Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP

United States 2025

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Year founded: 1975

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Overview

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Stradling is one of the West Coast's leading business law firms with 130 attorneys practicing in ten offices including Newport Beach, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Reno, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Seattle. Our corporate, litigation and public finance practices are well known for their expertise and depth. Clients include emerging and high-growth public and private companies, private equity funds, venture capital groups and municipalities. The firm has been recognized for its expertise, value, responsiveness and outstanding client service and receives annual designations from U.S. News in its Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings as well as Chambers and Partners.

Rankings

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 16 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 3

Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Metro Rankings

Austin

Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent

Tier 3 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Los Angeles

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 3

Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Regional Rankings

Austin

Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent

Tier 3 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Los Angeles

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Orange County

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Municipal

Tier 2 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tier 2 for Land Use and Zoning Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities

Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 2 for Municipal Law

Tier 3 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Tier 3 for Litigation - Real Estate

San Diego

Tier 2 for Corporate Law

Tier 3 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Seattle

Tier 2 for Municipal Law

Tier 3 for Public Finance Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.

Antitrust Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
CleanTech Law
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Food and Beverage Law
Information Technology Law
Labor Law - Management
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Litigation - Municipal
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Real Estate
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Municipal Law
Public Finance Law
Qui Tam Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trade Secrets Law
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law
Water Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP has 27 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.

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Client Comments

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