The Best Lawyers in America has included Keker, Van Nest & Peters lawyers in its 2026 edition. Elliot Peters was selected as a Lawyer of the Year based on extremely strong feedback from peers. Peters received the accolade for his work in Criminal Defense: White-Collar in San Francisco. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a Lawyer of the Year award. The 2026 edition selected nearly two dozen Keker attorneys as Best Lawyers or as Ones to Watch.
Lawyer of the Year
Elliot Peters - Criminal Defense: White-Collar “Lawyer of the Year” in San Francisco
Best Lawyers
Theresa Dawson – Appellate Practice, IP Litigation
John Keker – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice
Leo Lam – IP Litigation (Copyright)
Eric MacMichael – Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Litigation
Jan Nielsen Little – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Laurie Mims - Commercial Litigation
Vishesh Narayen - IP Litigation
Eugene Paige – IP Litigation, Patent Litigation
Steven Ragland – Commercial Litigation
David Silbert – IP Litigation, Patent Litigation
Steven Taylor – IP Litigation, Securities Litigation
Bob Van Nest – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Matthew Werdegar – IP Litigation, Patent Litigation
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Victor Chiu – Commercial Litigation
Cody Gray – Commercial Litigation
W. Hamilton Jordan – Commercial Litigation
Katie Lynn Joyce – Commercial Litigation
Kristen Lovin – IP Litigation and Patent Litigation
Puja Parikh – Commercial Litigation
David Rosen – IP Litigation
Christopher Sun – Commercial Litigation
Drew Washington – Commercial Litigation, Entertainment and Sports Law, Antitrust Litigation
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