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Benjamin Riley

Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, PC
  • Recognized Since:
    2021
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Litigation - Patent
  • Law School:
    University of California Berkeley
  • Website:
    http://www.bzbm.com
  • Location:
    One Embarcadero Center, Suite 800
    San Francisco, CA 94111

Ben Riley is a Principal of the firm and serves on its Executive Committee. He has tried nearly 30 cases to verdict including jury trials, court trials, and complex arbitrations. His practice focuses on Intellectual Property Litigation, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and license disputes. He also has an active practice in Business Litigation, including class action defense, defense of “consumer claims” under the Lanham Act and unfair competition statutes, accounting issues, and real property litigation.

Mr. Riley also represents companies in connection with director and officer, securities, fiduciary duty, and internal investigation issues, and obtained a defense verdict in a six-week securities class action jury trial. Finally, Mr. Riley represents private clients and charities in Trust and Estate Litigation.

Mr. Riley is ranked by Chambers as among the top 13 California attorneys in Intellectual Property Litigation: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets. Chambers writes: “Benjamin Riley is ‘very organized, writes beautifully and is great in front of judges,’ report sources, further noting: ‘He's very bright, quick to grasp technical and legal issues, and he's very efficient.’ He is an experienced practitioner skilled in handling a broad range of contentious IP matters. He is particularly highlighted for his expertise in trade secret disputes.”

Mr. Riley has lectured and published extensively as to Intellectual Property, Business Litigation, Trust & Estate Litigation, and trial practice skills. He is an expert in commercial arbitration law and procedure and regularly handles important cases before the world’s leading arbitration forums. He also has an active practice as a Mediator for the Northern District of California and for private litigants.

 

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Lawyer Bio

Ben Riley is a Principal of the firm and serves on its Executive Committee. He has tried nearly 30 cases to verdict including jury trials, court trials, and complex arbitrations. His practice focuses on Intellectual Property Litigation, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and license disputes. He also has an active practice in Business Litigation, including class action defense, defense of “consumer claims” under the Lanham Act and unfair competition statutes, accounting issues, and real property litigation.

Mr. Riley also represents companies in connection with director and officer, securities, fiduciary duty, and internal investigation issues, and obtained a defense verdict in a six-week securities class action jury trial. Finally, Mr. Riley represents private clients and charities in Trust and Estate Litigation.

Mr. Riley is ranked by Chambers as among the top 13 California attorneys in Intellectual Property Litigation: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets. Chambers writes: “Benjamin Riley is ‘very organized, writes beautifully and is great in front of judges,’ report sources, further noting: ‘He's very bright, quick to grasp technical and legal issues, and he's very efficient.’ He is an experienced practitioner skilled in handling a broad range of contentious IP matters. He is particularly highlighted for his expertise in trade secret disputes.”

Mr. Riley has lectured and published extensively as to Intellectual Property, Business Litigation, Trust & Estate Litigation, and trial practice skills. He is an expert in commercial arbitration law and procedure and regularly handles important cases before the world’s leading arbitration forums. He also has an active practice as a Mediator for the Northern District of California and for private litigants.

 

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  • Bar Admissions
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Education:

  • University of California Berkeley , J.D., graduated 1983
  • Dartmouth College, A.B. Cum Laude (History), graduated 1979

Bar Admissions:

  • California, The State Bar of California 12/12/1983

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Memeber
  • American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Northern California - Past President
  • Bar Association of San Francisco - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow 2016
  • McFetridge Inn of Court - Master

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Patent
 

Awards:

  • California Lawyer of the Year.
  • 1998-2020, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, AV Rating, 5 Stars.
  • 2004-2020 Northern California Super Lawyers.
  • 2019-2020 Ranked in Chambers.
  • 2021 Best Lawyers.

Special Focus:

  • Business Litigation
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Patent Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Trade Secret Litigation
  • Trademark, Copyright and Technology Licensing Litigation
  • Trust And Estate Litigation
 

Additional Information:

Article
71 Calif. L. Rev. 218, 1983-The Fireman's Rule: Defining Its. Scope Using the Cost-Spreading. Rationale.
Article
ABTL Northern California Report, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Summer 2005)-Tips For A Successful Arbitration.
Article
ABA Business Torts Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Spring/Summer 2008)-Three Pitfalls for Trade Secret Plaintiffs.
Article
San Francisco Daily Journal 11/22/2008-Secrets Service.
Law Journal Press Treaties
Calculating and Proving Damages 2011-Chapter 9, “Trade Secret Damages,”.
Article
Fortune, 2/17/2011-Three legal lessons for startups.
Article
Litigation Magazine, Vol. 41, No. 2 (Winter 2015), at 51-How Not to Regret Your Direct: Exploring the Human Story.
Article
San Francisco Daily Journal 5/13/2016-Defend Trade Secrets Act: Signed, Sealed, Delivered.
Presentation
11/2016, Euroadvocaten Semi-Annual Legal Conference-Global reach of Bartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller Law Firm
Article
9 Litigation Commentary & Review (January/February 2017)-“Catch the Conscience!” — Scripting a Winning Opening Statement.
Article
Litigation Magazine, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Spring 2017), at 47-Trying a Trade Secret Case: A Road Map.
Article
Bartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller Alert 6/2017-President Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.
Article
Litigation Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 4 (Summer 2019), at 12 -Sometimes It Pays to Opt for a Jury in Business Disputes. Co-Author Robert Bunzel.
Article
San Francisco Daily Journal 9/20/2019-Theodore Roosevelt and The 'Virginian".
Article
San Francisco Daily Journal 11/15/2019-Saving the Japanese YWCA building.
 

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