Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an international law firm with a particular focus on the technology, media & telecom; energy; financial; life sciences & digital health; and real estate and construction sectors. Recognized as one of the most innovative law firms by Financial Times and one of the top firms for client service by BTI Consulting, Pillsbury and its lawyers are highly regarded for their forward-thinking approach, their enthusiasm for collaborating across disciplines and their authoritative commercial awareness.

Technology, Media & Telecom
Pillsbury established the firm’s technology industry legal practice in 1968, when it incorporated Intel. Today, the firm’s technology industry practice is one of the world’s largest, comprising more than 250 lawyers based in the United States, Europe and Asia. From incubator to IPO, from M&A to international expansion, Pillsbury lawyers guide technology companies of all sizes and at all stages of development. In the last 30 years, the firm has filed more than 52,000 patents and over 19,000 trademarks, including foreign marks in around 145 different countries. Pillsbury protects the intellectual property of its clients through the efforts of its high-stakes IP litigation practice, which ranks among the top 10 in the nation in patent, trademark and copyright litigation. Technology clients also benefit from the firm’s top-ranked global sourcing practice. Among the most experienced advisory teams in the world, the firm’s global sourcing lawyers have led 1,000 transactions worth more than half a trillion dollars in contract value and represented 30% of the Fortune 100.

Energy
Described as thought leaders in the modernization of energy and advanced technologies, Pillsbury's multidisciplinary Energy Industry group works with clients to develop and harness new sources of power. The firm has advised on precedent-setting energy industry deals and projects in 75 countries worldwide, offering clients a combination of geographic reach, legal and regulatory depth, and energy-sector-specific experience that is unmatched among the world’s leading law firms. With storied practices in nuclear law, oil and gas, and renewable and alternative energy, Pillsbury has received more than a dozen Deal of the Year awards from leading publications for projects in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The firm was also the first large law firm to launch dedicated Hydrogen and Fusion practices . With a team of 40 lawyers working full-time on environmental matters, Pillsbury is home to one of the largest dedicated environmental practices in the United States as well.

Financial
Pillsbury’s finance lawyers advise more than 200 banking and investment institutions, including some of the world’s largest. The firm’s domestic and international clients rely on it for regulatory advice and guidance on a wide range of financial transactions, including commercial lending, derivatives, equipment finance, leveraged finance, project finance, trade finance, structured finance, debt restructuring, tax-exempt financing, and distressed investing and debt trading. Pillsbury also offers a broad spectrum of corporate trust and agency services from initial issuance to defaulted obligations. The firm’s clients are typically foreign and domestic banks, insurance companies, funds and other financial institutions. The firm also serves the company side of financial transactions for the firm’s corporate clients.

Life Sciences & Digital Health
Pillsbury operates at the intersection of science, business and law, with industry-specific experience that dates back to the inaugural biotech IPO and the first nanotechnology patent. The firm advises Life Sciences & Digital Health clients at every stage of the business lifecycle, from corporate formation, startup funding and venture financing through IPO, credit facilities, corporate governance issues, mergers and acquisitions. Pillsbury lawyers regularly help sector participants obtain and enforce U.S. and international IP protections, navigate HIPAA and other evolving data privacy laws, source and partner with key technology providers, and engage in strategic collaborations and licensing arrangements. Further, the firm’s skilled litigators stand ready to protect Life Sciences & Digital Health clients’ rights in disputes in and out of court, throughout the U.S. and around the world.

Real Estate & Construction
Pillsbury has a unique history of deal-making throughout the United States, with leading real estate practices for more than 50 years on the East and West coasts. Because of its size and geographic reach, the firm’s real estate practice group is one of the few national practices capable of handling the full range of assignments, from multi-jurisdictional portfolio transactions to single asset deals in local markets. Lawyers on the construction counseling and dispute resolution team have been hailed by Chambers as part of the “preeminent practice of its kind in the United States.” They’ve earned this distinction by working on some of the world’s most complex construction projects: the Panama Canal extension, major infrastructure cases around the globe and two of the largest hospital disputes in history, as well as commercial, industrial and residential projects worldwide.