What we say about the firm's legal practice in United States
Intellectual property
Within Patent licensing and transactional , tier 4
Full-service firm Snell & Wilmer LLP has an experienced team based across eight offices in the US, with support provided from an office in Mexico. The majority of the partners are based in Phoenix, and from there Charles Hauff heads the practice group. The team possess is well placed to cover a broad range of industries, and particularly excels in life sciences and electronics. Alongside Hauff, Joseph Price in Orange County comes highly recommended for his work in the science and technology space. The firm began 2011 by taking on David Rogers from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey into the Phoenix office, who adds experience in litigation, licensing and due diligence matters. Key clients include American Express and Freeport McMoran.
Litigation
Within Product liability and mass tort defense: automotive/transport , Snell & Wilmer LLP is a third tier firm,
Snell & Wilmer LLP is a Phoenix-based firm with a national presence, and its product liability practice spans a number of industries. In the automotive and transport space, its expertise includes defending clients in litigation cases alleging defects involving motor vehicle stability and handling, post-collision fires and vehicle occupant safety issues. Key clients include Brunswick Boat Group, Caterpillar, Ford, General Motors, Land Rover, Mercury Marine and Searay Boats. The practice is headed by Vaughn Crawford, who divides his time between Phoenix and Las Vegas. Senior litigator Warren Platt in Phoenix and Orange County is ‘a tremendous trial lawyer’, while Bryon Benevento in Salt Lake City is also highly recommended.
Real estate and construction
Within Real estate, tier 4
Snell & Wilmer LLP is able to advise clients through its offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The team represents buyers, sellers and banks in workouts, foreclosures and sale transactions. Key work highlights included representing a client on the disposition of large master-planned communities in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, and advising another client on a $150m sale-leaseback transaction relating to multiple office buildings. On the energy front, the team represented several clients in the financing of solar power projects in Arizona involving federal loan guarantees, and represented a bank on the sale of power plants and related assets acquired from a defaulting borrower through receivership and bankruptcy proceedings. The team also advised a buyer on its purchase of a $34m bank-owned hotel in Arizona. Other clients include Sunstone Advisors and Foresight Group.