Background
Shapiro, Neil L. was born on April 7, 1947 in Berkeley, California, United States.
Shapiro, Neil L. was born on April 7, 1947 in Berkeley, California, United States.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Columbia University and Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Landels Ripley & Diamond, LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California, United States. District Court, Northern District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1973, United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1974, United States. District Court, Eastern District of California.
1975, United States. Supreme Court. 1994, United States. District Court, Southern District of California. Order of the Coif. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Judge Pro Tem of San Francisco Municipal Court, 1980. Author: "Reducing the Cost of Free Expression: A Call for Fee Shifting in Cases Challenging Freedom of Expression," Hasting Communication and Entertainment Law Journal, Spring 1995. Fifty State Survey, Ninth Circuit Law on Defamation and Privacy, Libel Defense Resource Center, 1984, revise and update, 1989, 1994, 1995.
The Courts and the News Media, Chapter - Invasion of Privacy, California Judges Association, 1996, 1997, edit 1984, revise and update, 1988, 1993. "Advertiser Liability: Soldier of Fortune Cases Take Deadly Aim at Publishers," Hastings Communication and Entertainment Law Journal, Winter 1989. California Tort Damages Guide, Chapter - Invasion of Privacy, Continuing Education of the Bar 1988.
"The Stark Case: Section 602 of the Copyright Act Means Exactly What It Says," Merchandising Law Reporter, February 1987. The Law of Grey and Counterfeit Goods, Chapter "Discovery in Counterfeit and Gray Market Cases," PLI 1987. Neutral Evaluator, United States.
District Court, Northern District of California. Co-Chair, Bar Association of San Francisco Bench/Bar/Media Committee, 1985-1989. Member, Best Lawyers in America (First Amendment Law), 1989.
A nationally recognized environmental practice specializing in domestic and international regulatory compliance and business issues, private litigation and enforcement defense. Includes cost recovery litigation, toxic tort litigation, white collar/environmental criminal defense, corporate and real estate environmental due diligence, legislative and regulatory representation, and CEQA and land use counselling and litigation, and natural resources counselling and litigation. A comprehensive national practice in real property issues, including real estate finance, purchase and sale, leasing and property management, joint ventures and partnerships, workouts and foreclosures.
Civil litigation and trial practice including business torts, securities, commercial real estate, policyholder representation in insurance coverage disputes, bankruptcy, appellate, antitrust, construction, intellectual property, unfair business practices, officer and director liability, lender liability, products liability. A comprehensive practice in labor, employment and benefits law, counseling, management training and litigation. Broad mediation and alternative dispute resolution practice both as neutral and as advocate.
Member Bar Association San Francisco (co-chair bench/bar/media committee 1985-1989), Order of the Coif. M C.