Charles P. Maher

Matt Richards is a litigator who represents owners and general contractors in federal and state court construction litigation and in arbitration. He also has significant experience in antitrust, bankruptcy, and appellate law. In addition, Matt oversees Nixon Peabody’s award-winning pro bono program, which leverages the skills and experience of attorneys and staff to make a positive impact for our clients and communities. My focus Construction & Real Estate Development I represent pu...

Joshua M. Henderson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Joshua M., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joshua M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Cepideh Roufougar is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Cepideh, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Cepideh is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jason Geller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Jason, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jason is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sanj Dutta is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology group and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Transactions and Strategies practice. He advises companies on patent prosecution across a variety of technology areas, including computer vision, image and video signal processing, machine learning, packaging, big data analytics, robotics, virtualization, semiconductors, networking, and software security. He has handled numerous IP matters in state and federal courts and before t...

David Friedman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law. David, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Patrick J. Devine is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Securities / Capital Markets Law. Patrick J., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sandra B. Price is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates. Sandra B., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sandra B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Adam Alper is a leading member of the intellectual property litigation group in Kirkland’s Bay Area office. Focusing primarily on patent and trade secret disputes, and predominantly representing clients in the semiconductor, telecommunications, computer hardware and pharmaceutical industries, Adam regularly litigates high-stakes competitor cases involving concurrent claims of patent, trade secret and copyright violations. These disputes often involve co-pending actions in US District Co...

Garry is a senior class action litigator and strategist at Littler Mendelson, resident in the San Francisco office. He has personally supervised the firm's attorneys on more than 1,000 employment and labor litigation matters and currently defends employers in complex wage and hour, and discrimination class action cases. He also represents clients before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in arbitration, mediation, and collective bargaining and offers advice on: Class action avoidance,...