🥳 Congratulations to Ben Berkowitz for being among the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top 100 Lawyers in California! www.keker.com/news/news-it...

🎉Congratulations to Elliot Peters for being among the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top 100 Lawyers in California! The profile is excellent, and you can read it here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

We are proud to announce that John Keker and Bob Van Nest have been named Distinguished Counsel in the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

“Amici respectfully call upon the Judiciary to fulfill its constitutional obligation to stand between the American public and a federal police state.” Read more about the legal arguments againt Trump's deployment of the California National Guard: shorturl.at/OIvLT

Proud moment: Forbes has named Keker partners Ben Berkowitz, Elliot Peters, and Bob Van Nest among America's Top Lawyers for 2025! www.forbes.com/lists/top-la...

We are representing military families in challenging an abrupt reversal of Department of Defense policy which now prohibits military clinics and hospitals from providing continuing medical care for their transgender adolescent and adult children. Read more about the case www.law.com/2025/09/11/t...

“President Trump’s Executive Order blocks military hospitals from giving transgender youth the care their doctors deem necessary and their parents have approved. Today we filed a lawsuit to put an end to his order, and the agency guidance implementing it.” - KVP partner Sharif Jacob.

Big Law’s deals with Trump could set troubling precedents for the legal profession. Keker partners Steven Ragland and Laurie Carr Mims detail why Keker stood up to the administration and how this has united associates and bolstered the firm’s recruitment efforts news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Law360 has profiled the work of KVP lawyers Erin Meyer, Jonhatan Aragon and Kayla Crowell who have freed two clients from ICE detention after they were kidnapped during standard immigration court check-ins. Read more of the harrowing story here: www.law360.com/articles/238...

Law360 has named Keker, Van Nest & Peters a 2025 California Powerhouse, recognizing the firm for its high-profile victories and distinctive culture. Learn more about what separates Keker from the rest: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

So proud of Team Keker, Van Nest & Peters at Wednesday's 39th running of the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge, a 3.5-mile run through the streets of San Francisco!

Law360 has named Keker among its 2025 California Powerhouse firms, which "epitomized the industries and recurring legal issues within the Golden State." The list "reflects not only the work of exemplary firms, but also emerging legal trends." Read more (paywall): www.law360.com/articles/237...

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association has included Keker partner Anjali Srinivasan among ten lawyers it has recognized as Best Under 40 honorees: www.keker.com/news/anjali-...

Congratulations to Keker lawyers Erin Meyer and Jonhatan Aragon for being named Litigator of the Week Runners-Up for winning a preliminary injunction that secured the release of a Colombian asylum seeker illegally detained by ICE during a regular immigration check-in: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Huge congratulations to our Managing Partner, Laurie Carr Mims who has been named an Attorney of the Year finalist by The American Lawyer's Industry Awards.https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2025/08/14/american-lawyer-industry-awards-attorney-of-the-year-finalists-and-lifetime-achievement-awards/

We are honored to be among the finalists for Litigation Boutique of the Year in The American Lawyer's Industry Awards. Congratulations to all of the firms and lawyers recognized for their outstanding legal work and dedication to public service. www.law.com/americanlawy...

A Palm Springs bribery case collapsed when KVP’s defense team revealed that the bar where the alleged plot began didn’t even exist. shorturl.at/OHS87

KVP's Erin Meyer and Jonhatan Aragon likely saved an asylum seeker from deportation by filing a habeas petition within 24 hours of her arrest at immigration court. ICE was flying her to Honolulu when the judge ordered her release. @missionlocal.org has the story: missionlocal.org/2025/08/habe...

🎉 Congratulations to Bailey Heaps who was named a 2025 Law360 Rising Star in Life Sciences! 🎉 www.keker.com/news/news-it...

KVP’s Managing Partner Laurie Carr Mims discusses balancing a trial practice while meeting the needs of a growing firm in this week’s Litigation Daily column, which features the leadership insights of three litigators. Check it out: www.law.com/litigationda...

Elliot Peters was recently featured in an Am Law Litigation Daily article on how trial teams can connect with juries more effectively. He emphasized the importance of diversity in experience, seniority, and gender—not just as a value, but as a tactical advantage. www.law.com/litigationda...

The 25th Annual Staff v. Attorney Slugfest played out this weekend, and it was a homerun! After a three-year slump, the Attorneys beat the Staff 15-10. Despite the trash-talking and subpar softball skills, we enjoyed some rare San Francisco sun, a fabulous picnic, and of course the bouncy house!

We’re proud to share that our firm has raised more than $50,000 as part of the Food From the Bar campaign supporting the SF-Marin Food Bank in their vital mission to end hunger.

Elliot Peters told Law360 it's been a "terrific week" for client CREXi, with a federal judge clearing the way for key defenses in its IP row with CoStar and with the Ninth Circuit reviving CREXi's antitrust counterclaims. www.keker.com/news/news-it...

We continue to celebrate the acquittal of John Wessman! Law.com gave a shout out to the KVP team in Litigators of the Week for prevailing in the 4 week trial (and 8 year defense)! Congratulations, Elliot Peters, Steven Ragland, Cody Gray, and Jacqueline Concilla. Read more: shorturl.at/IVjJL

Absolutely unrivaled! Bloomberg Law interviews Bob Van Nest for its inaugural list of leading trial lawyers. Bob explains his strategies, including a divide-and-conquer approach to trials, and shares why he became a lawyer. Read the full interview here: news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

KVP’s fierce and fearless Bob Van Nest has been named one of Bloomberg Law's 2025 Unrivaled Litigators! Congratulations to Bob and this exceptional group of 32 trial lawyers. shorturl.at/K8OBu

KVP’s appeal to the Ninth Circuit was successful in reviving CREXi’s antitrust counterclaims against rival CoStar! Congratulations to Nick Goldberg, who argued the appeal. www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Congratulations to John Keker a recipient of The Recorder’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award! 📖 Read his reflections on career-defining moments and timeless advice for future trial lawyers. www.law.com/therecorder/...

Congratulations to Bob Van Nest who has been named a finalist for The Recorder’s 2025 IP Lawyer of the Year Award! In a recent Q&A, he reflects on leading four trial teams to major tech victories and shares insightful advice for aspiring IP litigators. www.law.com/therecorder/...

We’re proud to be named a Finalist for The Recorder’s 2025 Tech Industry Litigation Department of the Year! 📖 Read more about our cases and our philosophy. www.law.com/therecorder/...

Watch Elliot Peters' interview after a jury acquitted the client he's defended for nearly a decade: "Today, the cloud has been lifted over John Wessman, and I hope the people appreciate that the entire frolic and detour of going after him was just that, a real injustice." kesq.com/news/2025/06...

KVP co-counseled with the San Francisco City Attorney's Office, which filed an amicus brief in Newsom et al. v. Trump et al. in the Ninth Circuit on behalf of more than 50 cities, counties and local leaders on Sunday. Read more about the arguments in the brief here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Not guilty!!!! Our client John Wessman was acquitted of all charges by a jury, ending a case of bribery allegations that has lasted nearly a decade. Congrats to the KVP trial team: Elliot Peters, Steven Ragland, Cody Gray, and Jacqueline Concilla. www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Congratulations, Erin Meyer, a 2025 Women Leaders in Tech Law, Litigation award finalist. In a Q&A with The Recorder, Erin talks about her experience serving as first-chair at trial and winning a defense verdict. Read the full interview here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Keker Van Nest & Peters Managing Partner Laurie Carr Mims: “Now more than ever, we hold steadfast to our values and our conviction that expanding opportunities and access within the legal profession will always be the right thing to do.” Read more: www.law.com/therecorder/...

Congratulations, Michelle Ybarra, a finalist for the 2025 Women Leaders in Tech Law, Intellectual Property award. Michelle's Q&A with The Recorder touches on her experiences leading trial teams and working with tech clients. Read more here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

We’re proud to award $100,000 in scholarships to our 2025 Keker Diversity Scholars. These rising 2Ls are future legal advocates with powerful stories and bold ambitions. Meet this year’s incredible recipients: Trinity, Neil, Jenny, and Marisol. Read more here: bit.ly/3FUw4mP

Midsize Firm Enjoying Time In The Spotlight After Denouncing Trump’s Attacks Against Law Firms https://abovethelaw.com/2025/06/midsize-firm-enjoying-time-in-the-spotlight-after-denouncing-trumps-attacks-against-law-firms/

Great article on Law.com analyzing KVP's response to Trump's attacks on law firms. Bob Van Nest explains: “What we want to counter is the Trump administration’s efforts to intimidate lawyers into backing off. We don’t want anyone to back off.” bit.ly/449O7xN

A truly unforgettable evening—San Francisco Opera musicians brought their extraordinary talent to our Battery Street office for a private pop-up performance for our firm and families! Huge thanks to these phenomenal artists for filling our space with music and magic.

In Law360: “Staying The Course Amid Seismic DOJ White Collar Changes,” by Brook Dooley, Cody Gray, & Kayla Crowell explores the dramatic shifts under Trump — from the pause in FCPA enforcement to the rollback of ESG and DEI initiatives, and the politicization of DOJ priorities. tinyurl.com/ews9u7ez

Congratulations to KVP partner Jan Nielsen Little! www.keker.com/news/news-it...

This has been a hard-fought case. Congrats to the KVP attorneys fighting for Google who successfully petitioned for this rare en banc rehearing--the first the court has granted for a patent damages issue since 1995--and contributed to this result!

KVP's Managing Partner Laurie Mims testified for a California Senate resolution that condemns Trump's use of executive orders to silence law firms. It passed yesterday. "Our legal system is under attack, and we must do what we can to fight back." Watch her full testimony: youtu.be/f08E14y5nz8?...

Our work alongside the ACLU of New Mexico was covered in the Albuquerque Journal. We’re representing individuals challenging prolonged solitary confinement. Nick Goldberg told the Journal: “It’s not only unconstitutional… it’s inhumane.” tinyurl.com/2azmep9v

KVP was part of a large coalition of legal advocates that sued the government on behalf of families whose children were taken from them by an inhumane border policy in 2018. Our team was honored for securing sizable settlements for clients: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

We have partnered with the ACLU of New Mexico in filing a class action lawsuit today to end New Mexico’s practice of long-term solitary confinement in the state’s Predatory Behavior Management Program. Learn more and read the complaint here: tinyurl.com/3m4s67er

A federal judge’s ruling that struck down President Trump’s executive order targeting Perkins Coie could offer "persuasive force" in three other law firm cases, Laurie Carr Mims told Law.com. www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Anybody else who came to Washington and said, "I will give you $100 million of free legal services if you do this for me," would be convicted of a bribe. -- John Keker on 60 Minutes interviewed by Scott Pelley.