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Eric Tate serves as the co-chair of our Employment and Labor Group and co-chair of our Diversity Strategy Committee. He represents companies in trade secrets, employee raiding and mobility, unfair competition, wage and hour, employment discrimination and whistleblower litigation, and in counseling matters. He has litigated various employee claims including, for example, discrimination and harassment, wrongful termination, and the interpretation of collective bargaining agreements in both stat...

Jennifer is a trusted and precedent-setting intellectual property trial lawyer guiding technology, media, and consumer brands through high‑stakes copyright, trademark, and innovation‑driven litigation. She guides clients through disputes at the intersection of intellectual property law, technology, and business strategy when legal outcomes have significant operational or reputational impact. Through her litigation and advisory work, Jennifer helps clients protect and enforce intellectual prop...

Charles A. Storke is a San Francisco, California attorney with more than 40 years of experience advising clients in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law . At Trucker Huss APC , he represents regional, statewide, and local multiemployer pension and health and welfare plans, including the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, one of the largest Taft-Hartley trusts in the United States. Mr. Storke counsels trustees and plan sponsors on a broad range of employee benefits and ERISA matters ...

Brent Wisner is the managing partner and lead trial attorney at Wisner Baum, where he focuses his practice on complex, high-stakes litigation, including complex and multidistrict litigation, class actions, toxic torts, and products liability cases. Recognized as one of America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers by Trial Lawyer Magazine, Brent has built a reputation for taking on large corporations in high-stakes litigation and winning significant verdicts and settlements for his client...

Michael W. Bien is a founding partner of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP where he concentrates his litigation practice on complex commercial litigation, class actions, constitutional and civil rights law, antitrust, intellectual property, disability rights, and attorneys’ fees disputes. He was managing partner for 27 years, stepping down in January 2018. Mr. Bien was named a California Lawyer Attorney of the Year for 2010 by both California Lawyer magazine and The Recorder and was ...

David H. Kremer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. David H. practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized David H. Kremer since 1997. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which David H. Kremer is held by other lawyers.

Rodney R. Peck is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Financial Services Regulation Law. Rodney R. practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Rodney R. Peck since 1995. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Rodney R. Peck is held by other lawyers.

Beth Anderson is a partner in the Real Estate group at Lubin Olson in San Francisco, California . Her practice centers on Real Estate Law , with an emphasis on commercial real estate transactions and affordable housing development. Ms. Anderson represents developers and other clients in complex commercial real estate matters, guiding projects through acquisition, rehabilitation, financing, development, and disposition of commercial properties. She regularly works with developer clients on mul...

Justin D. Hovey is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions. Justin D. practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Justin D. Hovey since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Justin D. Hovey is held by other lawyers.

Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, Deborah Rosenthal brings 25 years of experience as a litigator to the firm’s asbestos, sexual abuse, and personal injury practice groups. She has helped secure millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on her clients’ behalf, against defective product manufacturers, oil and shipping companies, telecom carriers, and other institutional and individual wrongdoers. A writer for as long as she can remember, Deborah became a lawyer t...