Managing Partner, Payne & Fears
WHY: Co-leads business litigation, insurance, employment law firm with James Payne, representing Fortune 500 firms. Practice area focus includes class action defense, trade secrets, collective bargaining.
RECENT: Firm has pushed more into cybersecurity and data protection; NorCal office’s managing partner Leila Narvid prominent speaker on #MeToo movement and managing litigation risk for startups.
NOTABLE: Firmwide client list has included Lennar, Safeway, Walmart, Kohl’s.
