Attorneys

Answer 1

Marisa Adelson
Associate

PRACTICES
Antitrust
Health Care
INDUSTRIES
Health Care
EDUCATION
Duke University, A.B. public policy (2007)
University of Michigan Law School, J.D. (2012) cum laude
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 2

Joanna L. Allen
Associate

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Health Care
FOCUS AREAS +

INDUSTRIES
Health Care
EDUCATION
Stanford University, B.S. (2003)
The George Washington University Law School, J.D. (2007) with honors
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 3

Nathaniel P. Bualat, Counsel

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PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
INDUSTRIES
Education
Retail
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, B.A. (1999) sociology, magna cum laude
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D. (2003) cum laude, Order of the Coif, Thurston Society, member and executive editor of the Hastings Law Journal
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 4

Theresa A. Buckley, Associate

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
EDUCATION
University of Washington, B.A. (1999) magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, M.P.A. (2002)
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. (2008)
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 5

Lisa Caccavo, Associate

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Health Care
FOCUS AREAS +

INDUSTRIES
Health Care
Insurance/Reinsurance
EDUCATION
Duke University, B.S. (1998)
Boston College Law School, J.D. (2003) Boston College International & Comparative Law Review
ADMISSIONS
California
New York

Answer 6

Chris Cadena, Associate

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Health Care
Commercial Litigation
INDUSTRIES
Health Care
EDUCATION
University of California at Berkeley, B.A. history (2008) with honors
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D. (2012)
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 7

Gregory D. Call, Partner

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
Class Actions
Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes
Antitrust
Plaintiff’s Recovery
FOCUS AREAS
Toxic Tort Litigation
INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
Stanford University, A.B. (1980) Economics, with honors and distinction
University of California, Berkeley, M.A. (1984) Economics
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. (1985)
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 8

J.R. Eppler, Associate

PRACTICES
Corporate
Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
Corporate Finance & Securities
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Hedge Funds / Investment Funds
Corporate Counseling, Governance & Compliance
Commercial Contracts & Outsourcing
INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
Stanford University, B.A. economics and history (2002) with honors
University of California, Los Angeles, M.B.A. (2007)
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D. (2007)
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 9

Andrew J. Hefty, Partner

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Class Actions
Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes
Health Care
FOCUS AREAS
Managed Care
Health Care Litigation
INDUSTRIES +

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
Department of Defense—Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, B.A. (1994) with high honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D. (1997) cum laude
ADMISSIONS
California
District of Columbia
Maryland
LANGUAGES
German (Beginner)

Answer 10

William A. Helvestine, Partner

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Class Actions
Health Care
Antitrust
Government & Internal Investigations
FOCUS AREAS
Managed Care
Health Care Litigation
INDUSTRIES
Health Care
Insurance/Reinsurance
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina, B.S. physics
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., case and note editor, Georgetown Law Journal
ADMISSIONS
California
District of Columbia

Answer 11

Murray A. Indick, Senior Counsel

PRACTICES
Corporate
Corporate Finance & Securities
Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Hedge Funds / Investment Funds
Financial Services
Corporate Counseling, Governance & Compliance
Commercial Contracts & Outsourcing
FOCUS AREAS
Investment Funds
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, B.A. (1981) magna cum laude
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (1984) magna cum laude
ADMISSIONS
California
District of Columbia
Maryland

Answer 12

Mark T. Jansen, Partner

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Intellectual Property Litigation
Trade Secrets
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Commercial Litigation
Antitrust
FOCUS AREAS
Intellectual Property
INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif
University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A. chemistry and environmental studies
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 13

David Didier Johnson, Counsel

PRACTICES
Health Care
Advertising & Product Risk Management
Commercial Litigation
Litigation & Trial
FOCUS AREAS +

INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
Arizona State University, B.A. (1978) magna cum laude
University of Texas at Austin, J.D. (1999) with honors
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 14

Michael A. Kahn, Senior Counsel

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Plaintiff’s Recovery
National Coordinating Counsel
Commercial Litigation
Class Actions
Arbitration
Appellate
INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A. (1970) Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Alpha, Phi Eta Sigma
Stanford University, M.A. (1973) political science
Stanford Law School, J.D. (1973) Irving Hellman, Jr. Scholar, Stanford Law Review, 1971-1972; Book Review Editor, 1972-1973
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 15

Thomas F. Koegel, Partner

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights
Environment, Energy & Resources
Arbitration
Product Liability & Torts
FOCUS AREAS
Torts Class Actions
INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame, B.A. (1983) English and governmental & international studies, with highest honors
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. (1986)
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 16

M. Kay Martin, Partner

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Environment, Energy & Resources
Product Liability & Torts
Plaintiff’s Recovery
Commercial Litigation
Class Actions
FOCUS AREAS
Consumer Claims
INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
University of California, Davis, B.S. (1984)
University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D. (1991) magna cum laude; member, University of San Francisco Law Review and McAuliffe Law Honor Society
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 17

Beatrice B. Nguyen, Partner

PRACTICES
Antitrust
Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
Plaintiff’s Recovery
Intellectual Property Litigation
Class Actions
FOCUS AREAS
Antitrust & Trade Regulation
INDUSTRIES
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
EDUCATION
Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S. (1991) summa cum laude
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. (1994)
ADMISSIONS
California

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Answer 18

Nicholas O’Keefe, Senior Counsel

PRACTICES
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Counseling, Governance & Compliance
Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Private Equity
Islamic Finance
INDUSTRIES
Health Care
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
EDUCATION
Exeter University, United Kingdom, B.A. (1987)
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (1995)
ADMISSIONS
California
New York

Answer 19

Andrew J. Paulson, Associate

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Health Care
FOCUS AREAS +

INDUSTRIES
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Health Care
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D.
Georgetown University, B.A. Government cum laude
ADMISSIONS
California
LANGUAGES
Spanish

Answer 20

Mark D. Plevin, Partner

PRACTICES
Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights
Litigation & Trial
Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes
Financial Services
FOCUS AREAS
Insurance Bankruptcy
Insurance Litigation & Counseling
INDUSTRIES
Insurance/Reinsurance
Financial Services
EDUCATION
State University of New York at Albany, B.A. Economics (1978) summa cum laude
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. (1981) The Order of the Coif, Virginia Law Review
ADMISSIONS
California
District of Columbia

Answer 21

Tracy E. Reichmuth, Counsel

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability & Torts
Class Actions
Antitrust
FOCUS AREAS
Torts Class Actions
INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
Stanford University, B.A. (1996)
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. (2001)
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 22

Suzanne E. Rode, Associate

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
Privacy & Cybersecurity
Antitrust
Labor & Employment
INDUSTRIES
Transportation
Health Care
EDUCATION
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., cum laude
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., with high honors
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 23

Janine L. Scancarelli, Partner

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
Class Actions
INDUSTRIES +

EDUCATION
Yale, B.A. (1980) linguistics, summa cum laude, distinction in the major, Phi Beta Kappa
UCLA, Ph.D (1987) linguistics
Stanford Law School, J.D. (1998) with distinction, Order of the Coif
ADMISSIONS
California

Answer 24

Ethan P. Schulman, Senior Counsel

PRACTICES
Litigation & Trial
Commercial Litigation
Privacy & Cybersecurity
Legal Ethics & Malpractice
Class Actions
Appellate
INDUSTRIES
Education
EDUCATION
Princeton University, A.B. (1978) cum laude in Politics and Economics, Certificate in Russian Studies
Fulbright-Hays Scholar, Tchaikovsky State Conservatory of Music, Moscow, USSR (1979)
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. (1983) Order of the Coif
ADMISSIONS
California
LANGUAGES
Russian (Beginner)

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Answer 25

Jeffrey C. Selman, Partner PRACTICES Corporate Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Corporate Finance & Securities Private Equity Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences Mergers & Acquisitions Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances IP Transactions & Portfolio Management Corporate Counseling, Governance & Compliance Commercial Contracts & Outsourcing FOCUS AREAS + INDUSTRIES Technology, Media & Telecommunications Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences EDUCATION Stanford University, A.B. Political Science (1987) with distinction and honors Columbia Law School, J.D. (1990) ADMISSIONS California

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Answer 26

J. Daniel Sharp, Partner PRACTICES Litigation & Trial Appellate Trade Secrets Plaintiff's Recovery Legal Ethics & Malpractice Commercial Litigation Arbitration FOCUS AREAS TLDs & Domain Names Construction INDUSTRIES + EDUCATION University of Virginia, B.A. (1981) English Literature, with high distinction University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D. (1987) Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief, The Hastings Law Journal ADMISSIONS California

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Joel D. Smith, Counsel PRACTICES Litigation & Trial Commercial Litigation Appellate Class Actions INDUSTRIES + EDUCATION University of California, Berkeley, B.A., International and Area Studies University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. (2006) member of the California Law Review; Honors: Moot Court Best Brief Award, the Prosser Prize in Torts, and the Jurisprudence Award in Remedies ADMISSIONS California

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Answer 28

Pilar Stillwater, Associate PRACTICES Litigation & Trial Intellectual Property Litigation Commercial Litigation Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences INDUSTRIES + EDUCATION University of California, Santa Cruz, B.S. molecular, cell, and developmental biology (2004) highest honors University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D. (2008) cum laude ADMISSIONS California

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Answer 29

Rebecca Suarez, Associate PRACTICES Litigation & Trial Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes EDUCATION Wellesley College, B.A. philosophy (2005) University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D. (2012) ADMISSIONS California

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Answer 30

Douglas W. Sullivan, Partner PRACTICES Litigation & Trial Commercial Litigation Intellectual Property Litigation Environment, Energy & Resources Plaintiff's Recovery Class Actions Arbitration Appellate FOCUS AREAS Automotive Construction INDUSTRIES + EDUCATION Indiana University, B.A. (1975) with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. (1979) ADMISSIONS California

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Answer 31

Howard M. Weinman, Partner PRACTICES Tax FOCUS AREAS + INDUSTRIES + GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE United States Congress—Legislation Attorney, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress EDUCATION Columbia University, B.A. (1969) magna cum laude Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P. (1973) Harvard Law School, J.D. (1973) cum laude The George Washington University Law School, LL.M. (1981) (taxation), highest honors ADMISSIONS District of Columbia