Paul Hastings, founded in 1951, is a leading international law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 18 offices. Serving a diverse client base that includes many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies, we work with clients to take their businesses through every phase, offering a full range of services in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Project Finance, Investment Management, Real Estate, Labor and Employment, and Tax Advisory Services.

Statement of Practice

Affordable Housing and Tax Credits, Aircraft Finance and Leasing, Antitrust and Competition, Appellate Litigation, Asset Securitization and Structured Finance, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy Litigation, Base Realignment and Closures, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Class Actions, Commercial Leasing and Sales Leaseback, Copyright, Corporate Counseling and Preventive Advice, Development and Construction, Disaster Mitigation, E-Discovery, Employee Mobility, Employment Class Actions, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Energy, Environmental Law, ERISA and Global Benefits, Estate Planning and Probate, Finance and Restructuring, Financial Litigation, Financial Services, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Franchise and Distribution, Government Affairs, Government Contracts Litigation, Healthcare, Hotels and Resorts, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, International Employment Law, International Trade and Export Controls, Investment Management, IP Transactions and Licensing, IT/eCommerce, Labor/Management Relations, Land Use, Leveraged Finance, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, OSHA, Patent Litigation, Patent Preparation and Prosecution, Payment Systems, Political Risk and International Trade Credit Insurance, Prevailing Wage, Private Equity, Private Investment Funds, Product Liability and Toxic Tort, Project Development and Finance, Purchase and Sale of Non-Performing Loans, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Capital Markets, Real Estate Equity Investments and Joint Ventures, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Restructuring and Reorganization, Regulatory Compliance, Restructuring, Securities Finance and Capital Markets, Securities Litigation and Enforcement, Subprime Mortgage and Credit Crisis, Sustainability and Global Climate Change, Tax Advisory, Telecommunications and Media, Trade Secrets, Trademark, White Collar, Internal Investigations and Corporate Governance.

Address

4747 Executive Drive, 12th Floor
San Diego, CA 92121, (San Diego Co.)

Phone

Phone: 858-458-3000
Fax: 858-458-3005

Website

http://www.paulhastings.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

N. Thane Bauz (Partner) born Hinsdale, Illinois, August 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1994, Washington; 1997, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S.M.E., with highest honors, 1986); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1991); George Washington University (LL.M., with highest honors, 1992). Centennial Scholar, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1991. Law Clerk to the Honorable Wilson Cowen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1992-1993. Principal/Associate, Fish & Richardson, San Diego, California, 1999-2003. Associate: Howery, Simon, Arnold & White, Menlo Park, California, 1996-1999; Seed & Berry, Seattle, Washington, 1993-1996. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Practice Areas: Patent Licensing Enforcement.

Raymond W. Bertrand (Partner) born New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New Hampshire; 1998, New York; 2002, California; 2003, Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1992); Albany Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: New York State and Connecticut Bar Associations; State Bar of California. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, JAG, 1995-2000]. Practice Areas: Employment Class Actions; Employment Litigation; Wage and Hour Law; Employment Defense; Fair Labor Standards; Management Employment Law; Title VII Discrimination.Email: Raymond W. Bertrand

Donald A. Daucher (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, April 2, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: University of Rochester (B.S., 1967) Beta Gamma Sigma; Duke University (J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif. Recent Developments Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1970-1971. Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Pre-Litigation Dispute Resolution; Accounting Disputes; Securities Actions; Governmental Agency Disputes; Construction Litigation; Multi-District Product Liability Litigation.Email: Donald A. Daucher

Mary Dollarhide (Chair, Employment Law Dept., San Diego Office) born Long Beach, California, January 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1991, District of Columbia; 1996, Connecticut. Education: Occidental College (A.B., cum laude, with distinction, 1979); Circle-In-The-Square Theatre Professional Training Program (Graduate, 1981); University of Southern California (J.D., 1988). Top 25 Women Lawyers in San Diego, SuperLawyer Magazine; Member, Who's Who in American Law; Editor-in-Chief, Southern California Law Review, 1987-1988; Co-Author: with Ethan Lipsig, "Downsizing Law and Practice," Bureau of National Affairs, 1996 and 1999 Supp.; Co-Author: with Lipsig and Seifert, "Reductions in Force in Employment Law," Bureau of National Affairs, 2007; "What Business Must Know About the Americans With Disabilities Act," United States Chamber of Commerce, 1991; Executive Secretary and Master, Wallace Inn of Court; Board of Governors, Associate of Business Trial Lawyers (Emeritus); Management Chair, National Planning Committee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Basics Program, American Bar Association, 2001-2002; Management Co-Chair, Planning Committee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Mid-Winter Meeting, 2003-2004. Member: American Bar Association (Member, EEO Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section); Clifford Wallace Inn of Court (Master and Executive Secretary); Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Emeritus Member, Board of Governors). Practice Areas: Sexual Harassment Prevention; Sexual Harrassment Litigation; Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Reductions in Force; Employee Drug Testing; Wage Hour Class Actions; Breach of Employment Contracts; Supervisor and Staff Training in Best Employment Practices.Email: Mary Dollarhide

Stephen S. Korniczky (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Polytechnic University (B.S.M.E., 1984); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1987). Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Giles Sutherland Rich, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1991-1993. Author: "How To Expand The Value Of Your Patent Portfolio," San Diego Business Journal, Special Law Report (February 24, 1997). Co-Author: "Supreme Court Clarifies Doctrine Of Equivalents," San Diego Business Journal (March 31, 1997), also New Matter (State Bar of California IP Section) (Winter/Spring 1997) and Dicta (San Diego County Bar Association) (May 1997); "Proving Infringement In View Of Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., And Hilton-Davis Chemical Co. v. Warner-Jenkinson Co.: Who Does What And When?" ABA's Advanced Intellectual Property Litigation Techniques 101-119 (December 1995); "Verdict Forms: A Peek Into The 'Black Box'," 23 AIPLA Quarterly Journal 617 (Fall 1995), also Jury Trials In Patent And Other High Tech Litigation § V (1995). Member: San Diego County, Federal Circuit, Federal and American (Amicus Brief Committee) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Federal Litigation Committee; Model Patent Jury Instructions Subcommittee; Education Committee); San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association (Treasurer, 1997-1998); Polytechnic University Alumni Association (Executive Council). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Stephen S. Korniczky

Christopher H. McGrath (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida, May 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., with honors, 1984); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1990). Named, Southern California (San Diego) Super Lawyer in Law and Politics, 2007 and 2008. Author: "Biotech's Onus of Disclosure," Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 12, 2006. Speaker: "How To Be In House, But Not In The Dog House: Surviving Stepped Up Scrutiny Of Corporate Counsel," Association of Corporate Counsel, July 2008; Speaker: "Key Litigation and Employment Developments 2007," Association of Corporate Counsel, December 2006; Speaker: "Key Principles of Corporate Governance and Internal Controls," San Diego, California, March 30, 2006; Speaker: "Latest Developments in U.S. Securities Class Actions and SEC Enforcement Priorities," 9th Annual D&O Liability Insurance Forum, London, UK, March 23-24, 2006; Speaker: "Federal Civil Litigation in California," Hyatt Regency, San Diego, California, July 21, 2005; Speaker: "Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo, The Supreme Court's Decision, An Advocate's Perspective," Interactive Teleconference, May 2005; Speaker: "Securities Litigation and Sarbanes-Oxley," San Diego, California, September 2003; Author: "Securities Fraud and Shareholder Litigation in the Energy Industry," ABA Energy Litigation Program, Houston, Texas, November 2002; Speaker: "Corporate Governance & Disclosure After the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," Pacific Club, Newport Beach, California, September 2002; Speaker: "Merger and Acquisition Shareholder Litigation," University of California at San Diego Extension, July 2001; Author: "Has Silicon Graphics Eliminated Plaintiffs' Motive and Opportunity to Bring Securities Fraud Class Actions in the Ninth Circuit?," San Diego Business Journal, November 1999. Recipient, Moot Court Brief Writing Award, 1988; Prosser Prize, Constitutional Law, 1989. Member: State Bar of California; San Diego County, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court, J. Clifford Wallace Chapter (Master); San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program (Secretary and Member, Board of Governors). Reported Cases: Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo, 544 U.S. 336 (2005); In re DDi Corp. Sec. Litig., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1056 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2005); In re Peregrine Sys., Inc. Sec. Litig., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27690 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 9, 2002); DeMarco v. DepoTech Corp., 32 Fed. Appx. 260 (9th Cir. 2002); Allison v. Bixby, 999 F. Supp. 1342 (S.D. Cal. 1998). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Christopher H. McGrath

S. Christian Platt (Partner) born London, England, October 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Biology (Molecular), with honors, 1995; B.S., Biochemistry, with honors, 1995); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Intellectual Property and Young Lawyers); American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Patent Litigation Committee). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Licensing Disputes.Email: S. Christian Platt

Leigh P. Ryan (Partner) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, California; 1991, New York. Education: Pomona College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., 1980). Member, Advisory Board, Corporate Counsel Institute, 2002—. Member, Committee on Securities Regulation, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1992-1997. Member, National Law Alumni Board, Georgetown University Law Center, 1998-2006. Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: French, Italian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Telecommunications; Securities; Public and Private Offerings; International Securities Offerings; Public and Private Investment Matters; Corporate Law.Email: Leigh P. Ryan

Carl R. Sanchez (Partner) born Panama, Canal Zone; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: University of Texas, San Antonio (B.B.A., 1988); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member: Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions). [Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force Intelligence, Russian Crypto-Linguist, 1980-1986]. Languages: Russian, Spanish.Email: Carl R. Sanchez

Jane I. Song (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts; 2000, California. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1991; M.S., 1993); Columbia University Law School (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Prosecution.Email: Jane I. Song

Deyan P. Spiridonov (Partner) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1994); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Deyan P. Spiridonov

OF COUNSEL

Colleen E. Huschke (Of Counsel) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., History, 1994); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Colleen E. Huschke

ASSOCIATES

Martin R. Bader (Associate) born Santa Rosa, California, April 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1999); University of San Diego (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Order of the Coif. Member, San Diego Law Review. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Licensing.Email: Martin R. Bader

Elizabeth L. Brann (Associate) born LaGrange, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, summa cum laude, 1999); Harvard University Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Elizabeth L. Brann

Rebecca A. Brophy (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: The Catholic University of America (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of San Diego (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law.Email: Rebecca A. Brophy

Catherine Caouette (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1998); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation.Email: Catherine Caouette

Hannah Cole (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: San Diego and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation.Email: Hannah Cole

Anthony E. DiVincenzo (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2004); John Marshall Law School, Chicago (J.D., 2008).Email: Anthony E. DiVincenzo

Kimberley A. Donohue (Associate) born Tacoma, Washington; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2006, California. Education: American University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: Kimberley A. Donohue

James V. Fazio, III (Senior Associate) born Rome, New York, March 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1991); Trinity College, Cambridge University, Summer 1993; Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Barrister, J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court. Member and Associate Editor, Syracuse Law Review. Member: San Diego County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee on Federal Courts); Association of Business Trial Lawyers; San Diego Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: James V. Fazio, III

Melissa M. Garcia (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, San Diego; University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Melissa M. Garcia

Ryan Hawkins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Internet Trademarks; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Internet Patents; Patent Infringement; Patent Litigation.Email: Ryan Hawkins

Ericka A. Jacobs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.S.E.E., 1999; M.S.E.E., 2000); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Intellectual Property; Mechanical Intellectual Property; Patents.Email: Ericka A. Jacobs

John D. Lukin (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Rice University (B.A., 2000); University of Texas (J.D., 2006). Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: John D. Lukin

Rebecca L. McGuire (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Eastern Michigan University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., with honors, 2008). Associate, Securities Litigation Department, Paul Hastings' San Diego Office. Co-President, Christian Legal Society. Member, Federalist Society. Secondary Mathematics Teacher and Consultant, Deloitte & Touche. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: Rebecca L. McGuire

Julia A. Miller (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois, 1966; admitted to bar, 2000, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 1989); Boston University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing and Corporate Transactions; Biotechnology; Trademarks.Email: Julia A. Miller

Morgan J. Miller (Associate) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1994); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, Washington, D.C., 2000-2003. Author, "10b5-1 Plans: Ten Things Execs, Boards Should Do," Securities Law 360, 2007; "Questions Remain Over New Corporate Penalty Standards," Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2006; "The Latest Developments in U.S. Securities Class Actions and SEC Enforcement Priorities," 9th Annual Forum on D&O Liability Insurance, 2006; "An Outline: Defense Strategies for Securities Litigators in Parallel Proceedings," American Bar Association White Collar Crime, 2005 "SEC Sets Standards for Imposing Corporate Penalties," Stay Current, 2006. Member: San Diego County Bar Association (Advisor, Legal Ethics Committee); Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Leadership Development Committee); American Inns of Court; Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni; Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society. Special Agencies: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; SEC Enforcement; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Morgan J. Miller

Teri E. O'Brien (Associate) born Mesa, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., magna cum laude); University of San Diego (J.D., magna cum laude). Member: San Diego Bar Association; State Bar of California; California Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate; Securities.Email: Teri E. O'Brien

Scott E. Oross (Associate) born Bloomington, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1998); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Scott E. Oross

Elizabeth A. Razzano (Associate) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Purdue University (B.S.); University of San Diego (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation.Email: Elizabeth A. Razzano

Neil J. Schumacher (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 2002); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas J. Whelan, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2006-2007; Law Clerk to the Hon. Carol A. Doyle, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2005-2006. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: SEC Enforcement; Securities Litigation.Email: Neil J. Schumacher

Claudia K. Simon (Associate) born Newton, Massachusetts, March 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital.Email: Claudia K. Simon

Amy E. Simpson (Associate) born San Jose, California, September 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Utah; 2002, District of Columbia; 2005, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1996); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2000); George Washington University (M.S., Computer Science). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation.Email: Amy E. Simpson

Jessica L. Swift (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (B.S.); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Jessica L. Swift