFIUS review process.

Joel Simon represents clients in complex transactions, including senior bank and mezzanine debt financings, high yield debt, IPOs, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures between operating businesses, joint ventures between financial investors and operators of businesses, corporate and financial restructurings, and general commercial advice.

Drew, named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list, focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, public company reporting and corporate governance matters. He represents public and private companies in buy-side and sell-side M&A; emerging companies, startups and venture funds in connection with financings; and issuers and investment banks with equity and debt offerings.

Pillsbury partner Jason Stirling focuses on corporate matters for life sciences and technology clients, with an emphasis on helping early-stage companies thrive.

Deborah Thoren-Peden focuses her Chambers-ranked corporate practice on banking, electronic commerce, privacy, anti-money laundering and Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations.

David Tsai is co-head of Pillsbury’s Taiwan practice and also resident in the San Francisco office. David 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.

Josh Tucker is a partner in the law firm’s Intellectual Property practice and splits his time between the Austin and Silicon Valley offices.

As Pillsbury’s senior international trade partner, Chris Wall focuses his practice on export controls, foreign investment, international trade proceedings and policy.

Stan Wong is co-leader of the firm’s Securities group. His practice focuses on securities and general corporate law matters.

Pillsbury Corporate partner Steve Wurzburg is a trusted adviser to emerging growth and large corporations, guiding clients from formation through transformative, multimillion-dollar financings, M&A’s, and IP and IPO transactions.

Pillsbury partner Mike Zeliger focuses his practice on complex patent litigation as well as other intellectual property and related technology litigation in State and Federal Courts throughout the United States.

Mediha Ali focuses on securities transactions and general corporate matters, including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital financings, as well as other transactional matters.

Bill Bonano leads Pillsbury’s Federal Tax Controversy & Tax Policy practice. His practice focuses on international and domestic tax planning and representing taxpayers involved in federal and state controversy matters.

Russell DaSilva draws on over 30 years of global experience and fluency in several languages as he advises general corporate lending, trade finance and leveraged acquisition finance clients, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions.

Lisa Higa’s practice has been focused on corporate and securities matters for emerging growth technology companies and venture capitalists for over 20 years. She has extensive experience assisting private companies on their formation, corporate governance, private debt and equity financing transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.

Jon Jekel advises artists, inventors, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies on intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on copyrights and trademarks.

Richard Nielsen advises and represents clients, both corporate and individual, at the administrative and judicial levels in various sales, use, income and property tax disputes.

Jeff Sheriff performs various tasks related to patent prosecution, including all aspects of preparing and prosecuting patent applications. Jeff also provides opinions, and counsels clients in many areas of intellectual property law.

Chris has extensive experience in the litigation of complex commercial and intellectual property disputes involving life sciences, software and electronics.

George Willman practices in the areas of technology transactions, intellectual property counseling and patent prosecution.

Olivia M. Fong focuses her practice on general corporate matters, including formations, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets.

Aya Hatori has a background in electrical engineering and is involved in patent litigation and trade secret litigation matters.

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