Attorneys resident in our San Francisco and Palo Alto (Bay Area) offices have extensive experience representing clients in the following areas: antitrust, complex mass torts and insurance litigation, corporate, corporate finance, emerging growth, employee benefits and executive compensation, environmental, intellectual property, labor, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and securities.  In conjunction with attorneys from our other offices, the Bay Area offices also advise on: banking and institutional investing, European Community issues, investment company act, public policy and legislation, real estate, tax and white collar crime.