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Our San Francisco location brings Paul, Weiss’s nationally preeminent litigation and transactional services to the Bay Area, offering a team with deep familiarity with Northern California’s business culture and investment community, and experience before key courts and regulatory agencies. The location also serves as a platform for delivering Paul, Weiss’s full suite of capabilities.
Our Team
The office features San Francisco’s leading trial team, including a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, and top-flight private equity transactional lawyers who have deep relationships in the Northern California market. Our San Francisco team is supported by partners based in New York and Washington who regularly represent significant West Coast companies on a full range of litigation, transactional and restructuring matters.
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Avis Budget Group Secures Complete Dismissal of Consumer Class Action in Precedent-Setting Decision
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Paul, Weiss secured a categorical win for Avis Budget Group when the D.C. Superior Court dismissed with prejudice the entirety of a consumer class action over “drip pricing,” or the practice of hiding taxes and fees until the “last minute,” or by only disclosing the total price on “the final checkout page.”
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Proposed California Legislation Would Increase Antitrust Penalties
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and State Senator Melissa Hurtado recently proposed Senate Bill 763, which would amend the state’s antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, by increasing criminal penalties and creating new civil penalties in actions brought by the California AG or county district attorneys. The proposed amendments come at a time when California is contemplating a substantive expansion of its antitrust law.
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Randy Luskey Named a Top White Collar Lawyer in California by the Daily Journal
The Daily Journal profiled litigation partner Randy Luskey as one of its 2024 “Top White Collar Lawyers,” which annually spotlights the top California attorneys specializing in white collar defense.
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Coinbase Secures Complete Dismissal of Putative Class Action Concerning its Listing of the Digital Asset UST
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted in full Coinbase’s motion to dismiss a putative class action concerning Coinbase’s listing of the algorithmic stablecoin UST.
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Golden Gate Capital Invests in oneZero
Paul, Weiss is advising San Francisco-based private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in its investment in oneZero Financial Systems, a global leader in multi-asset enterprise trading technology solutions.
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Lone View Acquires CargoSprint
Paul, Weiss advised Lone View Capital, a growth-oriented private equity firm investing across the technology ecosystem, in its acquisition of a majority stake in CargoSprint, a leader in innovative solutions for the cargo industry.
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Golden Gate Capital Invests in Brava Roof Tile
Paul, Weiss is advising San Francisco-based private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in its investment in Brava Roof Tile, the leading independent provider of composite roofing materials in the U.S.
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Meredith Dearborn and Jessica Phillips Publish Recorder Article on Demystifying Tech in the Courtroom
Litigation partners Meredith Dearborn and Jessica Phillips co-wrote an article for The Recorder about ensuring juries and judges understand the technology at issue in a tech-focused trial.
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Randy Luskey Named One of California’s Top Trade Secrets Lawyers in 2024 by the Daily Journal
The Daily Journal profiled litigation partner Randy Luskey as one of its 2024 “Top Trade Secrets Lawyers,” marking the fourth consecutive year that Randy has been recognized among the best attorneys in California for trade secrets matters such as unfair competition and employee mobility.
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Bill Isaacson, Meredith Dearborn, Brette Tannenbaum and Randy Luskey Recognized by The American Lawyer for International Swimming League Appellate Victory
Litigation partners Bill Isaacson, Meredith Dearborn, Brette Tannenbaum and Randy Luskey were recognized in The American Lawyer’s September 20 “Litigation Daily” column for their appellate victory on behalf of International Swimming League.
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Melinda Haag Named a 2024 “Top 100 Lawyer” in California by the Daily Journal
The Daily Journal recognized litigation partner Melinda Haag as one of its 2024 “Top 100 Lawyers.”
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Mark Mendelsohn and Melinda Haag Discuss Cross-Border Enforcement at 2024 NAFUSA Conference
Litigation partners Melinda Haag and Mark Mendelsohn participated in a panel, “The Emerging Cross-Border Enforcement Environment: Advances and Challenges for the DOJ, Corporations and Defense Counsel,” as part of the 2024 National Association of Former United States Attorneys (NAFUSA) conference.
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California Non-Compete Laws Take Effect
California’s two new non-compete laws, which add new requirements and penalties to California’s existing statutory framework prohibiting restraints on trade, went into effect on January 1. The laws expand the ability of employees to challenge non-competes in California and add an affirmative notice requirement by February 14 for employers who have entered into non-compete agreements that are void under California law.
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Josh Hill Recognized as One of California’s Top White Collar Lawyers in 2023 by the Daily Journal
For the second consecutive year, the Daily Journal profiled litigation partner Josh Hill as one of its “Top White Collar Lawyers,” which annually spotlights the top California attorneys specializing in white collar defense.
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Golden Gate Private Equity Wins Major Victory in Dispute Stemming From Bronx Real Estate Deal
Representing Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc., in New York state court, Paul, Weiss secured the complete dismissal, with prejudice, of a contract and fraud lawsuit concerning a Bronx real estate transaction.