The Norton Law Firm is honored to be selected by the Daily Journal to its “Top Boutiques 2025” list, published on November 5, 2025 at this link. The list recognizes law firms with fewer than 25 attorneys that, according to the Daily Journal, are “managing significant matters within their areas of practice.” Partners and co-founders […]
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Fred Norton
The Norton Law Firm is pleased to announce that Fred Norton, partner and co-founder, has been recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 U.S. guide as a Litigation Star in California for Intellectual Property, Competition/Antitrust, and Commercial Litigation. Inclusion in Benchmark Litigation is based on firm submissions as well as interviews with the nation’s leading private practice […]
Read MoreBloomberg Law reporter Kyle Jahner spoke with Fred Norton, founder of The Norton Law Firm and a litigator who worked for Tesla and formerly represented Twitter, for his analysis of the trade secrets lawsuit X.AI filed against a former engineer, in the article “X.AI Suit Brings Trade Secrets Litigation to Fertile Ground.” In X.AI Corp. v. Li, […]
Read MoreThe Norton Law Firm is pleased to announce that partner Fred Norton has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide. The annual guide recognizes attorneys who have decades of experience in leading roles in state or federal courts, as well as before government entities, in a variety of areas including […]
Read MoreThe Norton Law Firm is pleased to announce that five of the firm’s partners have been named to the 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list and six attorneys have been named to the 2025 Northern California Rising Stars list. Each year no more than five percent of lawyers in California are selected for inclusion in […]
Read MoreOn June 9, 2025, Norton Law filed an amicus brief on behalf of 33 U.S. Senators in the Federal Circuit, opposing the Administration’s emergency motion to revive sweeping, unlawful tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The brief urges the Federal Circuit to deny a stay and protect the Constitution’s balance of powers […]
Read MoreThe Norton Law Firm, a litigation boutique representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation, is pleased to announce the arrival of two new associates. Heather Bates and Matt Liscovitz joined the firm following their completion of judicial clerkships. “Heather and Matt bring impressive courtroom credentials to the firm, having clerked for esteemed judges on […]
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