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Foley Attorneys Named 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers

July 10, 2018

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Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that three of its San Francisco-based attorneys have been named 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multiphased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

The attorneys named 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

Thomas Carlucci, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Duane Mathiowetz, IP Litigation
Eileen Ridley, Business Litigation

Super Lawyer rankings are issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection process can be found here.

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Thomas F. Carlucci
Eileen R. Ridley

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Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations
Intellectual Property
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IP Litigation
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Thomas F. Carlucci

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San Francisco 415.984.9824

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Eileen R. Ridley

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San Francisco 415.438.6469

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