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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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Supreme Court: Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Because of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
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Saba Software To Be Acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand for $1.4 Billion
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Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital to Acquire LogMeIn for Approximately $4.3 Billion
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Dana Kromm Named Law360 Private Equity MVP
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AB 51: Attacking Arbitration, Again
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Delaware Court Again Finds Potential Director Liability for a Breach of the Duty of Oversight
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CFPB FinTech Regulatory Innovation Initiatives Echo International Regimes
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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions
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With the Enactment of AB 5, Many Independent Contractors Will Become Employees
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Wage Claims After OTO v. Kho: Are Arbitration Agreements Enforceable?
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The Debate on Stakeholder Governance and the Freedom of Directors to Embrace Long-Term Value ...
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SEC Publishes New Proxy Voting Guidance
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Francisco Partners to Sell ClickSoftware to Salesforce for $1.4 Billion
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U.K. Supreme Court Clarifies Test for Trimming Non-Compete Clauses
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Stockholders May Be Third-Party Beneficiaries of Agreement That “Replicates” Standstill of Section ...
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Caremark Is Not a Chimera: Delaware Supreme Court Charges Directors to Oversee Critical Compliance ...
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SEC Adopts Amendments to Auditor Independence Rule
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Steps You Can Take Now To Reduce The Risk Of Litigation Under The New California Consumer Privacy ...
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Francisco Partners Sells Prometheus Group for Over $1 Billion
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Clarity or Confusion: New DOJ Guidance for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
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Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019
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Latest Insights, News, and Events

Supreme Court: Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Because of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
More Insights >
Federal Reserve Board Revises and Prepares to Open the Main Street Lending Program
More Insights >
DOL Withdraws Prior Rule That Prevented Certain Employers from Relying on the Commissioned Sales ...
More Insights >
OSHA Continues to Publish Alerts Offering Industry-Specific Safety Guidance
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020
More News >
PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: California Judicial Council Prohibits All Evictions and Judicial ...
More Insights >
New Judicial Guidance Addresses No-Accrual Vacation Policies Under California Law
More Insights >
PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: The State of Environmental Business Operations One Week Into ...
More Insights >
Delaware Supreme Court Validates Federal Forum Provisions: A Solution to the Explosion of State ...
More Insights >
Once Aggrieved, Always Aggrieved: The California Supreme Court Holds an Employee’s Settlement of ...
More Insights >
PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: The WARN Act and Similar State Laws
More Insights >
PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Employment Issues
More Insights >
Saba Software To Be Acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand for $1.4 Billion
More News >
Nipped In The Bud: Federal Court Enjoins California’s New Arbitration Statute
More Insights >
California Deems Certain Deferred Payment Products Loans, Requiring a Lending License
More Insights >
Department of Labor Issues Major Update to FLSA Regulations Governing the Regular Rate of Pay
More Insights >
Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital to Acquire LogMeIn for Approximately $4.3 Billion
More News >
SEC Proposes to Modernize Regulation of the Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies
More Insights >
Exploiting the Pre-Litigation Demand Requirement to Tax Attorneys’ Fees, a Continuing Tactic by ...
More Insights >
Dana Kromm Named Law360 Private Equity MVP
More News >
Federal Regulators Propose Madden Fix
More Insights >
Symphony Technology Group to Sell First Advantage to Silver Lake
More News >
Coming in 2020: Seven New Laws Ratcheting Up the Regulation of Employment in California
More Insights >
AB 51: Attacking Arbitration, Again
More Insights >
Delaware Court Again Finds Potential Director Liability for a Breach of the Duty of Oversight
More Insights >
CFPB FinTech Regulatory Innovation Initiatives Echo International Regimes
More Insights >
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions
More Insights >
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
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Clarity or Confusion: New DOJ Guidance for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
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Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019
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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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