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Spencer Fane attorney Maria Bellafronto

Spencer Fane attorney Maria Bellafronto

Maria S. Bellafronto
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney David Brown

Spencer Fane attorney David Brown

David W. Brown
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Gene Cherng

Spencer Fane attorney Gene Cherng

Gene H. Cherng
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Maria Bellafronto helps clients navigate real estate and commercial disputes, developing proactive, value-maximizing strategies for a wide range of complex matters. Well established in her litigation methods, Maria boasts nearly 30 years of experience in jury and bench trials across federal and state courts, continually sharpening her courtroom litigation skills while solidifying her track record of favorable outcomes.

David Brown is a highly skilled commercial real estate transactional attorney, specializing in complex transactions such as commercial leasing, purchase and sale agreements, construction contracts, communication site agreements, and loan agreements. He adeptly identifies potential risks and negotiates intricate document processes to achieve the most favorable outcomes for his clients. David represents a diverse portfolio of clients, including industry leaders in software, technology, biotech, medical, professional services, and retail sectors.

Gene Cherng is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. Admitted to the patent bar, he has successfully represented patent owners and accused infringers alike in the district courts and the U.S. Patent Office in cases involving technologies in the software, electrical, and mechanical arts.

Spencer Fane attorney Daniel Chung

Spencer Fane attorney Daniel Chung

Daniel Chung
Senior Associate

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Jennifer Coleman

Spencer Fane attorney Jennifer Coleman

Jennifer (Jen) Coleman
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Robert Cummings

Spencer Fane attorney Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings
Partner

Salt Lake City, Santa Monica (Los Angeles), San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Daniel Chung is an experienced trial attorney who helps clients through all stages of litigation and dispute resolution. A former criminal prosecutor in New York City and Silicon Valley, Daniel adeptly navigates high-stakes investigations, hearings, arbitrations, and trials.

Jen Coleman is a trial attorney who regularly advises and represents employers of all sizes on a variety of day-to-day legal issues. Within her active labor and employment law practice, she adeptly navigates employment counseling, guidance, and risk assessment throughout the employee life cycle, specifically focusing on matters relating to company policies and procedures, hiring, management, discipline, termination, and defense of claims and / or charges brought by employees post-departure.

Robert Cummings develops innovative, conscientious, and sound solutions for his clients with a primary focus on advising small and medium sized businesses primarily in litigation and dispute resolution. Backed by over a decade of expansive legal experience, he has a distinctly varied litigation practice through a variety of courts, including federal and state courts across as well as arbitrations throughout the nation. Robert prefers that his clients avoid litigation if possible, so he also assists clients with risk analysis, internal investigations, and other proactive measures as well.

Spencer Fane attorney Jed Dooley

Spencer Fane attorney Jed Dooley

Jedidiah (Jed) Dooley
Of Counsel

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Matt James

Spencer Fane attorney Matt James

Matthew P. James
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Makino

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Makino

Stephen Makino
Associate

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Jedidiah Dooley brings nearly 20 years of litigation experience to partner with clients to achieve their goals when disputes arise – whether that be through a negotiated settlement or taking matters all the way through trial.

Matthew James represents diverse clientele as a business litigator with over two decades of experience, focusing on all stages of construction and real estate matters throughout California with the goal of mitigating risk and maximizing resources for successful resolutions.

Stephen Makino practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. A graduate of the University of Southern California Law School, Stephen worked at the USC Law Library while in law school.

Spencer Fane attorney Karen McCay

Spencer Fane attorney Karen McCay

Karen McCay
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Elaisha Nandrajog

Spencer Fane attorney Elaisha Nandrajog

Elaisha Nandrajog
Of Counsel

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Pahl

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Pahl

Stephen Pahl
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Karen McCay’s practice focuses on the legal needs of the multi-family housing industry, with a particular emphasis on operational issues, regulatory compliance, and fair housing.

Elaisha represents employers in a wide range of matters in state courts and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies, providing preventative counsel that helps successfully resolve litigious matters.

Stephen Pahl’s practice concentrates in the areas of real property transactions and litigation, employment matters representing exclusively management, commercial litigation, and financial institutions law. A business owner with personal experience managing apartment buildings, banks, restaurants, and hotels, Stephen truly understands and shares the entrepreneurial spirit of his clients.

Spencer Fane attorney John Picone

Spencer Fane attorney John Picone

John Picone
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Jeff Ratinoff

Spencer Fane attorney Jeff Ratinoff

Jeffrey (Jeff) Ratinoff
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Jennifer A. Riso
Partner

Austin, San Jose (Silicon Valley)

John Picone specializes in complex cases that deviate from standard practices and require meticulous research, comprehensive knowledge, and high-level creativity to protect clients’ interests.

Jeff Ratinoff is an intellectual property litigator in the firm’s San Jose office. With 25 years of experience advocating on behalf of clients, he represents clients in technology-driven litigation in state, federal, and appellate courts and in front of the International Trade Commission. Jeff’s patent litigation practice includes representing clients in a wide variety of sectors including computer design and manufacturing, data storage device manufacturing, software, smartphones and tablets, network security providers, semiconductor and memory chip fabricators, electro-optical device manufacturers, and the defense and firearms industries.

Jennifer Riso devises and implements effective strategies to obtain favorable outcomes in a cost-efficient manner for a wide range of legal matters for clients, providing them with business continuity and keeping them in the best position to minimize damages.

Bojana Rnjak
Of Counsel

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Servando Sandoval

Spencer Fane attorney Servando Sandoval

Servando Sandoval
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Catherine Robertson

Spencer Fane attorney Catherine Robertson

Catherine Schlomann Robertson
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Servando R. Sandoval represents both for-profit and non-profit owners, property managers and developers, employers, and other businesses and individuals involved in state and federal litigation and administrative hearings. He also provides guidance to his clients in all aspects of day-to-day employment issues, including but not limited to discrimination, sexual harassment, leaves of absence, and wage and hour claims.

Catherine Schlomann Robertson is a partner at Spencer Fane with a practice focused on financial institution litigation, collection, Uniform Commercial Code, pre-judgment collection, and creditors rights in bankruptcy. Her clients generally rely on her as both as their general counsel and outside litigator.

Spencer Fane attorney Sonia Shah

Spencer Fane attorney Sonia Shah

Sonia S. Shah
Of Counsel

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Sarahann Shapiro

Spencer Fane attorney Sarahann Shapiro

Sarahann Shapiro
Of Counsel

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Ginger Sotelo

Spencer Fane attorney Ginger Sotelo

Ginger Sotelo
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Sonia Shah’s practice focuses on business, construction defect, and real estate litigation but her diverse experience includes employment and copyright litigation.

Sarahann Shapiro enjoys her practice focusing on all aspects of commercial real estate, including both the transactional and litigation sides. She frequently assists clients in buying, selling, leasing, financing, and developing properties, as well as helping clients with litigation related to commercial real estate, including commercial evictions, breach of lease, construction issues, title issues, and tax appeals. Sarahann tells clients that law is her profession but commercial real estate is her industry.

Ginger Sotelo assists financial institutions and factoring companies to structure their operations and transactions in a manner that enables them to run efficiently, overcome challenges, and succeed in their endeavors.

Spencer Fane attorney Eric Stephenson

Spencer Fane attorney Eric Stephenson

Eric J. Stephenson
Senior Associate

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Andrew VanSlyke

Spencer Fane attorney Andrew VanSlyke

Andrew VanSlyke
Senior Associate

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Eric J. Stephenson focuses his practice in the areas of civil and business litigation.