Nature of Practice
The San Francisco office of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP was established in 1999 to meet the needs of our expanding client base and to represent diverse business interests in the Bay Area and the Silicon Valley. We work with a wide variety of entrepreneurs, mid-cap companies, and Fortune 500 companies in complex litigation and transactional matters.
Attorneys in our San Francisco office also represent clients in national and international business transactions and litigation matters, working collaboratively with the lawyers in Schnader's offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Delaware, and New Jersey. With legal expertise in a wide variety of practice areas, Schnader lawyers share a common commitment to providing prompt, efficient, and creative services to address our clients' needs.
Description of Practice Areas
Creditors' Rights and Business Restructuring
Attorneys in the San Francisco office represent debtors, creditors' committees, trustees, and parties to significant ongoing contracts with debtors in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases filed throughout the United States, including California, Delaware, and the Southern District of New York. Their capabilities include counseling parties in connection with business transactions involving an insolvent entity and litigation concerning party's substantive rights in bankruptcy cases. The San Francisco office also works with parties involved in other non-bankruptcy debt adjustment matters such as out-of-court restructurings, receiverships, and assignments for the benefit of creditors.
Commercial Litigation
Our San Francisco attorneys have represented individuals, closely held businesses and public companies in a wide range of matters involving contracts, securities, antitrust, real estate and general commercial disputes.
Construction Law
Lawyers in Schnader's San Francisco office have extensive experience in construction law. They have represented residential and commercial builders and contractors, architects, structural and mechanical engineers, nondestructive testing specialists, and manufacturers and suppliers of building materials and construction equipment. They are experienced in handling matters involving breach of contract, construction defects, professional negligence, product defects and contractors’ lien rights.
Employment
Our San Francisco litigators have defended large and small companies in employment matters, including wage and hour class actions and cases involving claims of discrimination in the workplace and wrongful termination. The employment group also provides comprehensive advice and counsel on risk management and government regulatory compliance issues.
Insurance
Schnader's insurance lawyers have defended general liability, professional liability, and property insurers in bad faith and coverage litigation and have advised and represented corporate insureds on many aspects of coverage and liability exposures. They also deliver legal counsel and recommendations concerning environmental liability and risk avoidance strategies and handling government agency investigations.
Intellectual Property
Our intellectual property lawyers in the San Francisco office represent both established and emerging companies in connection with patent, trademark, and copyright issues. We have extensive intellectual property litigation and trial experience in both the federal and state courts.
Product Liability
Our product liability lawyers in San Francisco have extensive experience defending manufacturers of a variety of products including aircraft, aerial work platforms, industrial equipment, building materials, automotive parts, scaffolds, chemicals, and consumer products. They also have coordinated product liability litigation worldwide for domestic and offshore manufacturers.
Real Estate
Attorneys in the San Francisco office have substantial experience in real estate finance, real estate transactions, and real estate litigation. They have represented money center banks in the negotiation, documentation, and restructuring of commercial real estate loans and in the sale of real estate loan portfolios; represented real estate investors in partnership, limited liability company, acquisition, sale, and lending transactions; represented lenders and investors in complex real estate litigation; and represented commercial landlords in unlawful detainer litigation, as creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases throughout the United States, and in other landlord - tenant matters.
Pro Bono
Consistent with Schnader's nationally acclaimed commitment to pro bono legal services, attorneys in Schnader's San Francisco office regularly contribute their time and professional expertise to represent nonprofit organizations and disadvantaged individuals in the Bay Area.
Schnader's Nationwide Network of Offices
With offices in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Washington, D.C., California and throughout Pennsylvania, Schnader's attorneys bring together a diverse set of skills to serve our clients. Attorneys in our San Francisco office work collectively with attorneys in Schnader's nationwide network of offices to deliver legal services of the highest quality in all our areas of practice. We use our state-of-the-art computer network and communications capability (including video conferencing) to maximize our legal resources, regardless of where among our offices those resources are located. Our common bond is a commitment to excellence and hard work, and a dedication to providing the highest quality legal services to the Firm's clients on a cost-effective basis.
Office Directions
From the East Bay
From the South Bay
From the East Bay
Take I-580 toward San Francisco and take the Fremont St. Exit. Turn left onto Fremont St. Turn left onto Howard St. Turn right onto 3rd Street and cross Market where 3rd St. becomes Kearny St. Enter One Montgomery Tower lobby at 120 Kearny St.
Our office address is as follows:
One Montgomery Street
Suite 2200
San Francisco, CA 94104-5501
Phone: 415-364-6700
From the South Bay
Take US-101 N. toward San Francisco. Take I-80 toward Bay Bridge/Oakland/Seventh St./US-101 N. Take 4th St. exit toward Embarcadero. Turn slight left onto Bryant St. Turn left onto 3rd St. and cross Market where 3rd St. becomes Kearny St. Enter One Montgomery Tower lobby at 120 Kearny St.
Our office address is as follows:
One Montgomery Street
Suite 2200
San Francisco, CA 94104-5501
Phone: 415-364-6700