Three from Procopio named "Top Attorneys" by the Daily Transcript
July 26, 2012
San Diego, CA – Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP is proud to announce that partners William W. Eigner, Richard A. Heller, and Paul B. Johnson have been named “Top Attorneys” in San Diego County by The Daily Transcript.
The Daily Transcript conducts a peer voting process to determine the best lawyers in private, corporate, academic, and government practice in San Diego County in key categories. These categories are selected to represent the main areas of law practiced in San Diego County.
William W. Eigner, recognized in the Corporate Transactional category, focuses his practice on venture capital, angel financing, seed capital, and the financing, governing, operating, buying, selling, and merging of growing technology and other businesses. His practice further encompasses corporate and business transactions, including matters relating to telecommunications, electronic commerce, energy, clean technology, life sciences, corporate governance, franchising, employment and independent contractor issues, intellectual property protection, competitive business practices, securities, and business structuring and financing. Mr. Eigner also has significant experience in handling mergers and acquisitions, contractual and political issues involving telecommunications companies and independent power producers.
Richard A. Heller, recognized in Estate Planning/Probate & Trust category is the leader of the firm’s Litigation Team. As an attorney with extensive trial experience, Mr. Heller’s practice emphasizes complex business litigation and trust, estate, and probate litigation. Mr. Heller has successfully represented fiduciaries and beneficiaries in trust and will contests, elder financial abuse cases, contested accountings, and virtually every type of complex trust or estate case. As a business litigator, Mr. Heller has successfully represented clients in an extremely wide variety of business disputes.
Paul B. Johnson, also recognized in the Corporate Transactional category, focuses his practice on securities offerings and compliance, startup companies, venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, and general business counseling. Mr. Johnson has counseled some of San Diego's most successful public companies in corporate governance, SEC and NASDAQ compliance matters, public and private securities offerings, and acquisitions. He has also guided a number of companies and investors through venture capital financings, as well as assisting a number of public and privately-held companies in mergers and acquisitions.
About Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
With more than 120 attorneys in San Diego, Carlsbad, and Del Mar Heights, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP is one of the largest business law firms in Southern California. We are a local law firm with a global network that gives us the ability to serve clients’ interests throughout the world. Procopio is dedicated to understanding the businesses and industries of clients and collaborating with them to develop tailored strategies. We advise companies at every stage in the corporate life cycle, helping them to plan, finance and operate their businesses. Since 1946, our success has been derived from our commitment to clients and our ability to maximize the value we provide to them. Our goal is to continue building long-term relationships with clients through a steady, team-oriented approach. For additional information, please visit www.procopio.com
The Daily Transcript conducts a peer voting process to determine the best lawyers in private, corporate, academic, and government practice in San Diego County in key categories. These categories are selected to represent the main areas of law practiced in San Diego County.
William W. Eigner, recognized in the Corporate Transactional category, focuses his practice on venture capital, angel financing, seed capital, and the financing, governing, operating, buying, selling, and merging of growing technology and other businesses. His practice further encompasses corporate and business transactions, including matters relating to telecommunications, electronic commerce, energy, clean technology, life sciences, corporate governance, franchising, employment and independent contractor issues, intellectual property protection, competitive business practices, securities, and business structuring and financing. Mr. Eigner also has significant experience in handling mergers and acquisitions, contractual and political issues involving telecommunications companies and independent power producers.
Richard A. Heller, recognized in Estate Planning/Probate & Trust category is the leader of the firm’s Litigation Team. As an attorney with extensive trial experience, Mr. Heller’s practice emphasizes complex business litigation and trust, estate, and probate litigation. Mr. Heller has successfully represented fiduciaries and beneficiaries in trust and will contests, elder financial abuse cases, contested accountings, and virtually every type of complex trust or estate case. As a business litigator, Mr. Heller has successfully represented clients in an extremely wide variety of business disputes.
Paul B. Johnson, also recognized in the Corporate Transactional category, focuses his practice on securities offerings and compliance, startup companies, venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, and general business counseling. Mr. Johnson has counseled some of San Diego's most successful public companies in corporate governance, SEC and NASDAQ compliance matters, public and private securities offerings, and acquisitions. He has also guided a number of companies and investors through venture capital financings, as well as assisting a number of public and privately-held companies in mergers and acquisitions.
About Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
With more than 120 attorneys in San Diego, Carlsbad, and Del Mar Heights, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP is one of the largest business law firms in Southern California. We are a local law firm with a global network that gives us the ability to serve clients’ interests throughout the world. Procopio is dedicated to understanding the businesses and industries of clients and collaborating with them to develop tailored strategies. We advise companies at every stage in the corporate life cycle, helping them to plan, finance and operate their businesses. Since 1946, our success has been derived from our commitment to clients and our ability to maximize the value we provide to them. Our goal is to continue building long-term relationships with clients through a steady, team-oriented approach. For additional information, please visit www.procopio.com