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Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

1540 El Camino Real
Suite 120
Menlo Park, CA 94025
+1.650.815.2601
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Overview

Sheppard’s Silicon Valley office in Menlo Park is a strategic center linking our lawyers and clients to the global technology and innovation economy. We pair a deep understanding of the region’s dynamic business landscape with the full resources of our international platform, delivering sophisticated, on-the-ground counsel and litigation that reflects our firmwide commitment to excellence and client success.

Location Highlights

  • Team of 21 Intellectual Property litigation lawyers joined Sheppard in September 2025, creating one of the largest and most prestigious patent litigation teams in the U.S.

  • Two partners named by Daily Journal as 2025 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California

  • Sheppard recognized by The Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of The Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for 2025

  • Partner Paul Cowie honored as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation, 2025-2026

  • Partners Harper Batts, Paul Cowie and Lorna Tanner recognized in Chambers USA, 2025

  • Partner Lorna Tanner shortlisted as a finalist for Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year (California) by LMG Life Sciences 

  • Partner Chris Ponder selected by Daily Journal for its 2025 list of “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers” in California