Category: Announcements

The Lewis & Llewellyn team recently gathered in Carmel Valley for our annual firm retreat. Between lively pickleball matches, meeting ranch animals, and team dinners in Carmel-by-the-Sea, we enjoyed the chance to connect, recharge, and celebrate another great year together.

We’re grateful for a team that brings dedication, collaboration, and plenty of fun, both inside and outside the office.

Last month, Partner Evangeline Burbidge attended the Sedona Conference on Trade Secrets in Atlanta, presenting a draft paper on minimizing trade secret risk during employee transitions.  She received feedback from judges, practitioners, and in-house counsel, marking a strong debut at the conference.

Lewis & Llewellyn LLP was recently profiled by Peter Stris, founding partner of Stris & Maher LLP, in his 2025 Hiring Guide for Litigation Boutiques.  The guide highlights leading litigation boutiques known for their skill, integrity, and impact.

The profile traces the firm’s origins through the story of Paul Llewellyn and Marc Lewis—from Paul’s childhood inspiration watching L.A. Law in England to the founding of a boutique that balances principled advocacy with high-stakes litigation.
Lewis & Llewellyn has grown to 21 lawyers across the United States, handling both complex commercial litigation and high-impact cases for survivors of sexual abuse.

You can read the full profile by Peter Stris here.

Lewis & Llewellyn is thrilled to welcome our newest attorney, Saad Rizwan, to the firm!

Before joining Lewis & Llewellyn LLP, Saad practiced in the litigation departments at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C. in Palo Alto and at Covington & Burling LLP in New York, where he represented companies and individuals in securities actions, trade secrets matters, founder disputes, and other complex commercial cases.  Saad also clerked for the Honorable Theresa L. Springmann of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

We are excited to have Saad join our firm’s bench of elite litigators.

The Lewis & Llewellyn team and our families gathered in the East Bay last month to celebrate the final weeks of summer.  We always enjoy the opportunity to get together outside of the office, and it’s made even better when we are joined by our children, partners, and parents.

Earlier this month, a group of Lewis & Llewellyn team members, clients, and friends of the firm celebrated the last Golden State Valkyries regular season home game.  It was a great opportunity to connect outside the office and cheer on the Bay Area’s newest team.  We’re proud to support the growth of professional women’s sports, grateful to our clients for joining us, and look forward to more moments like these.

The San Francisco Chronicle recently featured Lewis & Llewellyn’s lawsuit against Pacific Boychoir Academy and its longtime artistic director, Kevin Fox.  The article details allegations from our clients, former students, who allege that Fox engaged in years of sexual harassment and abuse while administrators repeatedly ignored or dismissed complaints.

The full article can be read here.

Lewis & Llewellyn is once again looking to bolster our ranks!

We are looking for an experienced associate to dive deeply into our complex and interesting portfolio of matters and take their practice to the next level. As always, we are looking for attorneys with top-flight credentials coupled with the passion to litigate.  The ideal candidate would have impeccable educational credentials, three to five years’ experience at an AmLaw 100 or elite plaintiff’s firm, and be ready to develop an exciting practice in both state court, federal court, and arbitration.

Lewis & Llewellyn deeply values diversity and we encourage applications from diverse candidates.  If you are interested in joining a team of world class attorneys, practicing at the cutting edge of litigation, and who love what they do, send your resume to careers@lewisllewellyn.com.

We are pleased to welcome DeShawn Carter to the firm as our law clerk for 2025.

DeShawn is a second-year law student at the University of California, Berkeley, where he serves on the Board of Advocates and Negotiations Team and is a member of the Family Defense Project and Law Students of African Descent.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Howard University.  While at Howard, DeShawn was selected as a congressional intern for Congressman Eric Swalwell.  This summer, he worked as a law clerk for the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office.

We are thrilled to have DeShawn as a part of our team, and we look forward to continuing to provide a space for young adults to explore their interest in the law.

This summer the Lewis & Llewellyn team enjoyed some friendly competition over a few rounds of ping pong at SPIN in San Francisco.  We’re grateful for the opportunity to spend time with our summer fellow, Taylor Tsan, and strengthen our team connections outside the office.