18, June 2025
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Partners named as 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers
Congratulations to Patrick M. Ryan and Jason A. Zweig on being named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial…
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30, May 2025
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Zest Labs $222M Verdict Gains Widespread Media Coverage
On May 13, 2025, a unanimous jury awarded Zest Labs $222 million—$72.7 million in compensatory and $150 million in punitive…
06, March 2025
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California, New York Litigation Boutiques Combine to Create Bicoastal Firm
Bartko is combining with Pavia & Harcourt to create Bartko Pavia, which will have 61 lawyers across Los Angeles, San…
06, March 2025
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Boutique Merger Creates Bicoastal ‘Sweet Spot’ In NY, Calif.
California-based litigation boutique Bartko LLP announced Monday that it has merged with New York-based Pavia & Harcourt to create a…
06, March 2025
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Newly Combined Firm, Bartko Pavia LLP, Redefines Client Success with a Business-Centric Approach
Bartko LLP and Pavia & Harcourt LLP combine to create a national firm with an international reach and business-centric approach,…
01, January 2025
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Bartko LLP Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
We’re proud to announce that four Bartko, LLP attorneys have been named in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers…
01, January 2025
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Bartko LLP Earns Recognition in 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings
We are proud to announce that Bartko LLP has been ranked in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, a…
25, October 2024
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Bartko LLP Files Motion for Sanctions Against Walmart on Behalf of Zest Labs Over Alleged Concealed Patents
San Francisco, CA – October 25, 2024 – As featured in Law 360– Patrick Ryan, co-managing partner of Bartko LLP,…
04, September 2024
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Bartko’s Patrick M. Ryan Named 2024 Top 100 Lawyer
September 4, 2024 San Francisco, CA — Bartko is proud to announce that Patrick M. Ryan, co-managing partner and head…
16, May 2024
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From the Chair
To the members of the lawyer referral and information service (LRIS) community across the country, I want to say that…
21, February 2024
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Bartko Wins Top Defense Verdict
February 21, 2024 San Francisco, CA — The Bartko trial team from the In Re Francesca Naify case received a…
24, January 2024
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Bartko’s Patrick M. Ryan Named Leading Commercial Litigator
January 24, 2024 San Francisco, CA — Patrick M. Ryan was named Leading Commercial Litigator by the Daily Journal (PDF).…
15, November 2023
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Bartko Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2024
by Bartko Law November 2023 Bartko LLP has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by…
10, November 2023
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Five Bartko Lawyers Recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
by Bartko Law November 2023 Bartko LLP is pleased to announce that five lawyers have been included in the 2024…
08, November 2023
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Bartko Ranked Top Litigation Boutique
by Bartko Law The firm is proud to be recognized in the November 1, 2023 Supplement to the Los Angeles…
01, November 2023
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Daily Journal recognizes Bartko as one of the “Top Boutiques” in California
by Bartko Law November 1, 2023 The firm is proud to be recognized in the November 1, 2023 Supplement to…
15, September 2023
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Bartko’s Ben Riley Named Top 100 Lawyer
by Bartko Law September 15, 2023 San Francisco, CA – Benjamin K. Riley—a principal in Bartko’s Litigation practice and a…
15, September 2023
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Patrick M. Ryan and Benjamin K. Riley Named “Top 100 Lawyer” in California
by Bartko Law September 15, 2023 San Francisco, CA – Patrick M. Ryan—head of Bartko law firm’s Litigation practice and…
15, September 2023
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Bartko’s Patrick M. Ryan Named Top 100 Lawyer
by Bartko Law September 15, 2023 San Francisco, CA – Patrick M. Ryan—Bartko’s Co-Managing Partner, head of litigation, and Chair…
17, May 2023
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Bartko’s Patrick M. Ryan Ranked Top IP Lawyer
by Bartko Law May 17, 2023 San Francisco, CA – Patrick M. Ryan, head of Bartko law firm’s Litigation practice…
02, February 2023
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Bartko Law Firm Opens LA Office and Names New Leaders
by Bartko Law February 2, 2023 San Francisco based law firm – Bartko Bunzel & Miller – celebrated the opening…
18, November 2022
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Five Bartko Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® List
by Bartko Law November 2022 Bartko is pleased to announce that five lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition…
05, November 2022
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Bartko Ranked in 2023 “Best Law Firms”
by Bartko Law November 2022 Bartko is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized for the 13th consecutive…
18, October 2022
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Bartko Trial Team Named California Attorneys of the Year!
by Bartko Law Bartko attorneys Ben Riley, Sony Barari, Rob Bunzel, and Gabriella Wilkins were named 2022 California Attorneys of…
04, September 2022
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Ben Riley Selected as Top 100 California Lawyer
by Bartko Law September 2022 The Daily Journal has selected Ben Riley as one of the Top 100 California Lawyers…
02, July 2021
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Ben Riley Ranked By Chambers As Top California Lawyer in Both Intellectual Property and Trust and Estate Litigation
by Bartko Law July 2021 Benjamin K. Riley, a principal and executive committee member of Bartko Bunzel & Miller, has…
06, April 2021
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Bartko’s Oliver Q. Dunlap Appointed 2021 Chair of the Conference of California Bar Associations
by Bartko Law Bartko is proud to announce that partner Oliver Dunlap has been appointed the 2021 Chair of the…
13, October 2020
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Daily Journal recognizes Patrick Ryan as one of the “Top Trade Secrets Lawyers”
by Bartko Law The firm is proud to have Patrick Ryan recognized in the October 7, 2020 Supplement to the…
30, June 2019
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Bartko Ranked Number 3 in The National Law Journal Top 100 Verdicts
by Bartko Law Bartko ranked Number 3 in the Top 100 Verdicts for 2018 published by The National Law Journal…
15, May 2019
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Three Bartko Franchise Law Specialists Selected for 2019 Edition of Who’s Who Legal – Franchise
by Bartko Law Chuck Miller and Griff Towle, both litigators, have again been listed in the Franchise edition of Who’s…
02, April 2019
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Ben Riley Ranked By Chambers Among Top 12 Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secret Litigators in California
by Bartko Law April 2019 In their 2019 rankings of lawyers around the world, Chamber identified Ben Riley as one…
05, February 2019
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Ben Riley Selected Among America’s Top 100 High-Stakes Litigators (Northern California)
by Bartko Law February 5, 2019 Bartko principal Ben Riley was recently selected among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®…
30, January 2019
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Bartko Obtains Defense Win in Uber Trade Secret Case
by Bartko Law San Francisco, CA — The Bartko team, led by Patrick M. Ryan and Sean McTigue, scored a…
26, October 2016
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San Francisco Daily Journal recognizes BartkoZankel as one of the “Top 20 Boutique” law firms in California
by Bartko Law BartkoZankel Recognized by The Daily Journal as Top 20 Boutique Law Firm in California October 26, 2016…
21, April 2016
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Benjamin K. Riley Selected As Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America
by Bartko Law Benjamin K. Riley Selected As Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America Scottsdale, Arizona – On April 21,…
14, December 2013
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Firm Data Breach Practice in the News
December 14, 2013- Legal newspaper The Daily Journal ran an article describing our role for health care providers in obtaining…
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