Dylan Aste, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, represents corporations and individuals in complex commercial litigation, government investigations and white-collar defense.   

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.

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

Shruti Bhutani Arora takes a holistic approach in advising clients on data collection, use and monetization, as she does not hold to the traditional barriers and siloed approach.

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.

Mark Booth advises clients on data privacy, IP/IT, advertising and marketing, product claims, contracts, regulatory issues, and international trade.

Wenjun Cai focuses his practice on a variety of cross-border transactions and legal matters, including foreign direct investment (inbound into and outbound from China), cross-border mergers and acquisitions, competition, international trade, tax, employment, cybersecurity and other general corporate, compliance and regulatory matters.

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.

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

Former Missouri Congressman William Lacy Clay Jr. advises and advocates on behalf of clients whose interests intersect with the federal government.

Yvette Puckett Cravins represents clients before the Biden Administration and Congress on financial services, government investigations, Best Practices for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and other key issues.

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.

Richard Donoghue, 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), 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.

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.

Sam Eichner, a member of Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property practice, focuses on copyright, trademark, and false advertising disputes in federal court and before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).

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.

Brian Finch, a Pillsbury Public Policy partner with extensive regulatory and government affairs advocacy experience, is a recognized authority on global security and cybersecurity threats.

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

Samantha Franks counsels global and U.S. companies on matters of international trade, including sanctions law, export and import controls, forced labor prevention, anti-corruption measures, government investigations and international arbitration. She maintains a cross-cutting regulatory practice, counseling clients in privacy, aviation and energy 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.

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.

Tom Hill, a partner in Pillsbury’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense practice, focuses his national practice on white-collar criminal and government enforcement matters and internal corporate investigations.

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

Steve Kaplan, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital and M&A partner, guides entrepreneurs from a wide industry spectrum through every phase of building, growing, operating and eventually selling successful businesses.

Pillsbury Global Sourcing partner Joseph Kendall is a leading adviser on outsourcing and technology transactions, with extensive experience representing health care companies in this area.

Jeff Kiburtz is a litigator with over 20 years of experience representing commercial policyholders in complex insurance coverage matters of nearly all types.

Mark Krotoski is an accomplished litigator, former DOJ leader and federal prosecutor who assists clients in their highest stakes issues, as well as managing crises, with a focus on antitrust and cartels, cybersecurity and cybercrime, and economic espionage. He leads the Cyber Disputes team and Cartel Enforcement team, drawing on his DOJ leadership and private sector experience. 

Clients rely on Laura Latham to deliver efficient strategic support and employment law compliance advice regarding complex internal investigations, M&A transactions, hiring and termination decisions, layoffs, trade secrets and crisis situations. 

Former Texas Congressman Greg Laughlin counsels and assists clients who have problems with Congress or the Executive branch in finding solutions to those problems.

Elinor is a qualified lawyer in England and Wales, who has a broad range of experience in litigation, with a focus on corporate investigations & white collar defense. 

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, education, life sciences, health care, digital health, travel, cybersecurity, gaming, climatetech and renewable energy sectors.

Johanna Lipponen advises on a variety of commercial agreements, with a focus on outsourcing arrangements and technology-related contracts, such as “as a service” arrangements and software development and licensing agreements.

Amy (Yueqiao) Liu is a China Counsel in Pillsbury’s Corporate practice, where she focuses on corporate law, foreign direct investment, and mergers and acquisitions in China.

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

Christine Mastromonaco counsels clients in a variety of industries, including tech, retail, healthcare and financial services on data optimization strategies, consumer privacy, and regulatory defense matters. She is a trusted advisor on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other U.S. state and federal privacy laws. Christine has previously represented financial services and fintech clients in state and federal courts in a wide array of commercial and class action matters.

With over 25 years of IT experience, Michael McCann has successfully led large-scale organizational, cloud transformation and IT projects.

Pillsbury Senior Counsel Catherine Meyer is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as an authority on data protection, privacy and cyber law.

As Pillsbury’s Government Law & Strategies group leader, Elizabeth Vella Moeller guides an award-winning team of former members of Congress, policy advisors and political law attorneys across five global offices. 

Brian Montgomery utilizes his background in financial services regulation to strategically advise businesses on regulatory compliance.

Scott is a member of Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, Marketing Law and International Trade teams. He advises clients on data privacy, commercial and regulatory issues and has extensive brand experience having spent time in-house with The Coca Cola Company.

Joseph Nash is a consulting principal in Pillsbury’s Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions practice and has more than 40 years of experience as an IT executive, product developer and consultant.

David Oliwenstein, formerly with the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, leads Pillsbury’s Securities Enforcement practice. David advises clients on complex investigations, regulatory and criminal enforcement of the securities laws, and securities litigation.

Matthew Oresman is able to navigate complex international challenges, succeeding at the intersection of cross-border business, law, policy and politics.  

Aaron Oser, former firmwide practice section leader of Pillsbury’s Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions group, is a recognized leader in structuring large-scale, complex strategic information technology and business process outsourcing, cloud, mission critical enterprise software and systems development and integration transactions.

Tony Phillips is a seasoned litigator, trial lawyer and compliance advisor with over two decades of experience navigating high-stakes business disputes, regulatory challenges and internal investigations. As a partner in the Complex Litigation group, Tony focuses on governmental, in-house, and private practice to deliver exceptional results for clients across industries.

Roxane Polidora is the firmwide leader of Pillsbury’s Antitrust & Competition practice and former managing partner of the San Francisco office.

Johnna Purcell maintains a multifaceted practice that includes regulatory compliance, public policy strategy, and government investigations with a particular focus on matters related to cyber policy, financial services and national security.

Surui Qu’s practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including patent litigation and trade secret disputes.

Aaron Ralph is a partner in Pillsbury’s Government Contracts & Disputes practice, where he helps clients navigate intellectual property matters, cost and pricing issues, internal investigations, and compliance obligations, as well as bid protests and contract claims litigation.