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The San Francisco office continues to grow, adding top talent, as we evolve our multidisciplinary practice to serve the needs of our clients. Our Northern California presence is far-reaching, making us the counsel of choice for both industry leaders and emerging companies in the technology, finance, transportation, real estate and environmental development, energy, and healthcare sectors.

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Department of Labor Proposes Increased Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees
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Saba Software, a Portfolio Company of Vector Capital, to Acquire Lumesse
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QOZs (Qualified Opportunity Zones) for Real Estate Developers and Investors
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Camden Properties and Camden Land Corporation Sell Beverly Hills Golden Triangle Property to ...
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14 Paul Hastings Lawyers Named 2018 Acritas Stars
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U.S. Proposes a National Framework for the Regulation of Fintech
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Paul Hastings Launches PH Ignite, Its New Online Resource for the Emerging Growth Company Space
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Prior Salary in Employment Decisions: California Changes and Attempts to Clarify Recent Salary ...
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Francisco Partners Leads $500 Million Secondary Investment in LegalZoom
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Five Paul Hastings Lawyers Named Law360 Rising Stars
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California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Set to Dramatically Change Privacy Landscape Across the ...
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San Francisco Marks Largest Office Lease in City’s History with Facebook Transaction
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Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2018
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Preparing for Dynamex: California Supreme Court Set to Decide Legal Standard for Determining ...
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Rizo v. Yovino: En Banc Ninth Circuit Holds That Salary History Is Not a Justification for Gender ...
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Allegro Acquires Financial Engineering Associates
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Latest Insights, News, and Events

With the Enactment of AB 5, Many Independent Contractors Will Become Employees
More Insights >
Wage Claims After OTO v. Kho: Are Arbitration Agreements Enforceable?
More Insights >
The Debate on Stakeholder Governance and the Freedom of Directors to Embrace Long-Term Value ...
More Insights >
SEC Publishes New Proxy Voting Guidance
More Insights >
Francisco Partners to Sell ClickSoftware to Salesforce for $1.4 Billion
More News >
U.K. Supreme Court Clarifies Test for Trimming Non-Compete Clauses
More Insights >
Stockholders May Be Third-Party Beneficiaries of Agreement That “Replicates” Standstill of Section ...
More Insights >
Caremark Is Not a Chimera: Delaware Supreme Court Charges Directors to Oversee Critical Compliance ...
More Insights >
SEC Adopts Amendments to Auditor Independence Rule
More Insights >
Steps You Can Take Now To Reduce The Risk Of Litigation Under The New California Consumer Privacy ...
More Insights >
Francisco Partners Sells Prometheus Group for Over $1 Billion
More News >
Clarity or Confusion: New DOJ Guidance for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019
More News >
"Silence Is Golden”: Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela Holds That Ambiguous Arbitration Agreements Bar ...
More Insights >
Department of Labor Proposes Update to FLSA Regulations Governing the Regular Rate of Pay
More Insights >
Containing Risk and Seizing Opportunity: The In-house Lawyer’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence
More Insights >
Department of Labor Proposes Increased Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees
More Insights >
Vector Capital to Acquire Aspect Software
More News >
SEC Proposes Changes to Fund of Funds Arrangements
More Insights >
TIBCO Acquires Orchestra Network
More News >
California Adopts First-of-its-Kind Commercial Financing Disclosure Regime
More Insights >
Saba Software, a Portfolio Company of Vector Capital, to Acquire Lumesse
More News >
QOZs (Qualified Opportunity Zones) for Real Estate Developers and Investors
More Insights >
Camden Properties and Camden Land Corporation Sell Beverly Hills Golden Triangle Property to ...
More News >
14 Paul Hastings Lawyers Named 2018 Acritas Stars
More News >
U.S. Proposes a National Framework for the Regulation of Fintech
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Launches PH Ignite, Its New Online Resource for the Emerging Growth Company Space
More News >
Prior Salary in Employment Decisions: California Changes and Attempts to Clarify Recent Salary ...
More Insights >
Francisco Partners Leads $500 Million Secondary Investment in LegalZoom
More News >
Five Paul Hastings Lawyers Named Law360 Rising Stars
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California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Set to Dramatically Change Privacy Landscape Across the ...
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SEC Proposes Rule Designed to Permit Certain ETFs to Operate Without an Exemptive Order and Adopts ...
More Insights >
San Francisco Marks Largest Office Lease in City’s History with Facebook Transaction
More News >
Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2018
More News >
Symphony Technology Group Acquires Winshuttle Holdings
More News >
Clipping the Wings of the MBTA? Newly Embraced Definition of Take Impacts more than Criminal ...
More Insights >
SEC Proposes Rules Designed to Enhance Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment ...
More Insights >
Preparing for Dynamex: California Supreme Court Set to Decide Legal Standard for Determining ...
More Insights >
Rizo v. Yovino: En Banc Ninth Circuit Holds That Salary History Is Not a Justification for Gender ...
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Allegro Acquires Financial Engineering Associates
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Recent Client Successes

Represented Goldman Sachs as financial advisor to Hewlett Packard Enterprise in its US$8.8B spin-off and merger of non-core software assets with Micro Focus International.

Advised OneWeb, builder of the world’s largest satellite constellation, on a US$500M+ private placement to its strategic partners.

Represented The Related Companies as lead land use and environmental counsel in securing approval of the largest private development project in the history of Silicon Valley.

Leading Legal Team

Our lawyers provide the legal solutions and business insights necessary to help our clients navigate new paths to growth. We advise our clients on complex domestic and cross-border deals and financings, as well as defend their interests in a wide range of disputes. In addition, we regularly guide innovative start-ups through the process of establishing their businesses.

Guiding Complex, Cross-Border Deals

  • We are a leader in Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions, guiding clients through complex domestic and cross-border deals with a focus on the tech, emerging growth, healthcare, biotech, and media sectors.
  • Our Corporate, Intellectual Property and Tax lawyers focus on complex technology transactions and IP counseling and advice for clients in high-tech industries.
  • The Capital Markets practice represents private and public corporations, investors, and investment banks in a variety of acquisition, venture finance and joint venture, derivative, and restructuring transactions.
  • The San Francisco office is a crucial part of our Finance practice, which includes 100+ lawyers in key global markets who provide strategic advice that reflects market realities.

ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND RESOLVING CRITICAL DISPUTES

  • The lawyers in our Litigation practice have played lead roles in many of the most complex and high-profile litigation disputes in the region.
  • Our top-ranked Employment Law practice helps companies implement effective workplace strategies, minimize the risk of litigation, and defend their interests when disputes do arise.
  • Our Antitrust and Competition practice represents many of the world’s leading business and financial enterprises.

ADVISING INNOVATIVE CLIENTS ACROSS INDUSTRIES

  • Our experienced Technology team provides a full range of strategic advice to established market leaders and innovative start-ups.
  • The firm’s dedicated Data Center practice advises leading companies in this space on all facets of data center transactions in numerous jurisdictions globally.
  • Our office is home to members of the firm’s “go-to” Payment Systems practice, advising both established leaders and innovative newcomers around the world.
  • Our San Francisco team is part of one of the largest global Real Estate practices, which has developed sophisticated structures and innovative solutions for complex multijurisdictional real estate deals.
  • The lawyers in our Internet of Things practice guide clients through the host of business opportunities and legal challenges created by our increasingly connected world.

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OFFICE ADDRESS

101 California Street
Forty-Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: +1 415 856 7000
Fax: +1 415 856 7100


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