Ranked by IP Law & Business in 2008 as one of the top U.S. law firms that innovators rely on to protect their IP, as well as one of only 20 "Go To Law Firms on the Cutting Edge" for patent litigation
Recently named a Go-To Law Firm for Leading Technology Companies by ALM
Ranked by International Tax Review as one of only 5 U.S. law firms named in both tax transactional and tax planning categories in global poll for world's leading tax practice
Ranked by Mergerstat as one of the top 15 U.S. law firms for Life Sciences M&A, based on deal value of transactions handled in 2007
Ranked by Mergerstat as one of the top 30 most active M&A legal advisors in 2007
Ranked by MultiCultural Magazine as one of the top 100 law firms for women and diversity
Ranked by Minority Law Journal as one of the top five most diverse law firms in the United States
Ranked by Vault as one of the top 3 technology practices in the United States
The first law firm certified by Santa Clara County as an environmentally sustainable "Green Business"
Awarded First Tier status by International Tax Review, one of only eight law firms in the entire U.S. to receive the First Tier rating for 2008
Ranked by Corporate Board Member as one of the top five corporate law firms in northern California for publicly traded companies
Ranked by Managing Intellectual Property in 2007 as one of the top 15 trademark law firms in the United States
Ranked by MergerMarket as one of the top 5 technology M&A practices in the U.S., with #1 rankings in multiple quarters
Ranked by Legal 500 in 2007 as one of the top 5 West Coast M&A practices
Ranked by IP Worldwide as one of the top dozen firms that Fortune 500 companies relied on for IP litigation and counseling
Ranked by Managing Intellectual Property as one of the top five West Coast firms in both IP litigation and IP protection
Ranked by Dow Jones as the fourth most active U.S. law firm in helping IT clients raise venture capital
Awarded "Most Innovative Use of Technology by a Law Firm" in 2005 by American Lawyer Media for F.I.N.D.—the firm's proprietary electronic discovery and due diligence system
Awarded "Legal Vendor of the Year" two years in a row (2006-2007) by client Synopsys
