Partners

Michelle AkermanPartner

Howard W. Ashcraft Jr.Partner

Alexandra V. AtencioPartner

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Neil R. BardackPartner

Andrew A. BassakPartner

Jennifer R. BerlandPartner

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Alexander BerlinePartner

Edward M. BernardPartner

Judith W. BoyettePartner

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David BuoncristianiPartner

Rory J. CampbellPartner

Joan L. CassmanPartner

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Emily M. CharleyPartner

Jeffrey M. ChuPartner

Madeline ChunPartner

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Lawrence M. CirelliPartner

Daniel ClintonPartner

Michael N. ConneranPartner

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Noel M. CookPartner

John T. CuPartner

Lisa Dal GalloPartner

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Jahmal T. DavisPartner

Michael F. DonnerPartner

Matthew P. FisherPartner

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Batya F. ForsythPartner

Kurt A. FranklinPartner

David S. GehrigPartner

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Andrew G. GiacominiManaging Partner

M. Brett GladstonePartner

Patrick M. GlennPartner

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Joel S. GoldmanPartner

Michael J. GorbackPartner

Paul A. GordonPartner

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Theodore A. HellmanPartner

Scott E. HennighPartner

Adam W. HofmannPartner

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Miles C. HoldenPartner

Merton A. HowardPartner

Allan D. JergesenPartner

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Molly Lee KabanPartner

Christopher A. KarachalePartner

Pamela S. KaufmannPartner

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Linda E. KlammPartner

Michael Y. LateefPartner

Jordan A. LavinskyPartner

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Dorothy S. LiuPartner

Constance LiuPartner

David C. LonginottiPartner

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Raymond F. LynchPartner

Kimon ManoliusPartner

Jennifer M. MartinezPartner

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Elizabeth J. MassonPartner

Robert A. McFarlanePartner

Nathan A. MetcalfPartner

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David J. MillerPartner

Steven D. MillerPartner

Patrick T. MiyakiPartner

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Joseph F. Moore, P.E.Partner

Shannon M. NessierPartner

Nancy J. NewmanPartner

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Diane Marie O'MalleyPartner

Susan G. O'NeillPartner

Megan Oliver ThompsonPartner

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Teresa V. PahlPartner

Lisa M. PooleyPartner

Davina PujariPartner

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Sandra L. RappaportPartner

K. Bradley RogersonPartner

Deidré A. SchönfeldtPartner

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Brian M. SchnarrPartner

Allison C. SchuttePartner

Raymond H. SheenPartner

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Julie A. ShermanPartner

Scott C. SmithPartner

Jillian Somers DonovanPartner

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Jonathan S. StorperPartner

Richard J. StrattonPartner

Mathew R. TroughtonPartner

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Gilbert J. TsaiPartner

Shayna Mittler van HoftenPartner

Michael J. Van ZandtPartner

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Mohammad WalizadehPartner

Gary A. WattPartner

Fred B. WeilPartner

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Garner K. WengPartner

Neal L. WolfPartner

Samantha D. WolffPartner

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Alison E. WrightPartner

Glenda M. ZarbockPartner

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Associates

Cole A. BenbowAssociate

Walter M. Binswanger IIIAssociate

David C. CasarrubiasAssociate

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Joyce L. T. ChangAssociate

Marc C. CoatsAssociate

Anthony J. DutraAssociate

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Erin L. FraserAssociate

Rosanna W. GanAssociate

Neema S. GhiasiAssociate

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Celia L. GuzmanAssociate

Holly R. HanksAssociate

Sean G. HermanAssociate

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Winston K. HuAssociate

Kaylen KadotaniAssociate

Jerri Kay-PhillipsAssociate

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Adrianna C. KourafasAssociate

Tamara Lam-PlattesAssociate

Patrick S. LoiAssociate

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Hannah H. LouAssociate

Simran K. MahalAssociate

Melissa M. MalstromAssociate

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Katherine P. McGrathAssociate

Nicholas C. MooreAssociate

Laurel E. O'ConnorAssociate

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Ann Mary OlsonAssociate

Amanda M. OsowskiAssociate

David J. PartidaAssociate

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Lauren C. PonAssociate

Bilwa RavikiranAssociate

Kyla K. RoweAssociate

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Erica J. RussellAssociate

Daren R. ShaverAssociate

Candice P. ShihAssociate

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Janie L. ThompsonAssociate

Nicole S. WittAssociate

Jerett T. YanAssociate

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Elisha J. YangAssociate

Jennifer L. YazdiAssociate

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Of Counsel

Samir J. AbdelnourSenior Counsel

Douglas ArmstrongCounsel

Alan S. BishopSenior Counsel

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Robia S. CrispSenior Counsel

Stuart L. EislerSenior Counsel

Donnelly A. GillenSenior Counsel

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Catherine J. GrovesSenior Counsel

Bradford R. HisePartner - General Counsel

William J. HoehlerCounsel

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William T. KellermannCounsel

Susanne B. KellyCounsel

Adrian T. LambieOf Counsel

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Emily LeahyCounsel

Alan D. LinchCounsel

Josephine Mason PetrickSenior Counsel

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Matthew J. PeckSenior Counsel

Geoffrey R. PittmanSenior Counsel

Neepa P. RanavatSenior Counsel

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Christopher A. RheinheimerSenior Counsel

Richard A. SaffirOf Counsel

Payam A. SaljoughianSenior Counsel

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Natalie N. WilsonSenior Counsel

Ronald S. WynnCounsel

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Other

Peter BanyaiLaw Clerk

Mary Enemark StoneDirector of Marketing and Business Development

Everett L. MonroeAttorney

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Kimberly Reisman, J.D.Marketing

Margaret Abeles

Ninth Circuit Rules ERISA Pension Plan Must Pay Survivor Benefits to Registered Domestic Partner
Hanson Bridgett LLP, June 2019

In a short, unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an ERISA pension plan administrator should have treated a deceased participant's registered domestic partner as a surviving spouse and granted his claim for survivor benefits. The cased turned on the fact that the pension plan document specifically incorporated California law, which has long required that registered domestic partners be given the same rights, protections, and benefits under law as are granted to spouses. The terms "spouse" and "married" were not defined in the plan document...

California Appellate Court Affirms Large Punitive Damages Award Against Insurer
Hanson Bridgett LLP, June 2019

Last month, a California appellate court rejected an insurer's arguments and affirmed a large punitive damages award against the insurer, providing a fresh roadmap for policyholders to obtain such relief when insurers engage in certain bad-faith practices. Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Company (2019) 35 Cal.App.5th 455 involved a policyholder's claim for the $50,000 limits under his underinsured motorist policy. After a jury found that GEICO had unreasonably delayed paying those limits, it awarded the policyholder $313,508 in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages...

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Hanson Bridgett Welcomes Partner Andrew Bassak and Senior Counsel Christopher Rheinheimer
Hanson Bridgett LLP, May 2019

May 1, 2019 (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Hanson Bridgett is pleased to announce the addition of attorneys Andrew Bassak and Christopher Rheinheimer to the firm. Bassak joins as partner in the firm's litigation section, most recently having served as partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP for more than 20 years. He has advised and represented clients who are key players in leading industries such as real estate, energy and utilities, environmental, financial services, and more. Bassak's wide-ranging experience encompasses all aspects of business trials, resolving varied commercial disputes in federal and state courts as well as arbitration, including cross-border disputes...

An Interview with New Hanson Bridgett Partner, Jennifer Marie Martinez
Hanson Bridgett LLP, April 2019

Jennifer represents private and public employers on all manner of labor and employment issues, including defending employers in single plaintiff and class action litigation matters, as well as administrative charges, representing management in collective bargaining negotiations and grievance arbitrations, and providing advice and counseling on various questions related to employees and contractors. She also has a bit of a niche specialty in advising on employment issues in M&A transactions. 1. Why did you become a lawyer? I'm one of those people that sort of always knew I wanted to be a lawyer, and a litigator specifically...

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