Allen E. Briskin

Allen's intricate knowledge of the legal and strategic issues associated with payer contracts has been invaluable in our negotiations.

Gary May
Stanford University Medical Center

Allison Leopold Tilley

Allison Tilley has been an excellent resource for Atheros since before our 2004 IPO, but particularly since then, and especially in our M&A work and Board-level support. Her outstanding work ethic and curiosity about our business and strategies has helped us spot and avoid issues and risks long before they've materialized.

Adam Tachner
Atheros Communications, Inc.

Blair W. White

Blair provides our company, and me as general counsel, strong, and practical legal advice on a wide range of issues. He is extremely responsive, experienced, and wise in his counsel.

Michael Gadd
Clearwater Paper Corporation

Christopher J. McNevin

Chris McNevin is a top-level environmental attorney and litigation counsel. We are very comfortable when we refer an environmental matter to Chris.

Edward Brosius
Amsted Industries

Chris has always been extremely responsive, practical in developing strategy and solutions, and has a high degree of expertise in the environmental area.

Karl Eckweiler, Esq.
NiSource Inc

Chris is the best environmental litigator that I know. He is remarkably efficient, has a deep understanding of environmental laws and how to work with regulators, and knows and cares about our business.

Anonymous

Chris McNevin is outstanding. I am looking forward to the next opportunity to retain his services.

Anonymous

Christopher R. Wall

Chris Wall is truly an expert in his field; he brings a wealth of experience and great judgment to his work.

Tom Dale
Rolls Royce North America

Cydney A. Tune

Cydney is a subject matter expert. Cydney is very responsive and a pleasure to work with.

Anonymous

David G. Keyko

Mr. Keyko is one of the best litigators I have ever used as outside counsel. We first interacted with Mr. Keyko during a very difficult corporate investigation, and he immediately took control of the situation and guided our management team in a competent and accurate direction to resolve the issue. He is available 24/7 and his work product is excellent. I cannot say enough good things about Mr. Keyko's legal abilities and his ability to manage and calm clients in difficult situations.

Michael Kahane
American Media, Inc.

David Keyko is very strong in the area of legal ethics.

Anonymous

David J. Cynamon

Mr. Cynamon's extraordinary abilities to communicate effectively, to manage diverse personalities, and to maneuver multifaceted and complex legal issues have earned him a place in the pantheon of great lawyers. His style embodies grace, charm, and wit and, when combined with his keen legal acumen, makes him our most trusted adviser.

Anonymous

David R. Snyder

Dave Snyder has a vast amount of knowledge and experience, yet is unassuming and personable. He understands business and applies legal principals in a way that supports the objectives of the shareholders and the business.

Steve Loomis
CardioDynamics International Corporation

Dave Snyder served as our corporate counsel for 12 years and was always very professional, available, and knowledgeable. He understood our business and looked for ways to help us accomplish our goals while staying squarely within the rules.

Steve Loomis
CardioDynamics International Corporation

David Snyder is an excellent lawyer, but his most important and best use has always been as an advisor. He always finds a respectful way to advise a change in direction when he sees it is needed. He consistently demonstrates the highest level of ethics and always considers the broad picture and long-term effects when making his recommendations, which are respected by all Board members.

Jim Newman
Victory Pharma, Inc.

Dave Snyder and his team at Pillsbury are among the most trusty, productive, and effective lawyers in the country. Dave manifests superior intellect on transactions and corporate matters by instinctively crystalizing issues and finding workable solutions. He is driven by excellence, accepts responsibility as a member of our team with diplomacy and "affiliativeness", and projects dignity and savvy in every way.

Anonymous

Dave Snyder and his team always provided exceptional service to us. Many times Dave would take on an assignment personally that might otherwise be given to a more junior associate. Given his in-depth knowledge of our business and exceptional productivity, he would provide a superior work product at a very attractive cost. I was exceptionally pleased to always have Dave in my corner.

Anonymous

David Snyder is a true statesman of the law and corporate governance with the calm and quiet self-confidence needed to bring order out of chaos in the most tumultuous of transactions.

Anonymous

David Snyder is an excellent lawyer who possesses a very practical business sensibility.

Anonymous

David T. Dekker

David Dekker is nationally known and has a well-deserved reputation.

Anonymous

James M. Rishwain, Jr.

Jim Rishwain is an extraordinary lawyer who cares greatly about his clients. Whenever we have needed his assistance he has been there for LAUSD. He brilliant, creative and does whatever it takes to get the job done. His responsiveness is unmatched by anyone I've ever worked with. He is a Super Lawyer in every sense of the word. Jim is also a great believer in giving back to the community. The firm made an excellent choice when they selected Jim as Chair of Pillsbury.

Diane Pappas
Los Angeles Unified School District

Mr. Rishwain is one of the best lawyers that I have come across in my 25 years of practicing law. Excellent skills, excellent communicator, and, most importantly, he really cares about his clients and their needs. I appreciate the personal care, the attention, and that what he does for us really matters.

Ted Suzuki
DIRECTV, Inc

Jay E. Silberg

Jay Silberg has a vast array of knowledge and experience in the nuclear regulatory arena. While these days he features most prominently in waste issues, he has a much broader perspective that assists in evaluating an array of issues. Moreover, he is innovative, flexible, competitive, and client-focused. Jay is truly one of the best in this area.

Anonymous

Jeffrey J. Delaney

Jeff Delaney is a highly-skilled lawyer, and also a true pleasure to work with. He has a very strong understanding of the power industry and the specific regulatory requirements that relate to financings in the utilities sector. Jeff anticipates both legal and business issues and provides expert guidance. He has been a tremendous resource on some of our more complicated debt financings.

Courtney McCormick
PSEG Services Corporation

Jeff is an extremely knowledgeable lawyer and can always be counted on to provide prompt service and quick responses. He makes me feel like I am his only client and is fabulous on both a professional and personal level. He has a wonderful demeanor, a down-to-earth approach, and is always focused and gives spot-on advice.

Anonymous

Jeffrey M. Vesely

Jeff did an outstanding job presenting our complex transfer tax case before the judge. His arguments were clear, concise, respectful and ultimately convincing, saving us millions of dollars.

Jack M. Hammel
The Archdiocese of San Francisco

Jeff Vesely is very effective in state and local tax litigation matters. He has great tax technical and analytical skills. He stands out as someone very skilled at developing practical approaches to resolving complex tax controversies. He is perhaps the best outside counsel I've ever worked with on tax litigation.

Andrew Zalewski
Chevron Corporation

Jerald A. Jacobs

Our association has used Jerry Jacobs for outside legal counsel for over 20 years in a variety of areas. He is our trusted advisor on corporate governance, international conferences, tax, benefit plans, antitrust, insurance and important regulatory issues. He is extremely competent and possesses the integrity we look for in outside counsel.

Kevin Belford
American Gas Association

Jerry W. Ross

Jerry knows his stuff and he knows the oil and gas business. He is highly experienced, both in house and outside, and I find that makes him easy to communicate with and to understand. I am confident when he represents us that we are in the hands of a thorough, thoughtful, and effective advocate and counselor.

Margaret Hoffman
Chevron Corporation

Jill D. Block

She is a brilliant lawyer.

Anonymous

John G. Mauel

John is the most knowledgeable energy lawyer that I know. This is based on over 30 years of domestic, international, upstream, midstream, and downstream energy operations and development, including power. He has an unsurpassed commercial understanding of every business transaction that he has encountered.

Anonymous

John Mauel advised on the preparation and negotiation of a major LNG sale and purchase agreement and related security package with a U.S. customer. He is a very bright individual and is fun to work with. He has a deep understanding of the international LNG and gas markets that provided to us an outstanding contribution for the negotiation and closure of this major agreement.

Anonymous

Jorge A. del Calvo

Jorge del Calvo is one of the best corporate and M&A lawyers I have encountered in a long career.

Piyush Gupta
IBM (see Exeros Inc.)

Jorge DelCalvo and Allison Leopold-Tilley are really amazing partners for both our company and the management team. We are very fortunate to have the support and knowledge that they both bring to our team.

Jack Lazar
Atheros Communications, Inc.

Jorge Del Calvo is soft spoken and sympathetic, while extraordinarily wise and competent at the same time.

Anonymous

Julie A. Divola

Julie Divola is an absolute professional. She fights hard for client to seek clarity in order to obtain best tax result and lower any tax risk. She is very courteous and professional in all situations.

Michael Healey
AMN Healthcare

Kevin M. Fong

I could not recommend an appellate lawyer more highly than Kevin Fong. He demonstrates excellent team leadership and management. Further attributes include thoroughness, competence, high attention to detail, clear and frequent communication, accessibility, and collegiality.

Anonymous

Marc S. Shapiro

He is a terrific lawyer with a great business sense.

Anonymous

Margaret N. Rosegay

We've worked with Meg for more than 15 years in all areas of environmental work and she has excelled in every assignment. She is a highly trusted advisor to our company. Meg has my highest recommendation.

Duane Nelsen
GWF Power Systems Company, Inc.

Maria Galeno

Maria Galeno is extremely knowledgeable, thorough, and well prepared. She is a superb tactician, and her client focus is second to none. Maria is very zealous.

Anonymous

Mark R. Hellerer

Mark Hellerer is an incredibly thoughtful lawyer. He is very detail oriented. He gets into the weeds of his investigations and understands the criminal and regulatory frameworks in which he operates. He is very thorough and guides clients through the process.

Anonymous

Michael Evan Jaffe

Michael Evan Jaffe has great skills and judgment to match. He is very efficient and insightful.

R. Steven Holt
Balfour Beatty Construction LLC

Michael Murphy

Michael is a strong resource we can lean on when needed to help us think through tough issues and solidify strategies to be successful across our outsourcing and IT agreement, and always within the context of our business needs.

Craig McKenney
Best Buy Co. Inc.

Michael P. Schumaecker

I do not want to recommend Michael to anyone. Why? Because we are going to buy another aircraft and I want him only for us, for me, and for our company. I do not want to look for somebody else. But seriously, Michael is great because he is: - educated (not only American Law but also English and EU Law) - experienced - understanding - has a human approach - frank, no cinema - selfless - hardworking - systematic - creative - a team player - effective - keeps his word - persistent I have been very impressed by him.

Jiji Juran
Travel Service a.s.

I have noted the respect displayed by other lawyers in negotiations where Mr. Michael Schumaecker is involved, which brings a good atmosphere to the negotiation table. I understand that his experience in this field has given him a reputation. He has learned to listen to our concerns and find a way of addressing them, though he finds them to be "outside the industry practice".

Anonymous

Michael R. Barr

Michael Barr has a high level of expertise with respect to air quality issues; is very professional in dealing with clients; and is an excellent advocate for the client in the public arena, with extremely good communication skills.

Michael J. Rush
Association of American Railroads

Mr. Michael Barr has very broad experience in almost every major area of environmental law. In my many dealings with him, he has provided the legal detail and provided the political and practical comments that put it in context. Mr. Barr has the ability to focus on the essence of the matter and to describe it clearly to all who need the information... and get all parties to understand! He is a very creative problem solver and negotiator. His natural demeanor and humor help bring resolution to difficult problems. Mr. Barr is the "go-to guy" for environmental issues!

Anonymous

Mike Hird

Mike is highly ethical and talented. He quickly understands the complexities in any transaction and can distill complex deal points into a language any CEO can understand.

Christopher Maloney
TriTech Software Systems

Richard L. Epling

Richard is one of the top bankruptcy/restructuring lawyers in the business who brings a wide range of experience in large scale and complex issues. He is a quintessential strategist and understands capital markets and how the participants work. Mr. Epling understands corporate governance, has acute commercial and practical judgment, and brings unyielding integrity to any effort. In addition, he communicates effectively with counsel, professional advisors, executive management and boards. Richard and his partners are always directly available to clients. In my view, he has been a significant driver of the culture of quality and integrated client service at Pillsbury - that's how he works.

J. Hunter Brown
Watson, Wilkins & Brown

Working with Richard Epling is a pleasure, or as much as working out any bankruptcy can be. He provided timely advice that was realistic and valuable. He kept me informed of the process of Chapter 11 and informed me of anything I needed to know. He knew the other attorneys involved which proved immensely valuable in quickly resolving certain issues.

Anonymous

He has an outstanding understanding of all aspects of bankruptcy law.

Anonymous

Richard has represented us in several bankruptcy matters, potential Chapter 11 cases, and insolvency cases. He is always reachable and responds quickly. He is able to evaluate complicated cases and he knows and is respected by the other "players" in the field which helps immeasurably.

Anonymous

Samuel E. Stubbs

Sam Stubbs is totally dedicated to getting all the facts and assembling the best team of lawyers and witnesses to make his case. He has an uncanny feel for what moves Texas judges and juries.

Anonymous

Samuel Stubbs has strong litigation skills and is excellent at product liability matters. He has an easy, down-to-earth demeanor, is very practical minded, and works to achieve the best result for the client. He is very experienced and has a very good reputation among his fellow lawyers in Texas.

Anonymous

Steven L. Meltzer

Steven Meltzer is superb. He is the best entrepreneur's lawyer in the area.

Dr. James Bernstein
Noxilizer, Inc.

Steve Meltzer is as fine a lawyer as any I have ever known. We have benefited greatly from his wise counsel and representation over the years.

Jerry Parrott
Maryland Healthcare Produce Development Co

Steve Meltzer is a very experienced lawyer and a steadying influence in complex transactions.

Anonymous

Susan P. Serota

Susan has true expertise in the law and also deep experience across a wide variety of industries. This allows her to add extra value when advising a board or compensation team. Susan and her team at Pillsbury are also highly collaborative, which facilitates their work in delivering innovative solutions and settlements.

Susan Wolf
Schering-Plough

Susan Serota is super, super smart. She responds immediately at all times (even when on vacation!). She communicates directly, respectfully, clearly, and provides excellent, practical counsel.

Anonymous

Todd W. Eckland

It is normal for Todd Eckland to move from the underwriter's side to the company's side after a transaction, as he routinely outperforms the other side's counsel.

Anonymous

Wendelin A. White

I was very impressed with Pillsbury and especially Wendy White. She demonstrated a very strong understanding of the legal framework and the subject matter, and was proactive in helping us achieve a favorable outcome. She assembled a very knowledgeable group of attorneys that were experts in each facet of the assignment (real estate and ERISA). I would highly recommend her and anticipate that we will hire Wendy again for other real estate assignments.

J. Christopher Doppman
Evercore Trust Company NA

I have worked with Wendy White at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (and its predecessor Shaw Pittman) on real estate matters for more than 20 years and have found her to be highly knowledgeable, responsive, and personable. She has an outstanding ability to find solutions that make deals happen rather than presenting obstacles. Wendy is my go-to attorney for real estate contract matters.

Randal Howard
Keystone Realty Capital

William E. Bonano

Bill Bonano is one of the best tax controversy lawyers I have worked with. His logical and pragmatic approaches to thorny issues bring successful results to IRS audits and appeals. He is extremely persuasive in his written and oral presentation of complex tax issues.

Michael Healey
AMN Healthcare

Subject matter expert who is very capable and great to work with. Had a deep understanding of the issue and sought to resolve the matter in a professional and appropriate manner

Anonymous

William P. Atkins

Bill Atkins is a smart, resilient, persistent, and unflappable attorney who is extremely savvy and client-oriented. He and his team are a pleasure to work with, and they produce superb results.

Anonymous

Bill is a well-organized and strategic litigator and adviser. It is truly impressive to see him take the tomes of information and stitch it together in a cohesive story understandable to a jury.

Anonymous

William Atkins is a superb IP lawyer. He is indefatigable, extremely bright, resilient, resourceful, and knowledgeable. Combined with a great sense of humor, this attorney is worth every penny you pay him.

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