Dear Law Clerks,

We are former district court and appellate law clerks practicing at BraunHagey & Borden LLP, a top-rated litigation boutique with offices in San Francisco and New York. We invite you to attend the firm’s law clerk receptions this February 2026 in New York (Apotheke Mixology) and San Francisco (Nightbird Restaurant). 

Our firm is consistently recognized among the nation’s top trial boutiques, with honors from, among others, Chambers & Partners, The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, and the Daily Journal, including recognition among the nation’s Top Trial Boutiques and Elite Trial Lawyers. 

We deliver record-setting verdicts and judgments in high-stakes disputes spanning industries, including antitrust, intellectual property, financial fraud, trade secrets, unfair competition, securities litigation, founders’ disputes, investor litigation, contested bankruptcies, and real estate litigation. Across our commercial and public-interest dockets, BHB has prevailed in and obtained nine- and eight-figure outcomes against many of the most prestigious law firms in the country. Among recent victories, BHB secured a $56 million jury verdict for Stone Brewing against Molson Coors – one of the largest trademark infringement verdicts in U.S. history – which we successfully sustained on appeal to the Ninth Circuit earlier this year. The firm also won a $54 million antitrust jury verdict for Orion Telescopes, upheld on appeal, protecting one of the last independent U.S. telescope makers from monopolistic conduct. 

Our award-winning impact litigation practice prosecutes landmark public-interest cases nationwide, winning major injunctions protecting press freedom and constitutional rights. In September, we obtained a major federal injunction against DHS protecting journalists from government retaliation during the Los Angeles ICE protests, building on our Index Newspapers precedent and reinforcing First Amendment protections nationwide. 

We are actively hiring for associate positions in San Francisco and New York. The firm offers above-Cravath-scale annual salaries and competitive clerkship bonuses for qualified direct applicants. Associates who thrive at BHB are those prepared for immediate, substantive responsibility – running cases, working directly with clients, taking depositions, arguing motions in court, and actively participating at trial.   

To learn more, reach out to our Recruiting Manager, Catherine Montalvo (careers@braunhagey.com). We look forward to connecting and would love to meet you at our firm’s cocktail receptions in February (rsvp below).  

Sincerely,

Former Law Clerks

BRAUNHAGEY & BORDEN LLP