Leadership

Annie S. Amaral

Annie S. Amaral

Marketing Partner

Clients rely on Annie Amaral for her complex business litigation and advocacy skills to navigate through federal and state courts alike, both independently and where cases are filed simultaneously in both venues.

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Industry Areas:

Banking & Financial Institutions
Healthcare

Practice Areas:

Appellate & Writ Practice
Complex Business Litigation
Employment Litigation
Financial Institutions
Real Property & Land Use Litigation
White Collar, Investigations, and Compliance

Sacramento 916.520.5243

Marketing Partner

Sacramento 916.520.5243

Meghan M. Baker

Meghan M. Baker

Executive Committee Member

Individuals and companies looking to resolve complex legal disputes turn to Meghan Baker because of her client-focused approach and proven results.

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Industry Areas:

Agribusiness
Banking & Financial Institutions
Construction
Real Estate

Practice Areas:

Appellate & Writ Practice
Class Action Defense
Complex Business Litigation
Employment Litigation
Environmental/Toxics Litigation
Financial Institutions
Intellectual Property Litigation
Products Liability
Real Property & Land Use Litigation
Trust & Estate Litigation

Sacramento 916.520.5510

Executive Committee Member

Sacramento 916.520.5510

Jamie P. Dreher

Jamie P. Dreher

Chair, Litigation Department

Jamie Dreher helps clients navigate the maze of options in complex corporate reorganizations and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

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Industry Areas:

Agribusiness
Banking & Financial Institutions
Construction
Municipal & Public Agency
Nonprofit/Tax-Exempt Organizations
Real Estate
Retail

Practice Areas:

Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Complex Business Litigation
Financial Institutions
Privacy & Data Integrity

Sacramento 916.520.5478

Chair, Litigation Department

Sacramento 916.520.5478

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Janlynn Robinson Fleener

Janlynn Robinson Fleener

Managing Partner

For almost 30 years, a variety of businesses—from financial institutions to property developers, business owners, governmental agencies, and individuals—have turned to Jan Fleener to handle their complex business litigation.

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Industry Areas:

Banking & Financial Institutions
Higher Education
Real Estate

Practice Areas:

Appellate & Writ Practice
Class Action Defense
Complex Business Litigation
Financial Institutions
Real Property & Land Use Litigation

Sacramento 916.520.5227

Managing Partner

Sacramento 916.520.5227

Cassandra M. Ferrannini

Cassandra M. Ferrannini

Executive Committee Member and Diversity Partner

Cassandra Ferrannini draws from her broad experience to assist clients in finding their best strategic position to prevent, defend, and resolve employment disputes.

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Industry Areas:

Agribusiness
Construction
Healthcare
Municipal & Public Agency

Practice Areas:

Appellate & Writ Practice
Class Action Defense
Complex Business Litigation
Employment Counseling
Employment Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Privacy & Data Integrity
Regulatory Law & Business Permitting

Sacramento 916.520.5387

Executive Committee Member and Diversity Partner

Sacramento 916.520.5387

Sean J. Filippini

Sean J. Filippini

Executive Committee Member

Sean Filippini's practice focuses on litigation with experience in multiple practice areas, including construction, real estate, and commercial disputes.

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Industry Areas:

Agribusiness
Construction
Higher Education
Real Estate

Practice Areas:

Complex Business Litigation
Construction Litigation
Food & Agriculture
Food & Agriculture Litigation
Infrastructure
Real Estate
White Collar, Investigations, and Compliance

Sacramento 916.520.5430

Executive Committee Member

Sacramento 916.520.5430

Nicole E. Granquist

Nicole E. Granquist

Chair, Natural Resources Department

Nicole Granquist is among an elite group of attorneys whose practice is devoted entirely to water quality regulatory compliance, enforcement defense, and litigation.

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Industry Areas:

Construction
Energy & Utilities
Municipal & Public Agency
Water Rights & Resources

Practice Areas:

Appellate & Writ Practice
Energy
Energy Project Development
Environmental Enforcement Defense
Environmental/Toxics Litigation
Infrastructure
Proposition 65
Public Trust Doctrine
Recycled Water
Regulatory Law & Business Permitting
Water Quality Law

Sacramento 916.520.5369

Chair, Natural Resources Department

Sacramento 916.520.5369

Sherry Hartel Haus

Sherry Hartel Haus

General Counsel

Sherry Haus is a partner in Downey Brand's litigation practice group and serves as the firm's General Counsel.

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Industry Areas:

Banking & Financial Institutions
Healthcare
Technology

Practice Areas:

Class Action Defense
Complex Business Litigation
Financial Institutions
White Collar, Investigations, and Compliance

Sacramento 916.520.5490

General Counsel

Sacramento 916.520.5490

Tyson E. Hubbard

Tyson E. Hubbard

Mentoring and Professional Success Partner

An experienced trust and estate litigator, Tyson Hubbard draws on more than a decade of litigation experience across a wide range of matters, as well as from his personal experience as a trustee of a family trust, to steer an efficient and effective path for his clients in their trust and estate disputes.

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Practice Areas:

Complex Business Litigation
Financial Institutions
Trust & Estate Litigation

Sacramento 916.520.5216

Mentoring and Professional Success Partner

Sacramento 916.520.5216

Steven B. Hymas, II

Steven B. Hymas, II

Chair, Corporate, Securities and Tax Department

With over a decade of prior experience working in business and technology, Steve Hymas has a deep understanding of the legal issues clients face in relation to how their businesses work, the technical challenges they face, and how to handle those issues to best address their needs.

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Industry Areas:

Agribusiness
Healthcare
Higher Education
Nonprofit/Tax-Exempt Organizations
Retail
Technology

Practice Areas:

Corporate Law
Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
Food & Agriculture
Intellectual Property & Licensing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Nonprofit/Tax-Exempt Organizations
Privacy & Data Integrity

Sacramento 916.520.5538

Chair, Corporate, Securities and Tax Department

Sacramento 916.520.5538

Christian L. Marsh

Christian L. Marsh

Executive Committee Member

Public agencies and private companies turn to Christian Marsh for advice on regulatory and land use entitlement issues governing real estate developments, ground and surface water supply projects, renewable and non-renewable energy facilities, mining operations and processing plants, and port and waterfront developments.

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Industry Areas:

Energy & Utilities
Real Estate
Water Rights & Resources

Practice Areas:

Air Quality & Climate Change
CEQA / NEPA
Endangered Species
Energy
Energy Project Development
Groundwater Law
Infrastructure
Land Use
Pipelines & Terminals
Public Trust Doctrine
Real Property & Land Use Litigation
Recycled Water
Regulatory Law & Business Permitting
Water Law
Water Rights Litigation

San Francisco 415.848.4830

Executive Committee Member

San Francisco 415.848.4830

Kelly L. Pope

Kelly L. Pope

Pro Bono Partner

Kelly Pope is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on representing clients in family law, bankruptcy, and eminent domain matters.

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Industry Areas:

Agribusiness
Municipal & Public Agency
Real Estate

Practice Areas:

Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Complex Business Litigation
Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation
Family Law

Sacramento 916.520.5362

Pro Bono Partner

Sacramento 916.520.5362

Scott L. Shapiro

Scott L. Shapiro

Former Managing Partner

Scott Shapiro is highly regarded for his expertise in flood protection improvement projects throughout California’s Central Valley and the West, as well as his successful track record on issues of water rights and water supplies.

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Industry Areas:

Energy & Utilities
Municipal & Public Agency
Real Estate
Water Rights & Resources

Practice Areas:

Energy
Energy Project Development
Flood Protection Law
Infrastructure
Regulatory Law & Business Permitting
Water Law

Sacramento 916.520.5234

Former Managing Partner

Sacramento 916.520.5234

Rebecca R. A. Smith

Rebecca R. A. Smith

Recruiting Partner

Clients facing challenging, sensitive, or complex water law issues rely on Rebecca Smith’s expertise to best map their path.

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Industry Areas:

Agribusiness
Higher Education
Municipal & Public Agency
Real Estate
Water Rights & Resources

Practice Areas:

CEQA / NEPA
Endangered Species
Flood Protection Law
Food & Agriculture
Food & Agriculture Litigation
Groundwater Law
Land Use
Real Property & Land Use Litigation
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
Water Law
Water Rights Litigation

Sacramento 916.520.5281

Recruiting Partner

Sacramento 916.520.5281

Robert P. Soran

Robert P. Soran

Executive Committee Member

Known as a strong advocate and litigator with more than 30 years of experience, clients with interests throughout California rely on Bob Soran for his expertise in compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations.

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Industry Areas:

Agribusiness
Construction
Energy & Utilities
Real Estate
Retail

Practice Areas:

Air Quality & Climate Change
Energy
Energy Project Development
Environmental Enforcement Defense
Environmental Remediation & Due Diligence
Environmental/Toxics Litigation
Food & Agriculture
Food & Agriculture Litigation
Pipelines & Terminals
Proposition 65
Real Property & Land Use Litigation
Regulatory Law & Business Permitting

Sacramento 916.520.5364

Executive Committee Member

Sacramento 916.520.5364