News & Events

Announcements

• Kirsten Wolff to speak at Tax & Trust Conference
• Celebrating Women’s History Month
• Client Alert: Supreme Court Ruling Outlines Limits to Affiliate Liability for Trademark Infringement 
• John van Loben Sels Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Korina Buford Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Ivana Petani Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• George Buffington, Diane Aaron, and Laurie Cross Join Sideman & Bancroft
• Sideman & Bancroft Elevates Michael H. Hewitt Jr. to Partner
• David Cherman Joins Estate Planning
• Ellen Leonida Joins as Co-Chair of the Criminal Defense Practice Group
• Sideman & Bancroft Welcomes Ellen Leonida
• Celebrating Pride at Sideman & Bancroft
• Ronald Fisher joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Sideman Attorneys Recognized in AM Law for Cisco Systems, Inc. Defense
• Adrianna Garcia Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Paige Voorhees Joins Sideman
• Sideman & Bancroft Joins List of Law Firms in Letter to Law School Deans
• Andrew Levad Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Ashley Bell Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Saloni Mathur Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Sideman Celebrates Pride Month in San Francisco
• Margaret A. Zywicz joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Kristin Lia Joins Sideman & Bancroft as a Partner
• Blockchain Law for Social Good Center Board of Advisors
• Sideman and Bancroft Launches a Dedicated Blockchain and Digital Asset Practice
• Sideman & Bancroft Lawyers Partner with Law Foundation of Silicon Valley on Pro Bono Litigation Training
• A Message From Our Managing Partner
• Announcement: A Message From Our Managing Partner
• Announcement: A Message From Our Managing Partner

Articles

• Protecting Your Brand Online: Effective Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies and Legal Insights
• Protecting Your Brand from Grey Market Risks: A Strategic Guide for Businesses
• Smart Contracts Revisited: Lessons From the Courts in 2025
• Navigating High-Stakes IRS Audits: Strategies for Accountants with High-Net-Worth Clients
• Brand Protection Strategies: Defending Against Discount Fraud
• The Legal Side of the Gray Market: How a Gray Market Lawyer Can Help
• Understanding the Gray Market
• IRS’s Continued Crackdown on Non-Filers and Wealthy Americans
• The Dangers of Counterfeit Cosmetics: Protecting Consumers and Brands
• Protecting Your Brand with Sideman & Bancroft’s Brand Integrity and Innovation Group
• ERC Update: IRS Provides Details of Second Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program
• Employee Retention Credit Update: IRS to Deny Tens of Thousands of Claims
• “Wow! I love the bottle” – Trademark Protection For Your Packaging
• Contests and Sweepstakes 101
• This Way to the Exit: Positioning Your Beauty Brand for Investment or Acquisition
• Béatrice Martinet writes for World Trademark Review
• What is Third-Party Content?
• Much Ado About Someone: Positioning Celebrity Beauty Brands for Maximum Brand Protection
• What’s in a Name? The Ups and Downs of Eponymous Beauty Brands
• Advertising Law: Basic Principles
• Considerations When Choosing a Brand Name Part 2.
• Legal Considerations When Choosing a Brand Name
• What is a Brand? A Guide by Sam Berrin
• Surge in IRS Crypto Seizures
• IRS on Applying Big Data – Sideman Tax Group Comments
• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Tax Administration – Tax Lawyer Weighs In
• What is an Advertising, Marketing, and Entertainment Lawyer?
• Jack Daniel’s Parody Case Ruling – What This Means For Brands
• Kelly McCarthy Comments on Bloomberg IP News
• Sideman & Bancroft Expands East Coast Presence in New York City
• Black History Month – Charlotte E. Ray
• What Can We Expect for Cryptocurrency Markets in 2023?
• Legally Beauty – The Trademark Endcap
• Pauline Tseng writes “Liability of Shipping Hubs for Counterfeit Products” for Bloomberg Law
• Michael Hewitt writes “What Attorneys Should Know About Blockchain Disputes” for Law360
• Wendy Tice-Wallner writes “Clubs and Service Animals—What You Need to Know” for the California State Club Association’s member newsletter
• Zachary Alinder authors 2021 & 2022 update of the Copyright Law chapter of CEB’s California Business Litigation
• Beatrice Martinet and Natalie Bize write “Upcycling: Brands Buckle Up For a New Fashion Trend” for the World Intellectual Property Review
• Kirsten Wolff co-authors article on the California throwback tax for the California Trust & Estates Quarterly
• Jay Weill writes “The Taxman Cometh for Lemon Law Litigants” for the Daily Journal
• Beatrice Martinet writes “Intellectual Property Protection in the Food Industry” for Food Safety Magazine
• Kelly McCarthy comments in “Brand Specialists Reveal How They Weed Out Fake Views” for Managing IP
• Angela He, Pauline Tseng and Michael Hewitt write “Amazon’s Anti-Counterfeit Efforts Fall Short” for Law360
• Ian Boyd comments in “TTAB Lawyers: Read the Rules and Give Us More Precedent” for Managing IP
• Kelly MCarthy explains “Why Continued Community Engagement Is Critical Alongside Pepsico’s Removal Of Aunt Jemima Brand” for the World Trademark Review
• Angela He and Zachary Alinder write “3M’s Litigation Crusade: The Price-Gouging Saga” for the World Intellectual Property Review
• Beatrice Martinet writes “Coty v. Amazon: A Missed Opportunity to Define Online Marketplace’s Liability for Trademark Infringement?” for the Daily Journal
• Pauline Tseng writes “3 Lessons From ‘Exceptional’ Hyundai Gray Market TM Case” for Law360
• Kelly McCarthy comments in “What did Yosemite get for the $12 million paid to its former concessionaire?” for the San Francisco Chronicle
• Sideman & Bancroft’s Family Law and Estate Planning Practices, Partners Recognized in the 2019 Chambers High Net Worth Guide
• Kelly McCarthy comments on problems caused by fraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO for the World Trademark Review
• Kathryn McCall and Kelly McCarthy on “Counterfeiting in Cannabis: How to Protect Your Brand” for the Cannabis Business Times
• Sideman & Bancroft joins the French American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco
• Beatrice Martinet on Louboutin’s red sole trademark issues for the Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property
• Kelly McCarthy advises consumers in  “What’s That on Your Face? Your Makeup May Not Really Be What You Think It Is” for Bob Cut Magazine
• Kelly McCarthy comments for WWD in “Christie Brinkley Vows to Track Down, Halt Scammers”
• Kelly McCarthy comments in NewBeauty’s “Government Report Finds Amazon and Walmart Are Selling Counterfeit Products”
• Beatrice Martinet contributes to “ICT Policy Review: National E-Commerce Strategy For Egypt” for the UN Conference on Trade and Development
• Robert Cozzolina comments in “Growth of Online Shopping Spurs Trade in Counterfeit Products” for The Baltimore Sun
• Sideman & Bancroft co-hosts INTA‘s Young Practitioners & Trademark Administrators reception
• James Shore comments in “Drugs, Guns, and Fake Kicks: Inside the Counterfeit Economy” posted on Complex
• Richard Nelson joins co-authors Sue Su-Yeon Chun, Jason Jeong Lee and Rebecca Felsenthal on “Confronting the Gray Market in Korea and the U.S.” in Today’s General Counsel
• IRS acquiesces in 9th Circuit decision in Voss v. Commissioner, argued by Emily Kingston
• Louis Feuchtbaum co-authors”The Law’s Breakable Protections for Unbreakable Encryption” for The Recorder
• Sandra Price provides commentary for the U.S. News & World Report’s “4 Tips to Be a Better Executor”
• Beatrice Martinet writes “What You Need to Know About the New EU Trademark Package” for The Recorder
• Kelly McCarthy comments on “How Yosemite Lost Its Historic Names – And May Win Them Back” for the San Francisco Chronicle
• Steve Katz comments on the “Top 15 Red Flags Triggering an IRS Audit” for The Street
• Louis Feuchtbaum co-authors chapter in “Scientific Evidence and Expert Testimony in California”
• Allyson Madrid writes “Vetting ‘Made in the USA’ Claims in a Global Economy” for The Recorder
• Sandra Price co-authors new edition of CEB’s Action Guide, “Handling Postmortem Trust Administration”
• Louis Feuchtbaum discusses his discovery of illegal, secret recording devices used by the FBI at the San Mateo County courthouse in The Recorder
• Kelly McCarthy comments in the Westlaw Journal Computer Internets Olympics Organizers Say Cybersquatter is Blocking Website for 2020 Games
• “Who Owns Yosemite? Concessionaire Claims Trademark on Famed Sites”
• “The Risk to Both Human Health and Brand Integrity Will Continue to Spur Anti-Counterfeit Efforts That Allow Real-Time Authentication of Every Item Sold and Consumed Around the Globe”
• Kelly McCarthy writes “Brand Protection in the Web Marketplace: A Task for Mere Mortals?” for InsideCounsel
• David Cooper and James Shore write “Primum non nocere: A primer for ethical global counterfeit investigations” for InsideCounsel
• Andrew Muir and Erica Brand Portnoy write “Criminal Counterfeiting: Tips for Successful Collaboration With Law Enforcement” for InsideCounsel
• Zac Alinder and Beatrice Martinet write “Controlling the Grey Market in the U.S. and E.U.” for InsideCounsel
• Allyson Fair writes “Consider TMs Before Reacting To NLRB McDonald’s Complaints” for Law360
• Beatrice Martinet co-authors “Liability of E-Commerce Platforms for Copyright and Trademark Infringement: A World Tour” for the ABA’s Landslide magazine
• Béatrice Martinet analyzes Fox Broadcasting v. Dish Network: California Court dismiss copyright claim against time and place-shifting Dish’s streaming service
• Beatrice Martinet writes “Bending Law to Control Yoga” for the San Francisco Daily Journal
• David Cooper and Richard Nelson write “Brand Owners Need to Be Reliable Victims” for the National Law Journal
• Kelly McCarthy provides commentary for The LA Times article, “With No Trademark, Sriracha Name is Showing Up Everywhere”
• Jay Weill provides commentary in “IRS Faces Budget and ID Theft Challenges for Tax Season” for Accounting Today
• Kelly McCarthy comments on “Big fish and Whacked Moles:How to Fight Anonymous Counterfeiters Who Are Tarnishing Your Brand” for InsideCounsel
• Béatrice Martinet analyzes recent ISP liability decisions for Stanford’s Transatlantic Antitrust and IPR Developments newsletter
• Contributing author, “Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in California, 14th ed.” Aspatore Publishing, 2014
• Contributing author, “Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in California, 14th ed.” Aspatore Publishing
• Kelly McCarthy writes “Online Wild West for Fakes Can Be Regulated” for Intellectual Property Magazine
• Béatrice Martinet analyzes recent copyright and ISP liability decisions for the Stanford’s Transatlantic Antitrust and IPR Developments newsletter
• Andrew Muir writes “Maximizing Brand Protection Budget: Make Anti-counterfeiting Programs Work for You” for InsideCounsel
• Beatrice Martinet writes “European Regulation Strengthens IP Protection” for Risk Management
• James Shore writes “So Many Counterfeiters, So Little Time” for InsideCounsel
• Kelly McCarthy writes “Don’t Ya Just Love E-Commerce? Effective Web Monitoring Programs for Anti-counterfeiting” for InsideCounsel
• Andrew Muir writes “Stopped at the Border: How U.S. Customs and Border Protection Can Help Protect Your Brand” for InsideCounsel
• Beatrice Martinet contributes the France country page to the World Intermediary Liability Map Project at The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School
• Kelly McCarthy writes “Positioning Trademark Portfolios and Supply Chains to Combat Counterfeits” for InsideCounsel
• Kelly McCarthy writes “Strategic Budgeting for Anti-Counterfeiting Programs” for InsideCounsel
• Béatrice Martinet analyzes ISP liability in France for the Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society’s World Intermediary Liability Map Project
• Béatrice Martinet analyzes two recent court decisions on ISP liability issues for the Stanford TTLF Technology Law & Policy Newsletter
• Steven Katz writes, “Don’t Forget To Challenge IRS Interest Assessments” for Law360
• Steven Katz and Emily Kingston comment on recent IRS bitcoin guidance for the San Francisco Daily Journal
• Kelly McCarthy writes “Trademark Saga for King’s Candy Crush Game” for the San Francisco Daily Journal
• Jay Weill co-authors “The US Tax Man Speaks For The First, But Not Last Time” for Coindesk: The Voice of Digital Currency
• Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “Best Practices for Making a Referral to Law Enforcement on a Fraud Case” for InsideCounsel
• Béatrice Martinet analyzes recent European Union intellectual property developments for the Stanford TTLF Technology Law & Policy Newsletter
• Kelly McCarthy co-authors “Co-branding: A Sweet Business Strategy?” for the Westlaw Journal – Computer & Internet
• Jay Weill comments on offshore tax evasion case for Bloomberg news
• Kelly McCarthy comments on recent Trader Joe’s lawsuit for Forbes
• Erica Portnoy and Peter Colosi write “The Case for Criminal IP Enforcement” for Managing IP
• Jay Weill comments on Apple’s tax practices for the San Jose Mercury News
• Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “4 Best Practices to Protect Your Company from Discount and Warranty Fraud” for InsideCounsel
• Emily Kingston co-authors “DOMA and a Bizarre Tax Bill” for the San Francisco Daily Journal
• Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “How Big is Big? Measuring the Metrics of Your Anti-Fraud Program” for InsideCounsel
• Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “5 Ways to Protect Your Company From Discount Fraud” for InsideCounsel
• Richard Nelson joins the ABA Roundtable Discussion on “What Law Firms Expect From New Lawyers”
• Steve Katz comments on “The Odds of a Tax Audit (and How You Can Reduce Them)” for eHow’s Personal Finance news
• Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “5 Steps to Protect Your Company Against Warranty Fraud” for InsideCounsel
• Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “5 Ways to Prevent Discount and Warranty Fraud” for InsideCounsel
• Kelly McCarthy writes “Domain Names: Protecting Your Turf” for The Street
• Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy on “How to Develop Intelligence to Protect Your Company from Discount Fraud” for CRN
• Jay Weill featured in the Daily Journal’s “Defense Attorney Happily Changes His Mind Before Circuit”
• Kelly McCarthy advises “How to Avoid the Pinterest Bandit” for Upstart Business Journal
• Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy on “How to Use Internal Procedures to Protect Your Company from Discount Fraud” for CRN
• Louis Feuchtbaum featured in the Business Insider’s “Counterfeit Chinese Microchips Are Getting So Good They Can’t Be Identified”
• Ellen Kahn comments in the California Lawyer’s “Managing Partners Wear Two Hats Well”
• Steve Katz comments on “How to Make Old Tax Debts Disappear”
• Juliana Williamson writes “Domestic Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships: What Is It and What Can We Do to Help?” for Family Law News
• Kelly McCarthy on cybersquatting in The Westlaw Journal – Computer & Internet
• Jeffrey Hallam on “Combating the Counterfeiting of Pharmaceuticals: Bringing the Criminals to Justice” in The Pharmaceutical Compliance Monitor
• Louis Feuchtbaum writes “Defenses to Discount Fraud Stripped” for The Recorder
• Kelly McCarthy co-authors “Protecting Your Budget While Protecting Your Brand” for Executive Counsel magazine
• Emily Kingston co-authors “Funding Offers in Compromise from the Taxpayer’s Retirement Plans: How Much Is Enough?” in The Journal of Taxation
• Kelly McCarthy quoted in “How to Spot a Counterfeit Product” on Mainstreet.com
• Jay Weill and Jean Ryan comment for “Not Quite an Amnesty: IRS launches second voluntary disclosure initiative” in Accounting Today
• “Diversity Puts Sideman & Bancroft at Front of the Pack” in the Daily Journal
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “Restitution for Criminal Trademark and Copyright Infringement” for International Law Office
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “Crime Victims Start to Assert Their Rights” for International Law Office
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “Concern About Waiver of Attorney-Client Privileges” for International Law Office
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “Increased Efforts to Coordinate International Fight against IP Crime” for International Law Office
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “Global Enforcement of IP Crimes Continues as High Priority” for International Law Office
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “Supreme Court Makes Federal Sentencing Guidelines Advisory” for International Law Office
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “Constitutionality of US Sentencing Guidelines is Questioned” for International Law Office
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “Multinational Cooperation with the Investigation of International Cartels” for International Law Office
• Jeffrey Hallam writes “New Policies Herald Stiffer Sentences” for International Law Office

Legal Updates

• Client Alert: Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment In Significant AI Training Copyright Case
• Estate Planning Client Alert: October 2024
• Client Alert: Supreme Court Clarifies Broader View of Copyright Damages…For Now
• Sideman Tax Alert: IRS Plans Major Increase in Audit Rates
• Tax Alert: New IRS Initiative
• Corporate Transparency Act
• IRS Launches New Voluntary Disclosure Program for Employee Retention Credits
• IRS Audits & Employee Retention Credit Update
• IRS To Audit Wealthy Taxpayers Using Artificial Intelligence
• Legal Update: California Supreme Court Approves Right to Sue Third Party Companies for Employment Discrimination
• Employee Retention Credit Audits – What You Need to Know
• Brand and Manufacturing Clients – Legal Update
• Legal Update: The Power of Laches 
• Legal Update: Romag and the Damages Dilemma
• Legal Update: IRS and DOJ Ramping Up Enforcement Against Cryptocurrency Owners
• Legal Update: The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
• Legal Update: The Real Property Tax Consequences of Proposition 19
• Legal Update: Planning for Election Outcome: Should You Act Before Year End?
• Legal Update: So, There’s a Vaccine (or two) for COVID… Now What?
• Legal Update: Arthur Minasyan discusses last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that “Booking.com” is entitled to trademark protection
• Legal Update: IRS Audit Enforcement Initiative to Target High-Income Households and Private Foundations
• Legal Update: Supreme Court Rules Willfulness Not Required for Disgorgement of Profits From Trademark Infringers
• Legal Update: New Legislation Changes the Estate Planning Landscape for Retirement Accounts
• Legal Update: The Impact of Brexit on Your IP Protection
• Legal Update: Independent Contractor or Employee? AB 5 and The ABC’s of Classifying Workers in California
• Legal Update: On June 17, Canada will join the Madrid Protocol and offer broader rights to TM holders
• Legal Update: China Reforms its Trademark Law to Crack Down on Infringement
• Legal Update: California Enacts the Uniform Trust Decanting Act
• Legal Update: The New ABC’s of Hiring Independent Contractors
• Legal Update: Combatting the Grey Market: Manufacturers of Luxury Goods May Have New Options
• Legal Update: The Tax Bill is Now Law: Does Your Estate Plan Still Work for You?
• Legal Update: House Tax Bill Arrives…Now What?
• Legal Update: IRS Announces Increases in Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions for 2018
• Legal Update: Wine Country Fires – Implications for Property Owners
• Legal Update: DMCA Alert – Don’t miss the December 31st 2017 deadline to renew your DMCA Agent Designation
• Legal Update: Act Now: Once Finalized, New Regulations Will Eliminate Discounted Transfers To Family Members
• Legal Update: Post-Nuptials – What You Should Know
• Legal Update: Employees Who Refuse to Cooperate in Investigations Do So At their Own Peril
• Legal Update: How to Help Your Client Through a Divorce
• Legal Update: Prenuptial Agreements and Hong Kong
• Legal Update: Reasons Your Clients Should Consider Using a Divorce “Consultant”
• Tax Controversy Alert: IRS releases annual report on Whistleblower Program – 2015 was “a big year” for awards under the Program
• Legal Update: California’s New Equal Pay Law is a Game-Changer
• Legal Update: Come January 1, 2016, Taxpayers with More than $50,000 of Unpaid Taxes Could Lose their U.S. Passports
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: California End of Life Option Act
• Legal Update: Fair Use Analysis Required For DMCA Takedowns
• Tax Controversy Alert: IRS Releases Annual Report on Whistleblower Program
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Are Your Family and Loved Ones Prepared To Carry Out Your Estate Plan?
• Legal Update: California Court of Appeal Upholds Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Claims
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Estate Planning Resolutions for 2015
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Keeping Your Revocable Trust Funded Is More Important than Ever
• Legal Update: Employers on the Hook for Employee Cell Phone Costs
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Reducing California Income Tax on Trusts
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Assisting Aging Parents
• Legal Update: Time May be Running Out to Disclose Offshore Accounts
• Tax Controversy Alert: Tax Court Opens Door to Interest Suspension Cases
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: New Year’s Resolution: Check Beneficiary Designations
• Sunrise, Sunset: Sunrise Periods Open for new gTLDs
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Choosing Your Trustees, Guardians and Other Fiduciaries
• Supreme Court Decisions Mean Financial Benefits for Same Sex Married Couples
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Getting Your Virtual House in Order – Estate Planning for the Digital World
• California’s Elimination of Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion for All Individual Taxpayers for 2008 State Returns and Beyond May Not be the Final Result
• Open For Business: Trademark Clearinghouse Opening March 26th
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: How the New Tax Law Affects Estate Planning
• The Changing Online Landscape: the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) in 2013
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Irrevocable Trusts That Don’t End Up As Planned
• QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS: Opportunity To Make Tax-free Gifts Set To Expire
• The New Internet – Is Your Company Prepared?
• SUNRISE, SUNSET: Your Rights and the Dawn of the .XXX Domain Names
• IRS Announces Second Special Offshore Account Initiative
• The December 2010 Tax Act

Press Releases

• Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Selected for Super Lawyers
• Beatrice Martinet to Speak on the Impact of the EU DSA and AI Act on Trademarks
• Kelly McCarthy Recognized Among Top Consumer Products Attorneys of 2025
• Sideman & Bancroft Adds Employee Benefits Practice Group
• John van Loben Sels Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Ellen Leonida Moderates Federal Bar Association Panel
• World Trademark Review 2025 Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft
• Kelly P. McCarthy Honored in the 2024 Irish Legal 100
• Korina Buford Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Ivana Petani Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• George Buffington, Diane Aaron, and Laurie Cross Join Sideman & Bancroft
• Sideman & Bancroft Elevates Michael H. Hewitt Jr. to Partner
• Michael Hewitt Honored with “Outstanding Barrister Award” by the Bar Association of San Francisco
• Andre Fontana Joins Sideman & Bancroft
• Ronald Fisher Quoted in IAM Article Highlighting Trilobio’s Trade Secret Victory
• Sideman & Bancroft’s Tax Group Earns National and Regional Tier 1 Rankings by Best Law Firms for 2025
• Sideman & Bancroft Ranked Nationally by Best Law Firms® 
• Partner Highlight: Bay Area Criminal Tax Attorney – Jay Weill
• Ronald Fisher Quoted for The Recorder on Trilobio Trade Secrets Case
• Ellen Leonida Quoted in Law360 Article for Trilobio
• Biotech Startup Trilobio Wins Injunction Against Nanala, LLC & Founder Keoni Gandall in Trade Secret Theft Case
• Sideman & Bancroft Recognized for Gender Equity in Law360’s 2024 Women in Law Report
• Sideman & Bancroft Celebrates Recognition as a Ceiling Smasher in Law360’s Women in Law Report
• Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America
• Sideman & Bancroft Sponsors INTA’s Study on Gender Diversity in the Intellectual Property Profession
• Estate Planning Attorneys Ranked in Chambers & Partners
• Super Lawyers Selects Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys For Its 2024 Northern California List
• Kelly McCarthy Published in Wolters Kluwer
• Ellen Leonida Joins as Co-Chair of the Criminal Defense Practice Group
• Sideman & Bancroft and Attorneys Ranked in IP STARS
• Celebrating International Women’s Day
• Sideman & Bancroft Recognized by World Trademark Review
• Sideman & Bancroft Ranks as a Tier 1 Best Law Firm
• Samuel Berrin Named Rising Star by Managing IP
• Law360 Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft in 2023 Diversity Snapshot
• Law360 Names Sideman in “Women in Law” Report
• Sideman & Bancroft Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients & Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
• Intellectual Property and Internet Law Symposium
• Estate Planning Recognized in Chambers & Partners 2023 Guide
• Four San Francisco Lawyers named Rising Stars
• Ten San Francisco Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers 2023 Guide
• Twelve San Francisco Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers 2023 Guide
• Managing IP Names Three Sideman Partners as Trademark Stars
• Managing IP Names Sideman & Bancroft a Recommended Firm for Trade Mark Law
• World Trademark Review Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft
• Sideman & Bancroft LLP Ranked Nationally and Regionally in “Best Law Firms”
• Beatrice Martinet Interviewed by World Trademark Review
• Sideman and Bancroft Launches TrueBQuest – A new bequest tracking platform for charities.
• Nine Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
• Chambers and Partners Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft and its Attorneys as Leaders in Estate Planning and Family Law in 2022 High Net Worth Guide
• Eleven Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers’ 2022 Northern California Guide, 3 Named Rising Stars
• Sideman & Bancroft Stands Up for Equality
• Managing IP Names Sideman & Bancroft “Firm of the Year” in “Trademark Contentious (West)” Category
• World Trademark Review Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft, Six Partners in the 2022 WTR 1000
• Partner Alisa Won Represents ILIA Beauty in Clarin-Courtin Family’s Acquisition
• Brand Protection Attorney Andrea S. Cristiani Joins Sideman & Bancroft in San Francisco
• Brand Protection Litigator Alex Bukac Joins Sideman & Bancroft in San Francisco
• Sideman & Bancroft Ranked for Five Practice Areas in U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2022 “Best Law Firms” Ranking
• Partner Zachary Alinder Wins 2021 Lexology Client Choice Award for Litigation
• Sideman & Bancroft Among Top Law Firms for Women in Law360’s 2021 Glass Ceiling Report
• Eight Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
• Law360 Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft in Its 2021 Diversity Snapshot
• Chambers and Partners Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft and its Attorneys as Leaders in Estate Planning and Family Law in 2021 High Net Worth Guide
• Thirteen Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers’ 2021 Northern California Guide
• Managing Intellectual Property Once Again Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft, Partner Kelly McCarthy as “IP Stars” in 2021 Rankings
• Sideman & Bancroft’s Jeffrey Hallam Weighs in on INTA Resolution Designed to Strengthen Global Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts
• Sideman & Bancroft Grows Estate Planning Capabilities with Addition of Wendy Greenberg
• World Trademark Review Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft, Five Partners in the 2021 WTR 1000
• Sideman & Bancroft Ranked for Six Practice Areas in 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Ranking
• Sideman & Bancroft Tops Law360’s Ranking of the Best Law Firms for Women in 2020 Glass Ceiling Report
• Eight Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
• Chambers and Partners Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft and its Attorneys as Leaders in Estate Planning and Family Law in 2020 High Net Worth Guide
• Twelve Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers’ 2020 Northern California Guide
• Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft, Partner Kelly McCarthy as “IP Stars” in 2020 Rankings
• Sideman & Bancroft Recognized Among Leading Trademark Firms in the 2020 World Trademark Review 1000
• Sideman & Bancroft Further Expands BIIG Capabilities with Addition of Three Brand Protection Attorneys
• Sideman & Bancroft Europe Opens in Paris, Expanding the Firm’s Comprehensive Brand Protection Offerings Internationally
• Sideman & Bancroft Partner Alisa Won Represents ILIA Beauty in Series B Financing 
• Sideman & Bancroft’s Alisa Won Advises Lawless Beauty in Growth Equity Investment from Cult Capital
• Sideman & Bancroft Adds Experienced Associates to Brand Integrity and Innovation, Family Law Groups
• Sideman & Bancroft Recognized for Six Practice Areas in U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2020 “Best Law Firms” Ranking
• Six Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020
• Sideman & Bancroft Recognized for Contentious Trademark Work in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2019 Edition of “IP Stars”
• Sideman & Bancroft Recognized as a “Ceiling Smasher” in Law360’s 2019 Glass Ceiling Report
• Managing Intellectual Property Names Sideman & Bancroft 2019 U.S. Firm to Watch
• World Trademark Review Names Sideman & Bancroft’s Ian Boyd, Beatrice Martinet and Kelly McCarthy in 2019 WTR 1000
• Alisa Won advises ILIA Beauty, a clean beauty company, in its Series A financing
• Sam Berrin Joins Sideman & Bancroft’s Intellectual Property and Brand Integrity and Innovation Groups
• Seven Sideman & Bancroft Practice Areas Recognized in U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Ranking
• Sideman & Bancroft Celebrates 40 Years of Practicing Law in the Bay Area
• Sideman & Bancroft Grows San Francisco Office with Addition of Four Attorneys
• Hilary Pierce Named the Best Lawyers®  2019 Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year” in San Francisco
• Eight Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
• Sideman & Bancroft Partners and Practice Groups Named in Chambers High Net Worth 2018 Guide
• Michael Hewitt joins the Intellectual Property, Litigation and Appeals, and Brand Integrity and Innovation Groups
• Alisa Won represents skincare company, Youth To The People, in Series A financing transaction
• David Bancroft to Appear on New CNN Original Series, “The Radical Story of Patty Hearst”
• Zachary J. Alinder Wins 2018 Client Choice Award for Litigation
• World Trademark Review Recognizes Sideman & Bancroft’s Kelly McCarthy and Ian Boyd in 2018 WTR 1000
• Sideman & Bancroft Elevates Kirsten Wolff to Partner
• Sideman & Bancroft Grows San Francisco Office with Addition of Three Attorneys
• Sandra Price authors updates to the California treatise “Complete Plans for Small and Mid-Sized Estates”
• Sideman & Bancroft Ranked in Eight Practice Areas in U.S. News-Best Lawyers 2018 “Best Law Firms Survey”
• Two Sideman & Bancroft Practice Groups, Four Partners Recognized in Chambers High Net Worth Guide
• Nine Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018
• Kirsten Wolff Joins Sideman & Bancroft’s Estate Planning and Tax Groups
• Sideman & Bancroft Partners with buildOn, Participates in Service Learning Workshops at Local High School
• Tax Controversy Alert: IRS Releases Annual Report on Whistleblower Program
• Sideman & Bancroft Elevates Béatrice Martinet to Partner
• Nine Sideman Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017
• Sideman & Bancroft’s Estate Planning Group Recognized in Inaugural Chambers High Net Worth Guide
• Sideman & Bancroft Elevates Three to Partner
• Sideman & Bancroft Ranked in Five Practice Areas in U.S. News-Best Lawyers 2016 ‘Best Law Firms’ Survey
• Three New Associates Join Sideman & Bancroft’s San Francisco Office
• Emily Kingston’s 9th Circuit win analyzed in Spidell’s Federal Taxletter
• Ten Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016
• Sideman & Bancroft Partner Emily Kingston Argues and Wins Tax Case of First Impression Before Ninth Circuit
• Two Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Named 2015 Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine
• Sideman & Bancroft recognized for pro bono service in the San Francisco Bar Association’s April bulletin
• Emily Kingston Argues Tax Case Before Ninth Circuit on limitations of qualified residence mortgage and home equity interest deductions under I.R.C. sec. 163(h)(3)(B)(ii) and (C)(ii).
• Sideman & Bancroft LLP is pleased to announce the recent addition of three attorneys to the firm’s San Francisco office
• Sideman & Bancroft Ranked in Five Practice Areas in U.S. News-Best Lawyers 2015 “Best Law Firms Survey”
• Eight Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015
• Sideman & Bancroft Named to Hall of Fame, Family Law Group & Partner Diana Richmond Recognized as Among California’s “Best” by Readers of The Recorder
• Four Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Named 2014 Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine
• Sideman & Bancroft Continues to Grow Business Crimes Group with Addition of Five New Members
• Sideman & Bancroft Bolsters Intellectual Property, Business & Litigation Groups with Addition of Béatrice Martinet
• Sideman & Bancroft Assists Samsung in Obtaining Five Month TRO Freezing Foreign Defendants’ US-Based Bank Accounts
• Jeffrey Hallam Named New Managing Partner of Sideman & Bancroft
• Sideman Grows Business Crimes, Intellectual Property and Litigation Groups with Addition of Zac Alinder
• Sideman & Bancroft Recognized by Peers in Four Leading Legal Publications
• Four Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Named 2013 Northern California Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine
• Jay Weill wins significant Ninth Circuit Case regarding the fair market value of distributions when an employee benefit trust is terminated
• Sideman & Bancroft adds Linda McCall and Cindy Tate to the Estate Planning Group
• Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys File Amicus Brief in Support of Proposition 8 Challengers
• Sideman & Bancroft Continues Expansion; Adds Associates to Family Law, Tax Controversy, Intellectual Property and Business Crimes Groups
• Ten Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Recognized in 2013 Best Lawyers®
• Sideman & Bancroft adds Simone M. Katz-O’Neill to Intellectual Property Group, and M. Brooke Wilson to the Estate Planning Group
• Our Diversity Profile
• Sideman & Bancroft receives top rankings in Family Law, Tax Law, Litigation, Trusts & Estates Law and White Collar Defense in the U.S. News and Best Lawyers annual listing
• Six Sideman & Bancroft Attorneys Included in the The Best Lawyers in America® 2012
• Sideman & Bancroft LLP Announces Addition of Jim Shore as Partner
• Jay Weill wins significant Tax Court case
• Sideman & Bancroft LLP Further Expands with Corporate Securities Partner
• Sideman & Bancroft Certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise
• Kelly McCarthy Receives International Trademark Association Volunteer Service Award

Speaking Engagements

• Kirsten Wolff to Speak for the San Francisco Estate Planning Council
• Kirsten Wolff to speak at Tax & Trust Conference
• Ellen Leonida Moderates Federal Bar Association Panel
• Beatrice Martinet to Speak at the Opening Ceremony of Ynov AI and Creativity Lab
• Ellen Leonida to Present ‘Overview of Federal Criminal Practice’ for Alameda County Bar Association
• Kelly McCarthy Speaks at INTA 2024 Leadership Meeting
• Lyndsey Heaton to Moderate Bar Association of San Francisco Panel
• Sideman & Bancroft Sponsors Second Annual Barristers Intellectual Property and Internet Law Symposium
• Open-Source Software Legal Issues Webinar
• Estate Planning Attorney Speaking at San Francisco Conference
• Daniel Redman Speaks at “Gifting Basics – Tax and Structures”
• Estate Planning Talk at Bay Area Non-Profit
• Sideman & Bancroft Sponsors Blockchain Law for Social Good Summit
• Trademark Case Law Roundtable at Sideman & Bancroft
• IP Attorney, Richard Nelson, Speaks at the 16th International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference
• Sideman Attorneys at The Intellectual Property and Internet Law Symposium
• Richard Nelson at the International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference
• Lyndsey Heaton at Consero’s Global IP Management Forum
• San Francisco Tax Lawyers CalCPA Webinar on IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program for Digital Asset Owners
• Criminal Tax Lawyer Jay Weill Presents with Association of Americas Residents Overseas
• Erica Brand Portnoy on Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Panel
• Heaton & Hewitt Guest Lecture Berkeley Block Chain Seminar
• Tax Attorneys Discuss IRS Developments
• James Shore Travels to Seoul, South Korea
• Speaking Engagement: Alisa Won and Kelly McCarthy at Credo for Change
• Michael Hewitt and Lyndsey Heaton present “Blockchain Disputes: What Attorneys Need to Know” webinar
• James Shore moderates panel at the Brand Protection & Anti–Counterfeiting Executive Roundtable
• Kelly McCarthy Moderates Panel at Consero’s Global IP Management Forum
• Anna Chang joins panel on “Diversity & Inclusion in the Esports Industry” at the Game Developers Conference
• Kirsten Wolff co-presents “State Income Tax Treatment of Nonresident Trusts: Compliance Challenges and Planning Opportunities”
• Kirsten Wolff co-presents “The California Throwback Tax: the How, What, When, Where, and Why of the California Throwback Tax” for the BASF
• Sandy Price presents “Transferring Assets at Death: Do You Really Need Probate?” at the AIDS Legal Referral Panel
• Anna Chang Talks Esports with Alt Legal
• Kelly McCarthy and Lyndsey Heaton on “Diversity and inclusion in IP” panel for Managing IP’s International Women’s Leadership Forum
• Jay Weill joins the Federal Bar Association’s “Practice & Procedure Roundtable – Update on Criminal Tax Enforcement Matters”
• Anna Chang co-presents “Brand Protection Basics for Esports” for the Esports Bar Association
• Lyndsey Heaton moderates “Law and Motion in the New Normal” panel for BASF
• Steven Katz joins “Men: An Essential Part of the Diversity Solution” panel at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar
• Wendy Tice-Wallner presents “HR 2020 – Navigating Hot Topics in a New Era” for the California State Club Association
• Richard Nelson Moderates Panel at the 2019 International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference
• Kirsten Wolff presents “State Income Taxation of Trusts: Kaestner, Wayfair, and California Issues to Watch” for the San Francisco Tax Club
• Lyndsey Heaton joins panel on “Women in Tech” for the Queen’s Bench Bar Association
• Sam Berrin discusses “The Status of Hemp and CBD in the Wake of the 2018 Farm Bill” at BASF event
• Jay Weill on “Criminal Tax Investigations” for the Sacramento Bar Association’s 2019 Tax Law Symposium
• James Shore joins panel at the IACC Spring Conference “Welcome to the Revolution: Fighting Fakes in the 21st Century”
• Kelly McCarthy and Erica Brand Portnoy present “Brand Protection and Counterfeiting: So Many Bad Guys, So Little Time” for the 2019 Legal & Regulatory Conference of the Personal Care Products Council
• James Shore joins panel discussion on “Vendor Management and the Alignment of Legal Service Delivery” for The Masters Conference: Bridge The Gap Between Legal And Data
• Sideman & Bancroft is honored to welcome Trademark Commissioner Denison and Deputy Commissioner Marsh from the USPTO for a discussion around trademark issues and the USPTO practices
• Sandra Price presents “Recent Developments in Trusts & Estates” for the San Francisco Paralegal Association
• Beatrice Martinet discusses”How to Protect Your Company’s Intellectual Property Across Borders: Strategies and Best Practices” for the French-American Chamber of Commerce
• Anna Chang joins panel discussions at the Asian American Bar Association’s Junior Attorneys Workshop
• Ian Boyd moderates panel at INTA’s annual Leadership Meeting
• Erica Brand Portnoy joins BASF panel “IP BYTES: Hot Topics in Trademark Law”
• Peter Colosi and Michael Hewitt present “Knock (It) Off!: Protecting Brands in Online Markets” to the CalCPA
• Kirsten Wolff speaks at the APAG West Inaugural Seminar
• David Bancroft joins the Northern District Historical Society special presentation “The Patricia Hearst Trial: The Local Lawyers Remember”
• Erica Brand Portnoy joins “Trademark Enforcement and Criminality” panel for the SFIPLA Annual Seminar
• James Shore moderates panel at the 2018 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property Crime Conference: Combatting the Global Crime Wave of Illicit Trade
• Peter Colosi and Michael Hewitt on “Knock (It) Off!: Protecting Brands in Online Markets” for BASF Panel
• Sideman & Bancroft Presents “Intellectual Property 101 for Manufacturers: Trademark and Copyrights to Protect Your Brand” for SFMade
• Zachary Alinder and Richard Nelson on “Alternative Fee Arrangements & the End of the Billable Hour” for BASF panel
• Kelly McCarthy and Erica Portnoy discuss counterfeit and gray marketing  issues in “Welcome to the Jungle” at the 2018 Legal & Regulatory Conference of the Personal Care Products Council
• Kirsten Wolff presents “Charitable Lead Trusts Demystified” at the Conference on Charitable Giving 2018
• Sandra Price presents “Aging Parents: Are You Prepared?” for The Council of Business Advisors
• Zachary Alinder moderates BASF panel, “Amicus Briefing on the Front Line”
• Kirsten Wolff presents “Charitable Lead Trusts: Fundamentals and Planning Opportunities” at the Northern California Planned Giving Council’s Planning in Practice & Luncheon Event
• Sideman & Bancroft hosts a National Cannabis Bar Association Roundtable: California’s Draft Medical Cannabis Regulations
• Steve Katz on “Setting the Record Straight: How (and How Not) to Build a Record at All Stages of a Tax Matter” for the Fourth Annual Young Tax Lawyers Conference
• Beatrice Martinet joins panel discussion “Speed Networking 101” for INTA’s Career Development Day
• Kelly McCarthy and Jill Feinberg discuss “You Wanna Call It What?? Effective Clearance Strategies for Product, Shade and Fragrance Names in the Personal Care Industry” at the Personal Care Products Council’s May Conference
• Sideman & Bancroft hosts the 2017 AGMA Americas Winter Conference
• Sandra Price speaks on “Recent Developments in Estate Planning and Probate” for the San Francisco Paralegal Association
• Sideman & Bancroft to host Brand Protection Institute
• Beatrice Martinet and Richard Nelson discuss “A Global Approach to Grey Market Issues: Solutions and Remedies in Europe and in the US” in a California State Bar webinar
• Ellen Kahn co-presents “Understanding The New Proposed 2704(B) Regulations” for the Jewish Community Federation’s Professional Advisors Network
• James Shore joins panel on Brand Protection and ROI for the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition’s Fall Conference
• James Shore moderates panel at the 2016 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property Crime Conference
• Kelly McCarthy and Rick Nelson present “The Two Towers Of Evil: Fighting Gray Market And Counterfeiting In The Personal Care Industry” at The Personal Care Products Council’s 2016 Legal and Regulatory Conference
• Sandra Price joins seminar panel on “Drafting and Designing Revocable Trusts” for Mentor Legal Drafting
• Kelly McCarthy joins panel discussion for INTA webcast, “The XX Factor: Women and Trademark Law”
• Sandra Price presents “Aging Parents: Are You Prepared?” at the the Council of Business Advisors
• Jay Weill joins panel discussion on “Civil and Criminal Employment Tax Enforcement” at the 2015 Meeting of the California Tax Bar
• Beatrice Martinet discusses ISP liability in Europe and in the U.S. for Internet Law students at Emory Law School
• Sandy Price presents “Transferring Assets at Death: Do You Really Need a Probate?” for the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, Attorney Training
• Monica Potter discusses “Pre‐Marital Agreements – Why Do Them?” at an upcoming SF International Tax Committee presentation
• James Shore joins panel on “Brand Protection and IP Crime 2020 – Getting Ahead of the Curve” at the 2015 UL Brand Protection Conference
• Allyson Fair discusses “One Problem, Many Views: Reconciling Advice of Employment, Intellectual Property and Other Counsel” at the 2015 ABA National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law
• Kelly McCarthy discusses “Developing an Effective Anti-Counterfeiting Program” in a webinar for the Commercial Law WebAdvisor
• Kelly McCarthy and Beatrice Martinet speak at the “IP Issues in the Food and Beverage Industries” conference in Napa
• Jay Weill, Steve Katz and Emily Kingston discuss the Latest on the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program & IRS Investigations of Offshore Accounts for CalCPA
• Béatrice Martinet speaks on ” ISP Liability: trends and best practices in Europe and the United States” at the European American Chamber of Commerce conference
• Erica Brand Portnoy speaks about the “Expense Fraud Lifecycle – Intake, Investigation, Prosecution” at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Jay Weill, Emily Kingston and Steven Katz speak at the San Francisco Estate Planning Council on “Litigating Against the IRS – Views from the Front Lines”
• Ellen Kahn, Diana Richmond and Raquel Sefton present “Til Death or Divorce: Cross-Over Issues for Estate Planners and Family Law Counsel”
• Kelly McCarthy speaks on “Social Media and the Law” at the West Coast General Counsel Conference
• Jeffrey Hallam presents “Calling the Cops: Making Criminal Referrals and Working with Law Enforcement Agencies” to the Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel
• Kelly McCarthy speaks on “Social Media and the Law” at the Bar Association of San Francisco
• Constance Yu and Louis Feuchtbaum speak on “Investigating and Handling Counterfeit Trafficking Cases” at the International Investigations conference
• Sandra Price presents “Do You Really Need a Probate?” to the AIDS Legal Referral Panel
• Sideman & Bancroft sponsors the “First Annual Estate Planning Advisor Seminar” from the San Francisco Estate Planning Council and the Golden Gate University School of Law
• Kelly McCarthy speaks on “Online Counterfeiting” at the General Counsel Conference West Coast
• The Sideman & Bancroft Breakfast Briefing Series: “Premarital Agreements: Why Do Them?”
• Kelly McCarthy speaks at the NAMWOLF Regional Meeting on “The Ethics of the Internet and Social Media for In-House and Outside Counsel”
• Hilary Pierce and Raquel Sefton Present “Cross-Over Topics in Trusts & Estates and Family Law: Is Your Pre-Nuptial Agreement Valid? How About Your Transmutation/Marital Property Agreement?”
• Kelly McCarthy presents a webinar on “Social Media in California” via the Employer Resource Institute
• Kelly McCarthy presents “Social Media and the Law” at The Recorder’s Roundtable