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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

4.8
14 reviews

2550 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.

Advertising & Sweepstakes Law, Affordable Housing & Community Development, Alternative Investments and 174 more

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is a law firm established in 1868 with an office in Palo Alto, CA. At this office location, there are 58 lawyers practicing advertising & sweepstakes law, affordable housing & community development, alternative investments and 174 other areas of law.

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4.6
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June 22, 2010
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March 30, 2010
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Excellent lawyers who deliver great results at a fair price.

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March 30, 2010
Hired Attorney Annie Huang

Excellent lawyer with great skill set.

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March 30, 2010
Hired Attorney Jeffrey Vesely

The entire Pillsbury team lead by Jeff is excellent is every aspect of their practice.

Taxation
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March 30, 2010
Hired Attorney Kerne Matsubara

He is a fantastic technician and delivers great results.

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January 27, 2010
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NO I JUST LIKED WORKING WITH THEM.

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April 08, 2009
Hired Attorney Peter Wyckoff
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Areas of Law

  • Advertising and Marketing 2
    • Advertising & Sweepstakes Law
    • Marketing
  • Housing Law 1
    • Affordable Housing & Community Development
  • Investments 8
    • Alternative Investments
    • Derivatives
    • Financial Services
    • Financial Services Regulation
    • Investment Funds & Investment Management
    • Private Equity
    • REIT & Real Estate Capital Markets
    • Venture Capital
  • Intellectual Property 6
    • America Invents Act (AIA) Legal Analysis and Resources
    • Copyrights
    • Intellectual Property Litigation
    • Patent Prosecution
    • Trade Secrets
    • Trademark Management Systems - Intellectual Property
  • International Trade 1
    • Antidumping
  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation 1
    • Antitrust & Competition
  • Appellate Practice 1
    • Appellate
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution 1
    • Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Finance 6
    • Asset-Backed Finance
    • Communications Finance
    • Leveraged Finance
    • Public Finance
    • Structured Finance
    • Transportation Finance
  • Aviation Law 2
    • Aviation
    • Aerospace & Transportation
  • Banking Law 1
    • Bank Finance
  • Business Law 7
    • Business Process Outsourcing
    • Corporate & Business Transactions
    • Business Interruption and Casualty
    • Public-Private Partnerships
    • Public-Private Partnerships & Military Housing
    • Real Estate & Partnership Taxation
    • Startup America Partnership
  • Environmental Law 6
    • Carbon Sequestration - Climate Changes & Sustainability
    • Climate Change & Sustainability
    • Environment
    • Environmental Litigation
    • Oil & Gas Environmental Working Group
    • Pollution and Environmental Insurance
  • Technology and Science 4
    • Clean Technology
    • Semiconductor
    • Technology
    • Technology Acquisition and Licensing
  • Communications and Media 6
    • Communications
    • Mass Media
    • Media & Entertainment
    • Privacy
    • Social Media & Games
    • Telecommunications
  • Construction Law 2
    • Construction Counseling & Dispute Resolution
    • Construction Insurance
  • Corporate Law 5
    • Corporate & Cross-Border Transactions
    • Corporate & Securities
    • Corporate & Securities - Technology
    • Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense
    • Corporate Trust Services
  • Insurance 5
    • Cyber Insurance
    • Insurance Due Diligence
    • Insurance Recovery & Advisory
    • Product Liability Insurance
    • Specialty Insurance
  • Real Estate 2
    • Distressed Real Estate
    • Real Estate Lending
  • Education Law 1
    • Education
  • Labor and Employment 5
    • Employment Litigation
    • Infrastructure Outsourcing
    • It Outsourcing
    • Outsourcing
    • Whistleblower Prevention & Defense Team
  • Taxation 7
    • Employment Tax Audit Task Force
    • Trusts & Tax Planning
    • Federal Tax Controversy & Tax Policy
    • IP Audits & Strategic Planning
    • State & Local Tax
    • Tax
    • Tax Accounting
  • Energy 7
    • Energy & Infrastructure Projects
    • Energy Capital Markets
    • Energy Regulatory
    • Nuclear Energy
    • Power Generation & Transmission
    • Renewable & Alternative Energy
    • Solar Energy - Energy
  • Natural Resources 1
    • Land Use & Natural Resources
  • Employee Benefits 3
    • ERISA Litigation
    • Executive Compensation & Benefits
    • Executive Compensation & Benefits - Litigation
  • Trusts and Estates 2
    • Estates
    • Unclaimed Property & Escheat Obligations
  • Professional Liability 1
    • Executive and Professional Liability
  • International Law 3
    • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act & Global Anti-Corruption
    • International Benefit & Global Stock Plans
    • International Tax
  • Contracts 1
    • Government Contracts & Disputes
  • Government 2
    • Government Plans
    • Public Policy
  • Health Care 1
    • Health Care & Life Sciences
  • Indians and Native Populations 1
    • Indian Law (American)
  • Litigation 4
    • Information Law & Electronic Discovery
    • Real Estate & Land Use Litigation
    • RMB Litigation and Investigations
    • Securities Litigation
  • Bankruptcy 2
    • Insolvency & Restructuring
    • Technology & Insolvency Solutions
  • Internet Law 1
    • Internet
  • Zoning, Planning and Land Use 2
    • Land Use
    • Zoning & Historic Preservation
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures 2
    • Leveraged Buyouts
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Agency and Distributorships 1
    • Distribution & Franchising
  • Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations 1
    • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) 1
    • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Election, Campaign and Political Law 1
    • Political Law
  • Torts 1
    • Product Liability & Toxic Torts
  • Commodities 1
    • Trade & Commodities Finance
  • Resorts and Leisure 1
    • Travel
  • Hospitality Law 1
    • Leisure & Hospitality
  • Other 50
    • Applications Development and Maintenance
    • Cable & Multi-Channel Video Delivery Systems
    • California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
    • China
    • Cloud Computing
    • Consumer & Retail
    • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
    • Crisis Management
    • Crisis Prevention Services
    • Cyber security Task Force
    • Disaster Planning & Liability Management
    • Distressed Investing
    • Dodd-Frank Act Resource Center
    • Emerging Growth
    • Employment
    • Employment Advice & Counseling
    • Facilities Management
    • Fiduciary Administration & Dispute Services
    • Fraud & Abuse and Compliance
    • Gift Cards and Prepaid Cards
    • Global Sourcing
    • Health & Welfare Plans
    • Indenture Trustee Services
    • India
    • Israel
    • It Service Integration
    • Japan
    • Keeping Ahead Of Tomorrow
    • Korea
    • Latin America
    • Legal Industry & Professional Matters
    • Middle East
    • Myanmar/Burma
    • Nordic Practice
    • Oil & Gas
    • Open Source
    • Post-Grant Proceedings
    • Data Security & Information Use
    • Pro Bono & Community
    • Property
    • Qualified Plans
    • Restaurant
    • Food & Beverage
    • Satellite
    • Smart Grid
    • Sustainability
    • Virtual Worlds & Video Games
    • Water Resources
    • Wine
    • Beer & Spirits Law

Office Details

  • Firm History
    Year Established

    1868

    Former/Historical Names

    Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro and Lillick & McHose - January 1991 {para}Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro and Cushman Darby & Cushman - September 1996 {para}Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro and Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts - January 2001 {para}Pillsbury Winthrop LLP and Shaw Pittman LLP - April 2005

  • Partnership & Affiliations
    Partnerships

    A Limited Liability Partnership

  • Representative Clients

    Representative Clients:
    1-800-CONTACTS
    3E Company
    Althea Technologies, Inc.
    American International Group (AIG)
    American Media, Inc./National Enquirer
    Asteres Inc.
    Atheros Communications, Inc.
    AT&T Inc.
    BancWest Corporation
    Bank of America, N.A. and affiliates
    BentleyForbes
    Biogen Idec, Inc.
    Boston Properties, Inc.
    Bridgestone Corporation
    Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    California Micro Devices Corporation
    California Public Employees' Retirement System (CALPERS)
    Cambridge Display Technology, Inc.
    Capital Automotive REIT
    Cara Therapeutics, Inc.
    CarrAmerica Realty Corporation
    Centice, Inc.
    CGI-AMS
    Chevron Corporation
    Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.
    Chivas USA
    Citigroup Inc.
    City of New York
    CommonWealth Partners
    ConocoPhillips
    Constellation Energy
    Crescent Real Estate Equities Company
    Crown Central Petroleum Corporation
    D&B (Dun & Bradstreet)
    Deutsche Bank AG
    Diligence, Inc.
    DIRECTV, Inc.
    Duke Energy Corporation
    Dynegy Inc.
    Edison Venture Fund
    Entergy Corporation
    Federal Realty Investment Trust
    Fox Interactive Media
    FPL Group, Inc.
    Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
    General Electric
    George Washington University
    Hanson Building Materials America, Inc.
    Headwaters Incorporated
    Honeywell International Inc.
    IDM Properties
    Incyte Corporation
    In-N-Out Burger
    Intel Corporation
    iStar Financial Inc.
    JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    Lehman Brothers Inc.
    Lincoln Property Company
    Los Angeles Unified School District
    Marubeni Corporation
    Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
    McKesson Corporation
    MediciNova, Inc.
    Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians
    Mills Corporation
    Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
    Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
    Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.
    National Retail Properties, Inc.
    Notable Solutions, Inc.
    Noxilizer, Inc.
    ObjectVideo Inc.
    OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Orange 21 Inc.
    PacifiCorp
    PETCO Animal Supplies
    PortalPlayer, Inc.
    Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
    Qatar Petroleum
    Raven biotechnologies, inc.
    RelayHealth Corporation
    Resolution plc
    Rho Ventures
    Rolls- Royce Group plc
    Sabre Holdings Corporation/Travelocity.com Inc.
    San Francisco Giants
    SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Saul Centers, Inc.
    SBE Entertainment Group
    Sharp Corporation
    Shorenstein Properties
    SiRF Technology, Inc.
    St. Francis Medical Technologies Inc.
    Stanford University
    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
    Suez Energy North America
    Sun Microsystems
    SupportSoft, Inc.
    SYNNEX Corporation
    Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    Tenaska Energy, Inc.
    Tidelands Oil & Gas
    Toshiba Corporation
    Tum Yeto, Inc.
    United Negro College Fund, Inc.
    Valero Energy Corporation
    Venrock Associates
    Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
    Waterfront Media, Inc.
    Wells Fargo & Company
    Xcel Energy Inc.
    Xerox Corporation
    XM Satellite Radio
    YourAmigo, Inc.
    Zingy Inc.

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