San Francisco
Office Address
100 Pine Street
Suite 3200
San Francisco, CA 94111-5218 US
Our San Francisco office focuses on complex business litigation, including the defense of companies and individuals facing government investigations and enforcement actions, labor and employment litigation and insurance fraud. Our accomplished trial lawyers have handled numerous high-profile cases and have extensive knowledge of the local courts, judges and juries.
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Our San Francisco litigators combine in-depth regulatory knowledge, experienced trial skills and creative strategy in handling complex commercial business disputes. We have extensive experience with the litigation aspects of governmental enforcement, including representing clients in governmental investigations, regulatory proceedings and agency litigation concerning both competition law and consumer protection issues. Part of our regulatory approach is to position clients to avoid litigation when doing so would be to their advantage.
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Our San Francisco litigators combine in-depth regulatory knowledge, experienced trial skills and creative strategy in handling complex commercial business disputes. We have extensive experience with the litigation aspects of governmental enforcement, including representing clients in governmental investigations, regulatory proceedings and agency litigation concerning both competition law and consumer protection issues. Part of our regulatory approach is to position clients to avoid litigation when doing so would be to their advantage.
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The depth and quality of our cybersecurity, privacy & data protection practice recently earned us a recognition on BTI Consulting Group’s Honor Roll of Cybersecurity Law Firms. The practice understands the unique needs of businesses and has extensive experience helping clients navigate the myriad government regulations pertaining to data privacy and security.
Our San Francisco team advises clients on a full array of data privacy and security needs, including compliance programs, day-to-day compliance counseling, legislative and regulatory advocacy services, data breach investigations and responses, regulatory investigations, and litigation related to cybersecurity, privacy and data protection matters.
In addition, since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) passed in June 2018, our San Francisco team has been at the forefront of helping Fortune 500 companies and major financial institutions understand the nuances of this novel regulation (the strictest privacy statute in the country), its pending amendments and related issues like copycat laws in other states and expected federal legislation.
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The depth and quality of our cybersecurity, privacy & data protection practice recently earned us a recognition on BTI Consulting Group’s Honor Roll of Cybersecurity Law Firms. The practice understands the unique needs of businesses and has extensive experience helping clients navigate the myriad government regulations pertaining to data privacy and security.
Our San Francisco team advises clients on a full array of data privacy and security needs, including compliance programs, day-to-day compliance counseling, legislative and regulatory advocacy services, data breach investigations and responses, regulatory investigations, and litigation related to cybersecurity, privacy and data protection matters.
In addition, since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) passed in June 2018, our San Francisco team has been at the forefront of helping Fortune 500 companies and major financial institutions understand the nuances of this novel regulation (the strictest privacy statute in the country), its pending amendments and related issues like copycat laws in other states and expected federal legislation.
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When forming or investing in a hedge or private equity fund, there is no substitute for industry knowledge, ingenuity, experience and global relationships.
Our investment management practice, comprising nearly 100 lawyers, is a recognized leader in the representation of large institutional and entrepreneurial fund sponsors and managers in the formation of hedge, private equity funds and hybrid funds.
We have served as lead counsel to some of the world’s premier investors and have helped them access opportunities in markets around the world. Through our representation of a broad range of investment managers and investors, we are able to attain proprietary insight on emerging trends in the private equity and hedge fund industries. This knowledge and experience is particularly valuable to clients as convergence across asset classes continues to play out in the marketplace.
When forming or investing in a hedge or private equity fund, there is no substitute for industry knowledge, ingenuity, experience and global relationships.
Our investment management practice, comprising nearly 100 lawyers, is a recognized leader in the representation of large institutional and entrepreneurial fund sponsors and managers in the formation of hedge, private equity funds and hybrid funds.
We have served as lead counsel to some of the world’s premier investors and have helped them access opportunities in markets around the world. Through our representation of a broad range of investment managers and investors, we are able to attain proprietary insight on emerging trends in the private equity and hedge fund industries. This knowledge and experience is particularly valuable to clients as convergence across asset classes continues to play out in the marketplace.
The white collar criminal defense practice in our San Francisco office is ranked in the top tier by Chambers USA. As part of the firm’s distinguished nationwide practice, our San Francisco team focuses on the defense of corporations and individuals facing allegations of antitrust violations, healthcare, securities, government contracts or tax fraud, money laundering, customs fraud and corruption.
Composed of experienced former federal prosecutors, the practice has defended accounting firms, technology firms, overseas banks, healthcare professionals and numerous other corporations and individuals in connection with federal and state government investigations and charges, as well as related civil and administrative matters.
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The white collar criminal defense practice in our San Francisco office is ranked in the top tier by Chambers USA. As part of the firm’s distinguished nationwide practice, our San Francisco team focuses on the defense of corporations and individuals facing allegations of antitrust violations, healthcare, securities, government contracts or tax fraud, money laundering, customs fraud and corruption.
Composed of experienced former federal prosecutors, the practice has defended accounting firms, technology firms, overseas banks, healthcare professionals and numerous other corporations and individuals in connection with federal and state government investigations and charges, as well as related civil and administrative matters.
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Faced with the unique regulatory environment in California, insurers can rely on Akin’s in-depth knowledge and experience in insurance regulations to navigate the complexities of a claims dispute and potential exposure.
The San Francisco office represents insurers in actions for breach of contract and bad faith denial of claims and pursues remedies under the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act for the submission of false and fraudulent claims. It also represents healthcare providers in actions brought against them under the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act and California False Claims Act.
Further, our litigation team provides counseling to insurers’ special investigative units on their reporting requirements to the California Department of Insurance. Our San Francisco team can leverage the experience of our national insurance practice, whose members have strong and diverse backgrounds as insurance regulatory officials, in-house counsel to major insurance holding companies and longtime counsel to insurance and reinsurance companies in complex transactions and disputes.
Faced with the unique regulatory environment in California, insurers can rely on Akin’s in-depth knowledge and experience in insurance regulations to navigate the complexities of a claims dispute and potential exposure.
The San Francisco office represents insurers in actions for breach of contract and bad faith denial of claims and pursues remedies under the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act for the submission of false and fraudulent claims. It also represents healthcare providers in actions brought against them under the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act and California False Claims Act.
Further, our litigation team provides counseling to insurers’ special investigative units on their reporting requirements to the California Department of Insurance. Our San Francisco team can leverage the experience of our national insurance practice, whose members have strong and diverse backgrounds as insurance regulatory officials, in-house counsel to major insurance holding companies and longtime counsel to insurance and reinsurance companies in complex transactions and disputes.
California, with some of the most stringent labor regulations in the country, has historically been a hotbed of employment litigation for local, national and international corporations. Our San Francisco lawyers defend Fortune 100 employers and industry leaders in nationwide wage and hour class actions, employment discrimination, employee classification, meal periods and rest breaks and other complex labor matters.
The quality of our labor and employment lawyers and the collective depth of their knowledge in all areas of employment law have earned recognition by Chambers USA and Law360, which rated the firm as one of the nation’s “top employment law defense practices.” While we often are involved in making new law and handling headline-grabbing cases, our abiding goal is to help each of our clients achieve the best possible outcome for their business, whether by early settlement or through trial and appeal.
California, with some of the most stringent labor regulations in the country, has historically been a hotbed of employment litigation for local, national and international corporations. Our San Francisco lawyers defend Fortune 100 employers and industry leaders in nationwide wage and hour class actions, employment discrimination, employee classification, meal periods and rest breaks and other complex labor matters.
The quality of our labor and employment lawyers and the collective depth of their knowledge in all areas of employment law have earned recognition by Chambers USA and Law360, which rated the firm as one of the nation’s “top employment law defense practices.” While we often are involved in making new law and handling headline-grabbing cases, our abiding goal is to help each of our clients achieve the best possible outcome for their business, whether by early settlement or through trial and appeal.
Our Supreme Court & appellate practice is nationally recognized as comprising exceptionally experienced and respected figures in the courtroom. Our San Francisco appellate team has handled high-profile cases at all levels, including matters in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and California appellate courts. We have argued multiple appeals in the 9th Circuit and California Courts of Appeal, and have also argued dozens of dispositive motions in California federal and state trial courts.
Our Supreme Court & appellate practice is nationally recognized as comprising exceptionally experienced and respected figures in the courtroom. Our San Francisco appellate team has handled high-profile cases at all levels, including matters in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and California appellate courts. We have argued multiple appeals in the 9th Circuit and California Courts of Appeal, and have also argued dozens of dispositive motions in California federal and state trial courts.