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Farella Braun + Martel Recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2012

November 21, 2011 Accolades

SAN FRANCISCO (November 21, 2011):  Benchmark Litigation 2012 ranks Farella Braun + Martel among the best litigation firms in California.  A publication of Euromoney/Legal Media Group, Benchmark Litigation is the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on litigation in the U.S.  Recommendations are based on interviews with the nation’s leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.

 

Benchmark Litigation notes that Farella “has solidified its status as a respected player in the state’s competitive litigation market, ” and adds that the firm is noted for its strengths in intellectual property, complex commercial, white-collar crime, environmental and construction work.

 

Within the guide, Benchmark Litigation recognized the following Farella Braun + Martel lawyers:

 

  • Robert Holtzapple 
  • William Keane
  • Thomas Mayhew
  • Stephanie Skaff
  • Kelly Woodruff
  • Douglas Young

Farella Braun + Martel represents clients throughout the United States and abroad in sophisticated business transactions and high-stakes commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Founded in 1962, the firm is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry. Farella Braun + Martel lawyers are known for their imaginative legal solutions, dynamism and intellectual creativity. With an unwavering service ethic and interdisciplinary team approach, the firm is committed to advancing clients' objectives in the most effective, coordinated and efficient manner. Farella Braun + Martel is a green business.

 

Contact:

Cheryl Loof , Farella Braun + Martel LLP

415 954-4433 / [email protected]

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