Best Lawyers In America has named 130 attorneys from around the firm’s domestic offices to its 2011 directory. Of these, 11 are ranked for the first time: Barry Bretschneider, Cedric Chao, Drew Days, Shaye Diveley, Zane Gresham, Peter Hsiao, Jim Huston, Susan Mac Cormac, Deanne Maynard, Bill O'Connor, and Tim Ryan.
The results show another strong year for the firm. Among the highlights:
- We have the country's leading Information Technology practice, with more attorneys recommended than any other firm across the United States, as well as in California (state-wide), San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Virginia (state-wide) and McLean, VA.
- We have more recommended attorneys in California than any other firm (86 attorneys).
- We have more recommended attorneys in San Francisco than any other firm (45 attorneys).
- In California, we have more recommended attorneys than any other firm in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Timber Law.
- In San Francisco, we have more recommended attorneys than any other firm in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Environment, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Natural Resources, and Timber Law.