Category: Announcements

Lewis & Llewellyn is delighted to welcome Brad Estes to the partnership.

Brad joined our team in 2020 after clerking for the Honorable Lawrence J. O’Neill of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.  Before clerking, Brad practiced at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in San Francisco where he spent most of his time in or prepping for jury trials in state and federal courts across the country.  We are excited for Brad to continue his proven track record of counseling senior leadership with a litigation approach emphasizing tenacity, creativity, and pragmatism.  Brad’s tireless work ethic epitomizes what Lewis & Llewellyn offers its clients.

As a trial lawyer, Brad focuses on complex business litigation and has been deeply battle tested.  In a recent win, Brad successfully represented an international engineering company against an electric vehicle startup in a contested two-week arbitration.  Following years of litigation, the arbitrator awarded Brad’s client $28 million in damages, and rejected counterclaims valued at over $40 million.

Brad is also dedicated to his community.  Brad founded and runs Lewis & Llewellyn’s annual Equity Fellowship, which provides hands-on litigation experience, law school preparation, and general professional development to high-achieving young adults from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession.

It was another incredible year for the team at Lewis & Llewellyn!  We are thankful as ever to work with such a phenomenal group of people.  Cheers to 2024!

Last month the Lewis & Llewellyn team got together for some friendly competition over a few rounds of ping pong at SPIN in San Francisco.  It was a great event, and we are already looking forward to the next one!

Paul Llewellyn’s bestselling book Unshackled: Reimagining the Practice of Law is now available on audiobook!

A must-listen for every lawyer, aspiring lawyer, or those simply interested in the legal profession, Unshackled is a call to action for establishing a more service-oriented and satisfying profession.  From how we train lawyers and bill hours to how we service clients and market ourselves, the legal system is outdated and long overdue for a wake-up call.  In Unshackled, Paul reimagines the practice of law as a more humane and human-centered career, presenting a practical plan for improving the lives of lawyers and their clients.

Purchase the audiobook on Amazon, Audible, Apple, and Audiobooks.com.

As a part of our continued expansion, Lewis & Llewellyn is very pleased to welcome Peter Squeri to the firm.

Before joining Lewis & Llewellyn, Peter practiced for more than 10 years at the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  At Gibson Dunn, he represented leading companies and individuals in complex civil litigation and investigations.  As an experienced trial lawyer, Peter has helped numerous clients achieve trial victories in state and federal courts, as well as in private arbitrations.  The addition of Peter to the firm’s deep bench of experienced attorneys further strengthens our ability to handle litigation of any size or complexity.

Lewis & Llewellyn attorney Olivia Bona was recently featured in an ABA Journal article entitled “How young attorneys are shaking up law firm culture.”  The article, available here, focused on how firms such as Lewis & Llewellyn are fostering the next generation of legal talent, allowing them to have better work-life balance that is so often lacking at many firms.

Applications for the Lewis & Llewellyn Annual Fellowship are now open for 2023!

Lewis & Llewellyn is dedicated to providing an opportunity for high-achieving young adults to explore their interest in the law.  In furtherance of this mission, Lewis & Llewellyn created our Annual Fellowship to remove barriers and create opportunities for talented individuals with diverse experiences in the legal industry.  The fellowship is geared towards undergraduate students who want to see behind the scenes and gain valuable experience in the practice of law through mentorship, professional development, and hands-on exposure and training.

This individual will work as a critical member of our team, assisting attorneys and staff with investigations, legal briefing, analyzing evidence, and much more across a wide variety of substantive legal areas in commercial litigation.  The program will also offer opportunities to see the life cycle of a litigation, observe hearings and depositions, and receive one-on-one mentorship with our attorneys.

This fellowship is a paid opportunity.

Interested candidates may apply by sending a resume and a short personal statement (250 words maximum) to careers@lewisllewellyn.com.

As a part of our continued expansion, Lewis & Llewellyn is very pleased to welcome Nitesh Daryanani to the firm.

After earning his law degree in India, Nitesh received an LLM from UC Berkeley and transferred his practice to the Bay Area.  Prior to joining Lewis & Llewellyn, Nitesh practiced at the San Francisco offices of Morrison Foerster LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.  With more than ten years of experience in both the United States and India, including significant trial and arbitration experience, Nitesh brings to the table a unique blend of legal aptitude and cultural awareness.

As California’s premier litigation boutique, Lewis & Llewellyn looks forward to continuing to welcome the best and the brightest attorneys from the world’s leading law firms who are looking to practice at the cutting edge of litigation.