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Bartko Pavia Elevates Four Attorneys to Partnership

SAN FRANCISCO (December 10, 2025) — Bartko Pavia LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of four attorneys to partnership, effective January 1, 2026. The new partner class reflects the firm's distinctive culture: a powerhouse litigation practice where high performance, collegiality, and creative problem-solving combine to deliver results for clients facing their most critical challenges.

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

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

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.

Bartko Pavia 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.

Bartko Pavia 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.

Griff Towle Reappointed To UC Hastings College Of The Law’s Alumni Board of Governors For Second Term

Mr. Towle previously served on the Board from 2007-2010.

Global Advocaten Unveils Rebrand and Launches New Website

Bartko is proud to announce its membership in Global Advocaten, a network of 23 mid-sized, independent law firms across Europe and the United States. Founded in 1990, Global Advocaten’s member firms have offices in 28 different countries and include over 1,440 lawyers. The network enables our clients to tap into expert lawyers providing worldwide solutions.

Oliver Dunlap Recognized by Judicial Council and Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero for Work on Bench Bar Coalition’s Executive Committee

At the State Bar and Judicial Council’s recent annual conference, Bartko partner and shareholder Oliver Dunlap was recognized for his significant work with the Bench Bar Coalition—a statewide association of judges and leading attorneys whose mission is to enhance communication and coordinate activities with the state, local, and specialty bar associations on issues of common interest to the judicial branch.  Oliver has served on the Executive Committee of the Coalition since August 2001, and has been involved in its legislative work, remote court proceedings working group, and various DEI and judicial independence initiatives.  He is also active with the California Judges Association’s (CJA) Judicial Fairness Coalition, the Conference of California Bar Associations, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA).