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Bartko Pavia LLP Lawyers Recognized in the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers® Guide

Bartko Pavia LLP is pleased to announce that nine of the firm's attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers® guide, with one attorney also also included in the list of Rising Stars.

Patrick M. Ryan Recognized as a Daily Journal Leading Commercial Litigator

Patrick M. Ryan, Co-Managing Partner of Bartko Pavia LLP and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice, has been named once again as Daily Journal’s Leading Commercial Litigators. The recognition honors top attorneys handling complex commercial and bet-the-company litigation matters nationwide.

Patrick M. Ryan and Jason Zweig Named to Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers Guide

Bartko Pavia is pleased to share that Co-Managing Partner Patrick M. Ryan and Partner Jason Zweig have been named once again to Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide, recognized for their work in commercial litigation, antitrust, and class actions.

Daily Journal Spotlights Bartko’s Landmark Pre-Trial Victory in Ruling Setting the Antitrust Standard in Blue Cross Hospital Case

The Daily Journal recently featured Bartko Pavia LLP’s significant victory in VHS Liquidating Trust v. Blue Cross of California, where an Alameda County Superior Court judge held that the Blue Cross Blue Shield plans will face strict per se antitrust treatment for dividing the country into exclusive territories, unless they can show their predecessors held common law trademark rights in those areas before the 1950s.

Law360 Features Bartko Pavia's Appellate Victory Reviving Antitrust Suit Against MultiPlan

Law360 recently featured Bartko Pavia LLP's major appellate victory in VHS Liquidating Trust v. MultiPlan Corp., where California's First Appellate District reversed the dismissal of an antitrust suit accusing MultiPlan, now Claritev Corp., of orchestrating an agreement among health insurers to fix and reduce out-of-network reimbursement rates.

Arkansas Business Journal Spotlights $222.7M Trade Secrets Win

The Arkansas Business Journal recently featured Bartko Pavia LLP’s major courtroom victory in the Zest Labs v. Walmart case, where a federal jury awarded Zest Labs $222.7 million in a trade secrets retrial against the retail giant.

Bartko Pavia Secures Landmark California Appellate Victory, on Behalf of one of its Hospital Clients, Reviving Antitrust Claims Against MultiPlan

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Patrick M. Ryan Named Fellow Of Litigation Counsel Of America

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

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Firm Expands Into SoCal With Preeminent Labor & Employment Group

San Francisco, January 15, 2020. Bartko Pavia is pleased to welcome a top-tier Northern and Southern California labor and employment practice with co-chairs Louise Ann Fernandez and An Nguyen Ruda joining the firm. Their clients following them to the firm include healthcare providers and media companies.  Ms. Fernandez, Ms. Ruda and their group, including associate Elina Tilman, will complement and bolster Bartko’s complex litigation and real estate practices by providing additional vital services for corporate clients.