Christopher Mellott represents clients in litigation ranging from contract disputes, commercial transactions, defamation, utilities law, antitrust, consumer fraud, construction, and product liability trials.

Christy’s work focuses on affirmative action work and audit defense before the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. She also has substantial experience with employment litigation in federal and state courts, administrative practice.

Francisco (Cisco) Palao-Ricketts is an associate in the Palo Alto office, focusing on employee benefits and compensation matters.

Claire Parsons focuses her practice on ERISA, professional liability, insurance coverage, and product liability matters. She is responsible for managing cases in all stages of litigation in state and federal courts.

Colin Barnacle is a Denver labor and employment attorney and focuses his practice on labor and employment compliance counseling, corporate governance counseling and investigations, and employment litigation.

Mr. Hirsch is a partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Mr. Hirsch represents both Fortune 100 and private corporations in all facets of employee benefits law.

Craig A. Bitman is a partner in, and deputy practice group leader of Morgan Lewis's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice.

Craig is a nationally recognized tax attorney and chair of the firm's Tax and Employee Benefits Department. He also leads the firm's state and local tax, and tax litigation practice areas.

Craig Bloomgarden has over thirty years of complex litigation experience in state and federal courts throughout California and other jurisdictions around the county.