PARTNERS
Andrew A. August (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1980); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to the Honorable Stuart R. Pollak and the Honorable Roy L. Wonder, Judges, California Superior Court, San Francisco Law and Motion Department, 1983-1984. Co-Author with: William C. Tyson, "The Williams Act After RICO: Has the Balance Been Tipped in Favor of Incumbent Management," 35 Hastings Law Journal 53. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; Los Angeles County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Real Estate) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Real Property). Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Andrew A. August
Theodore F. Bayer (Partner) born Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1970); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1976). Lecturer, Institute of Real Estate Management, National Business Institute and California Assessors' Association. Past President, Board of Directors: Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind; Center for Attitudinal Healing. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California (Member, Real Property Law Section); Institute of Professionals in Taxation; California's Assessor's Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Property Tax Assessment Appeals; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Theodore F. Bayer
John L. Fitzgerald (Partner) born San Francisco, California, January 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1983); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1986). Associate Member, Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court. Faculty Member, Trial Skills Workshop, University of San Francisco, 1994, 1997-2000 and 2002. Panelist, ABTL Settlement Judiciary Conference, 1993. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, 1992-1996. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; San Mateo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: John L. Fitzgerald
Matthew J. Shier (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1973); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1976). Associate Editor, Golden Gate University Law Review, 1975-1976. Co-author: "Redlining - Why Make a Federal Case Out of It?" 6 Golden Gate University Law Review 813, 1976. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Sections on: Commercial; Bankruptcy Law); The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganization.Email: Matthew J. Shier
Jeremy W. Katz (Partner) born New York, New York, August 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., with distinction, 1975); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (M.A., 1977); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1985). Associate Note Editor, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Former Member, Sections on: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy); National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights.Email: Jeremy W. Katz
Eric Farber (Partner) born Toronto, Canada; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1989); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1993). Member: Board of the Lawyers Club, Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Real Estate; Personal Injury; Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Theft of Trade Secrets; Sports Law; Sports Injury; Sports Marketing Law; Sports Contracts; Trademarks; Counterfeiting; Internet Trademarks; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Registration; Trade Names; Trade Dress; Lanham Act.
ASSOCIATES
Kevin F. Rooney (Associate) born London, England, July 6, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: Santa Clara University (B.A., Political Science, 1993); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of California; Irish American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Personal Injury.Email: Kevin F. Rooney
David Herzog (Associate) born St. Catharines, Canada; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1985); Johns Hopkins University (M.A., 1987); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1993; LL.M., Tax, with honors, 2003). Member: Alameda County (Member, Sections on: Business; Real Estate and Chair, Lawyers in the Library) and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business; Real Estate; Intellectual Property); State Bar of California; Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Sections on: Real Estate; Business; Taxation). (Certified Specialist, Taxation, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Federal Income Tax; Business Law; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Taxation; Limited Liability Company Law; Pass-Through Entities; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Real Estate; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Taxation; Intellectual Property; Artistic Property; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Rights; Internet Intellectual Property; Corporate Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Tax Planning; Corporate Taxation; S Corporations; Professional Corporations.Email: David Herzog
SENIOR COUNSEL
William W. Schofield (Senior Counsel) born Newark, New Jersey, August 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1970); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Associate Articles Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1973-1974. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort/Environmental Litigation; Utility Litigation.