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An Ruda Serves as Judge at the Berkeley Female Founders & Funders Summit

Steve Vieux to Chair the California Lawyers Association’s Golden State Institute

Melissa Harvey to Present at ICSC on Non-Retail Development in Shopping Centers

Howland Gordon to Participate in ICSC Mock Negotiation on Anchor Exclusives

ABA Antitrust Plaintiffs’ Roundtable Will Feature Insights from Ian Papendick

David Graham to Speak at NRTA Conference

Bartko Pavia Continues Strategic Expansion with Addition of Antitrust Partner Ian Papendick

San Francisco, CA, August 1, 2025 - Bartko Pavia is pleased to announce that Ian Papendick has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Group and Antitrust Practice Team. Ian brings deep experience as a government enforcer, in-house lawyer, and litigator representing companies across industries in antitrust litigation and enforcement matters.

Bartko Pavia’s Patrick M. Ryan obtains $222 million jury verdict against Walmart

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Bartko Pavia CEO Featured in Chinese Hospital’s AAPI Spotlight

San Francisco, CA — May 2025 — Bartko Pavia LLP is proud to share that our remarkable CEO and Co-Managing Partner, An Nguyen Ruda earned a feature in Chinese Hospital's AAPI Heritage Month spotlight.

BartkoZankel Participates in 21st Annual Food From The Bar Fundraising Drive

Sponsored by the Bar Association of San Francisco, Food from the Bar is the legal community’s response to child hunger in San Francisco and Marin during the summer months.

Matthews Negotiates Piperlime Flagship Lease in NYC

David Matthews negotiated the first store lease for Gap Inc.’s fashion boutique brand, Piperlime. The store opened September 6 to much publicity.

BartkoZankel appeared in the first hearing related to 11 coordinated class actions

BartkoZankel appeared in the first hearing related to 11 coordinated class actions brought against the firm’s health care provider client for alleged penalties following the theft of a password protected computer in October 2011. The cases raise novel issues regarding what is a release under the Confidentiality of Medical Records Act (CMIA) and the propriety of class treatment for CMIA claims. Robert Bunzel, Michael Abraham and Simon Goodfellow lead the BartkoZankel team. In re Sutter Medical Information Cases, Judicial Council Coordination No. 4698, Sacramento Superior Court.