Thomas F. "Tom" Villeneuve

Nathaniel M. Cartmell III is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law. Nathaniel M. practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Nathaniel M. Cartmell III since 2005. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflect...

Phong-Chau G. Nguyen is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office specializing in consumer and defective product cases, as well as personal injury/mass tort matters. He is part of the leadership team in the Volkswagen Diesel Emissions multidistrict litigation, which secured an unprecedented $14+ billion in settlements on behalf of U.S. owners and lessees of Volkswagen diesel vehicles, won the California Daily Journal’s “California Lawyer of the Year” award, an...

Grant Fondo, an experienced federal prosecutor and former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California, is head of the Litigation Department for Goodwin’s California offices, founder and Co-Chair of its Digital Currency & Blockchain Technology practice, Co-chair of the firm’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act + Investigations for Technology group, and a partner in the firm's Securities Litigation & White Collar Defense group, and in its Data, Privacy & Cy...

Andrew Levine is a partner with BraunHagey & Borden. He has extensive experience working on diverse issues including disputes involving trade secrets, patent and other intellectual property rights, antitrust, right of publicity, employee raiding, employer retaliation, professional malpractice, breach of contract and fiduciary duties, as well as other complex business disputes and class actions. He has defended and prosecuted claims on behalf of a wide array of clients–from Fortune 5...

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...

Chelsea Maclean is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Land Use and Zoning Law. Chelsea practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Chelsea Maclean since 2022. 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 Chelsea Maclean is held by other lawyers.

David Cheng is the chair and managing partner of Nixon Peabody’s China and Asia-Pacific practice. He is qualified in both the United States and Hong Kong. He focuses on cross-border transactions, litigations and investigations, advising on issues ranging from acquisitions, capital financing (initial public offering), intellectual property protection and disputes to fraud, FCPA and SEC investigations. He has a client portfolio from all over the world: United States, Middle East, Europe, ...

Ron Holland represents employers in state and federal court litigation, including wage and hour class actions, whistleblowing, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, breach of contract, and other complex labor and employment matters. He has experience defending employers in proceedings before governmental agencies, such as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the California Labor Commi...

Craig M. Peters has been a trial attorney for over two decades. He litigates complex cases involving wrongful death as well as those with catastrophic injuries. Mr. Peters handles a wide range of types of negligence cases, including products liability. Often asked to co-counsel on cases at the time of trial that cover a broad range of disciplines, Mr. Peters has been recognized for his trial skills through invitations to membership in the American Board Of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA), the Interna...

Christopher Kao is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent. Christopher practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Christopher Kao since 2018. 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 Christopher Kao is held by other lawyers.