Attorneys in our San Francisco office represent a diverse base of financial and industrial clients from individuals to multinational corporations. We focus on domestic and international banking and financial institutions; the technology, cable, telecommunications and wireless industries; energy providers; international companies with a domestic presence; and real estate companies. Our clients include the titans of California, yet we also work with many of today's leading growth companies, including Internet content providers in the thriving South of Market (SOMA) area.

One of the firm’s largest offices, the San Francisco-based team has extensive experience in:
 

• Major banking and corporate transactions, including domestic and overseas financings, public offerings, tender offers, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial and corporate  arrangements, and securities law.
• Intellectual property issues, including patents, licenses, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.
• Domestic and international tax matters.
• Foreign trade regulation.
• Commercial and general business litigation.
• Environmental and land use issues.
• Energy and project finance.
• Real estate development and transactions.
• Employee benefits and executive compensation.
• Estate, probate and tax planning.