Rankings & Accolades

Litigation and IP Departments of the Year, The Recorder

• Keker, Van Nest & Peters was named the 2017 Litigation Department of the Year by The Recorder. The firm also won top honors in the intellectual property category, while John Keker and Robert Van Nest both won individual awards for their litigation victories. According to the publication, “the awards recognize law firms whose California litigators have delivered outstanding service—and wins—for their clients in the year’s most demanding litigation matters.”

Top Litigation Boutique, Daily Journal

• According to the publication Keker, Van Nest & Peters “puts its trial chops to good use, handling massive cases affecting the bottom lines of some of the most sought-after clients on the planet.”

Finalist, IP Litigation Department of the Year, The American Lawyer

• “In a blockbuster year defined by complex cases, Keker, Van Nest & Peters’ intellectual property practice kept its approach surprisingly simple, crafting a litigation strategy that emphasized a strong narrative and a diverse team capable of telling it,” the magazine wrote.

Litigation Boutique of the Year, The American Lawyer

• The American Lawyer wrote that the firm handles “cases of national importance ... Not only do they win consistently, they do so while working in an environment that is a model for the legal industry in the areas of diversity and pro bono.”

American College of Trial Lawyers

• John Keker, Robert Van Nest, Elliot Peters and Susan Harriman are Fellows. Fellowship, extended by invitation only, is restricted to the top one percent of the trial bar.  

International Academy of Trial Lawyers

• John Keker, Robert Van Nest, Jan Nielsen Little, Elliot Peters and Susan Harriman are Fellows. Fellowship, extended by invitation only, is restricted to the nation’s top 500 active trial lawyers.  

Chambers USA

• General Commercial Litigation - Band 1 in California
• White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations - Band 1 in California
• Intellectual Property - Band 2 in California, Band 3 Nationwide
• Securities - Band 2 in California

Legal 500

• Top rankings for Securities, Commercial, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, White Collar, Legal Malpractice and Appellate litigation
• “Peopled with a preponderance of outstanding trial lawyers.”
• “Regarded as a fearsome litigation outfit, the firm excels at taking on cases for individuals and corporates that require a robust and uncompromising approach.”

Top 100 Lawyers, Daily Journal

• John Keker, Robert Van Nest and Elliot Peters, 2013 - 2017

California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY), Daily Journal

• John Keker, Daniel Purcell, Cody Harris, Nick Goldberg and Ed Bayley won in 2018 for immigration.
• Two trial teams including Robert Van Nest, Christa Anderson, Daniel Purcell, Gene Paige, Matthias Kamber, Steven Ragland, Reid Mullen, Michael Kwun, Edward Bayley, Kate Lazarus and Maya Karwande representing Google, and Robert, Van Nest, Brian Ferrall, David Silbert, Ajay Krishnan, Michael Kwun, Ryan Wong, Elizabeth McCloskey, Eduardo Santacana, David Rosen, and Christina Blais representing Arista won in 2017 for intellectual property.
• Steve Hirsch won in 2015 for his appellate work on behalf of Davis Wright Tremaine and Foley & Lardner in the Heller Ehrman bankruptcy matter.
• Elliot Peters and Jo Golub were named the 2014 Attorneys of the Year for pro bono.
• Robert Van Nest won the 2013 Intellectual Property Attorney of the Year for successfully defending Google against Oracle’s $6 billion copyright and patent claims over technology in the Android operating system.
• Dan Purcell and Eric MacMichael were named the 2012 Attorneys of the Year in the area of pro bono.
• Jeffrey Chanin was named the 2010 Attorney of the Year in the area of intellectual property law.

Attorney of the Year, The Recorder

• Robert Van Nest won for defeating Oracle’s $6 billion copyright and patent case on behalf of Google, 2012.
• Elliot Peters won for representing the Major League Baseball Players Association in a privacy battle over federal seizure of steroid test results, 2010.

Litigator of the Week, The American Lawyer

• Robert Van Nest won for successfully defending Arista from a $335 million copyright and patent infringement suit brought by Cisco Systems Inc., 2016
• Robert Van Nest and Christa Anderson won for defeating Oracle again in its $9 billion war with Google, 2016
• Robert Van Nest won for defeating Oracle Corp. in its multi-billion dollar intellectual property battle with Google over Java technology, 2012.
• Stuart Gasner was chosen for defeating the SEC in a stock options backdating case, 2010.
• Jeffrey Chanin was chosen for winning the largest trade secret misuse case ever tried on behalf of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, 2009.
• Elliot Peters won for his landmark victories on behalf of the Major League Baseball Players Association and his pro bono clients, 2009

Top Women Litigators, Daily Journal

• Christa Anderson, Jan Nielsen Little and Susan Harriman have been named to this prestigious list.

Top 75 IP Litigators, Daily Journal

• Robert Van Nest, Elliot Peters, Brian Ferrall, David Silbert, Jeffrey Chanin and Michael Kwun have been named to the list.

Women Leaders in Tech Law, The Recorder

• Christa Anderson and Rachael Meny have been named to the list for several years.