Litigation Boutique of the Year, American Lawyer
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Given out every four years, the award recognizes the boutique firm whose attorneys practice at the highest level, and whose cases have the biggest impact.
American College of Trial Lawyers
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John Keker, Robert Van Nest, Susan Harriman and Elliot Peters are Fellows. Fellowship, extended by invitation only, is restricted to the top one percent of the trial bar.
Chambers USA
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Intellectual Property: Patent - John Keker; Jon Streeter; Robert Van Nest
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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - Jeffrey Chanin
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General Commercial Litigation - John Keker; Robert Van Nest
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White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations Leading Lawyers - John Keker; Jan Little; Elliot Peters
The Best Lawyers in America
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Appellate - Steven Hirsch
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Bet-the-Company Litigation - Susan Harriman; John Keker; Jan Nielsen Little; Robert Van Nest
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Commercial Litigation - Jeffrey Chanin, Susan Harriman; Christopher Kearney; Jan Nielsen Little; Jon Streeter
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Criminal Defense - Stuart Gasner; John Keker; Jan Nielsen Little; Elliot Peters; Robert Van Nest
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Intellectual Property Litigation - Jeffrey Chanin; Brian Ferrall, John Keker, Leo Lam; Jon Streeter, Robert Van Nest, Matthew Werdegar
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Legal Malpractice - Susan Harriman; Elliot Peters; R. James Slaughter; Robert Van Nest
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Patent Law - Jeffrey Chanin; Jon Streeter
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Patent Litigation - Jeffrey Chanin; Brian Ferrall; Matthias Kamber, Eugene Paige; David Silbert; Jon Streeter; Robert Van Nest; Matthew Werdegar
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Professional Malpractice - John Keker
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Securities Litigation - Susan Harriman; Robert Van Nest
Benchmark Litigation
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Benchmark Appellate recognized Keker & Van Nest as a "leading Appellate Firm in the Ninth Circuit."
Legal 500
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Given top rankings for Leading Lawyers, White Collar Criminal Defense, Trade Secret, and Patent Litigation.
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"Peopled with a preponderance of outstanding trial lawyers"
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"A distinguishing feature of the firm is the ability to cut through to the essence of a case and empower juries and judges to decide complex issues"
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"The firm has consistently recovered a high total value of claims for plaintiffs"
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"A wealth of experience and demonstrated success has been shown in some of the leading cases with international elements in this field"
Attorney of the Year, California Lawyer
Attorney of the Year, The Recorder
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Elliot Peters won the 2010 Attorney of the Year award for representing the Major League Baseball Players Association in a privacy battle over federal seizure of steroid test results, and for his work on behalf of an AmLaw 100 firm.
Litigator of the Week, American Lawyer
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In 2010, Stuart Gasner was chosen the Litigator of the Week for his win against the Securities and Exchange Commission in a stock options backdating case.
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In 2009, Jeffrey Chanin was named the Litigator of the Week for his trade secret case victory on behalf of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
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In 2009, Elliot Peters' work representing John J. Tennison and the Major League Baseball Players Association earned him the Litigator of the Week.
Top 100 Lawyer, Daily Journal
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In 2011, Robert Van Nest and John Keker were selected.
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In 2010, Elliot Peters, Robert Van Nest and John Keker were selected.
Top Women Litigators, Daily Journal
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Jan Nielsen Little and Susan Harriman are among California's top 75 women litigators, and have been named to this list for seven years in a row.
75 Leading IP Litigators, Daily Journal
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In 2011, Robert Van Nest and David Silbert were selected.
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In 2010, Robert Van Nest and Jeffrey Chanin were selected.
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In 2009, Robert Van Nest and Michael Kwun were selected.
Top 20 Lawyers Under 40, Daily Journal