San Francisco, CA Lawyers

Civil Litigation

555 Mission Street, Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94105

Mike is an experienced and accomplished trial lawyer, having successfully tried cases to verdict throughout the country. He has served as national, regional and state counsel in complex litigation matters, including federal and state class actions, multidistrict litigation and coordinated proceedings in state courts. Mike also has significant experience in the defense of environmental, pharmaceutical, medical device and biologic manufacturers in complex liability litigation involving regulatory and liability issues. Mike is highly sought-after for his experience and acumen in complex product liability, toxic tort and environmental cases. Mike has represented the oil and gas industry in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit against public nuisance claims alleging that the industry contributed to global warming. Mike helped develop unique and creative removal strategies, asserting that plaintiffs were alleging a violation of federal common law and thus, the case was subject to federal jurisdiction. Mike handles a broad spectrum of civil cases, including Proposition 65 (officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986), antitrust, contract disputes, premises liability, product liability and environmental matters. He also has represented clients in numerous fire claims, including fire prevention, investigation and defense of liability actions. In addition to his trial work, Mike counsels clients regarding document management, product labeling (including the drafting of package inserts) and other litigation-preemptive strategies. Before joining Shook, Mike was a partner and chair of Sedgwick LLP in San Francisco.

Personal Injury Law

540 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA

Paul graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and was on the Dean’s List. He graduated from the Golden Gate University School of Law and also attended Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, WY. Paul has experience as a trial lawyer, which helps him to better represent exclusively women in divorce, custody and support matters as well as when representing the injured. Paul H. Nathan fights for the rights of women, to help them receive the results they deserve regarding child and spousal support and child custody, in addition to a variety of other aspects regarding the ending of a marriage. Paul just finished writing a book called What Every Woman in California Should Know About Divorce. Paul serves as the legal counsel for the Neigh Savers Foundation, a non-profit foundation that rescues race horses that would otherwise be sent to slaughter and seeks to give those horses a new beginning.

Civil Litigation

425 Market St suite 2900, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Peter G. Bertrand is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Trade Secret and Employee Mobility and Wine Industry Practice Groups. Mr. Bertrand’s practice, which is national in scope, focuses on the representation of financial institutions and companies in the areas of litigation, bankruptcy and creditor rights law. He also specializes in cases involving intellectual property, trade secrets, unfair business competition and employment related claims, and he has substantial experience in representing financial institutions in lender liability actions, interbank disputes and claims involving directors and officers. Mr. Bertrand has prepared and participated in a number of specialized programs involving bankruptcy, creditors’ rights (secured and unsecured), provisional and post-judgment remedies, high tech commercial law, commercial paper and employment law issues. He is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section and has lectured extensively as part of educational programs geared toward financial institutions throughout the United States. Mr. Bertrand has been selected as America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators since 2020. He also received a 2020 Top Lawyer rating by the San Francisco Magazine, as well as 2020 Judicial AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubbell and has been selected as a Top Rated Lawyer in the areas of Commercial Bankruptcy, Creditor-Debtor Rights, Bank & Finance and Commercial Litigation by American Lawyer Media in 2013 and 2014. He has been selected as one of Northern California’s Super Lawyers eleven times (2005-2006, 2008-2010 and 2014-2019) and was also selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition from 2009 to 2010. Mr. Bertrand has been recognized by Best Lawyer in America and Best Lawyers in the Bay Area in the areas of Bankruptcy Litigation and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2009. He is also a recipient of Corporate America’s 2016 Legal Elite Award, Best Financial Solutions Practice Group – California. He has also been voted as America’s Most Honored Professional by The American Registry. Recently, Mr. Bertrand was selected as 2024 Attorney of the Year for the Top 100 Lawyers Magazine.

Antitrust Law

1016 Lincoln Blvd, Suite 306, San Francisco, CA 94129

Labor Law

44 Montgomery Street, 38th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104

Mr. Robert Carrol is a partner at Arent Fox and specializes in California Labor & Employment with an emphasis on several areas including the defense of complex wage-hour class actions, employment discrimination, unlawful harassment, unfair competition and non-competition, ADA Title III access, and trade secret and restrictive covenant matters. Mr. Carrol is affiliated with many professional associations and organizations including the International Wine Laywers Association (AIDV) where is a Board Member, as well as the Bar Association of San Francisco. In addition to being recognized for excellence in the practice of law by Lawyers of Distinction, Mr. Carrol has also earned any honors, awards and accolades including being acknowledged in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for his employment and labor work and has earned an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Carrol is admitted to The State of California Bar, The State of Texas Bar and The State of Washington Bar. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law.