# Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

> Keker, Van Nest & Peters is a San Francisco litigation boutique focused on complex civil and criminal disputes where a product, company, reputation or career may depend on the outcome. Founded in 1978, it serves companies and individuals nationwide through lean, partner-heavy teams, a generalist lawyer model and an unusually concentrated one-office culture.

- **Founded:** 1978
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** John W. Keker (Co-founder), William A. Brockett (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 280 employees in the supplied company dataset; the firm reported 140 lawyers in June 2026.
- **Products:** Intellectual property litigation, Contract and commercial litigation, White-collar criminal defense, Consumer and class actions, Data privacy and cybersecurity
- **Notable:** Named the first Litigation Boutique of the Year by The American Lawyer., Selected as a 2024 Law360 Trials Group of the Year after a year with eight trials or arbitrations., Named a 2025 California Powerhouse by Law360.

## Products & services

- **Intellectual property litigation** — Plaintiff and defense work in patent, copyright, trademark and trade-secret disputes, including generative-AI copyright cases.
- **Contract and commercial litigation** — Trial, arbitration and strategic motions in complex business disputes.
- **White-collar criminal defense** — Defense of individuals and organizations in investigations, prosecutions and trials.
- **Consumer and class actions** — Defense and plaintiff-side work involving antitrust, RICO, privacy, false advertising, unfair practices and securities claims.
- **Data privacy and cybersecurity** — Litigation arising from data use, account access, hacks and developing privacy rules.
- **Professional liability** — Representation of major law firms, accounting firms and professionals.
- **Appellate litigation** — Briefing and argument in state and federal appellate courts, often following complex trial-court matters.
- **Pro bono representation** — Civil-rights, immigration, criminal-justice and community work with no cap on credited pro bono hours.

## Achievements

- Named the first Litigation Boutique of the Year by The American Lawyer.
- Selected as a 2024 Law360 Trials Group of the Year after a year with eight trials or arbitrations.
- Named a 2025 California Powerhouse by Law360.
- Finalist for The Recorder's 2025 Tech Industry Litigation Department of the Year.
- Defended Google and Dexcom in 2024 matters involving billion-dollar patent claims.
- Won a complete defense verdict for Fortinet and a bench-trial victory for Sutter Health in 2024.
- Expanded from 118 to 140 lawyers and increased revenue by more than 45 percent during Laurie Carr Mims's managing-partner tenure, according to a June 2026 firm release.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Partner Rachael Meny was named a 2026 Top Labor & Employment Attorney, and the firm highlighted Deeva Shah's workplace-accountability reform work.
- **2026-06** — R. James Slaughter became managing partner and Steven Ragland became general counsel; the firm said it had grown to 140 lawyers.
- **2026-06** — The firm represented Major League Baseball in the dismissal of a trading-card antitrust suit.
- **2026-04** — Christina Lee and Rachael Meny were recognized by the 2026 California Legal Awards.
- **2025-09** — Law360 named the firm a 2025 California Powerhouse.

## Links

- Website: https://www.keker.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keker-van-nest-%26-peters-llp/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kekerllp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kekervannestpeters/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13