# Law Offices of Snell \& Wilmer

> Snell \& Wilmer is a full\-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 17 locations in the U\.S\. and Mexico\. We serve publicly traded corporations private businesses and individuals\.

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- [Contact](https://www.swlaw.com/contact/)
- [Media](https://www.swlaw.com/media/)

## Services
- [Healthcare](https://www.swlaw.com/service/healthcare/)
- [State Attorneys General](https://www.swlaw.com/service/state-attorneys-general/)
- [Mexico \(ES\)](https://www.swlaw.com/service/mexico-es/)
- [Mexico](https://www.swlaw.com/service/mexico/)
- [Class Action Litigation](https://www.swlaw.com/service/class-action-litigation/)

## Attorneys
- [Brett W\. Johnson, P\.C\.](https://www.swlaw.com/people/brett_johnson/)
- [Eric H\. Spencer](https://www.swlaw.com/people/eric_spencer/)
- [Joseph Kanefield](https://www.swlaw.com/people/joseph_kanefield/)
- [Thomas Williams](https://www.swlaw.com/people/thomas-williams/)
- [Zoe Simon](https://www.swlaw.com/people/zoe-simon/)

## Firm News
- [Two Snell \& Wilmer Attorneys Recognized as Top Pro Bono Attorneys by the Arizona Bar Foundation](https://www.swlaw.com/firm_news/two-snell-wilmer-attorneys-recognized-as-top-pro-bono-attorneys-by-the-arizona-bar-foundation-2/)
- [Snell \& Wilmer Partner Rose B\. Sorensen Selected for Inclusion in 2026 Aerospace \& Defense Visionaries by the Los Angeles Times  ](https://www.swlaw.com/firm_news/snell-wilmer-partner-rose-b-sorensen-selected-for-inclusion-in-2026-aerospace-defense-visionaries-by-the-los-angeles-times/)
- [Snell \& Wilmer Tucson Attorney Alexander L\. Bevans Recognized as 40 Under 40 Recipient](https://www.swlaw.com/firm_news/snell-wilmer-tucson-attorney-alexander-l-bevans-recognized-as-40-under-40-recipient/)
- [Snell \& Wilmer Partner Adam Lang Appointed as Member for ABA’s Section of Litigation Mental Health \& Wellness Committee](https://www.swlaw.com/firm_news/snell-wilmer-partner-adam-lang-appointed-as-member-for-abas-section-of-litigation-mental-health-wellness-committee/)
- [Snell \& Wilmer Attorney Aliya Astaphan Recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2026 Women’s Leadership Awards](https://www.swlaw.com/firm_news/snell-wilmer-attorney-aliya-astaphan-recognized-in-the-los-angeles-business-journals-2026-womens-leadership-awards/)

## Client News
- [Snell \& Wilmer Secures Trial Victory for Yamaha Motor Corporation, U\.S\.A\.](https://www.swlaw.com/client_news/snell-wilmer-secures-trial-victory-for-yamaha-motor-corporation-u-s-a/)
- [Snell \& Wilmer Represents Blueprint Equity in $14M Series A Financing of Develo](https://www.swlaw.com/client_news/snell-wilmer-represents-blueprint-equity-in-14m-series-a-financing-of-develo/)
- [Snell \& Wilmer Represents Traws Pharma in Up to $60 Million PIPE Financing](https://www.swlaw.com/client_news/snell-wilmer-represents-traws-pharma-in-up-to-60-million-pipe-financing/)
- [Snell \& Wilmer Represents Surgistar in Sale to Halma](https://www.swlaw.com/client_news/snell-wilmer-represents-surgistar-in-sale-to-halma/)
- [Snell \& Wilmer Represents Blueprint Equity in Growth Investment in Careflow](https://www.swlaw.com/client_news/snell-wilmer-represents-blueprint-equity-in-growth-investment-in-careflow/)

## Publications
- [Party Time: U\.S\. Supreme Court Invalidates Limits on Coordinated Political Party Committee Spending](https://www.swlaw.com/publication/party-time-u-s-supreme-court-invalidates-limits-on-coordinated-political-party-committee-spending/)
- [Think the Cabo Real Estate Market is Crashing? Think Again\.](https://www.swlaw.com/publication/think-the-cabo-real-estate-market-is-crashing-think-again/)
- [Supreme Court Holds That the Sales Price at a Fairly Conducted Tax Foreclosure Sale – Not Fair Market Value – Is the Proper Amount of Just Compensation](https://www.swlaw.com/publication/supreme-court-holds-that-the-sales-price-at-a-fairly-conducted-tax-foreclosure-sale-not-fair-market-value-is-the-proper-amount-of-just-compensation/)
- [Ninth Circuit Rules That Individual Tribal Defendants May Not Be Entitled to Sovereign Immunity Protection](https://www.swlaw.com/publication/ninth-circuit-rules-that-individual-tribal-defendants-may-not-be-entitled-to-sovereign-immunity-protection/)
- [Going Nuclear: DOE Bets Big on America’s Energy Future](https://www.swlaw.com/publication/going-nuclear-doe-bets-big-on-americas-energy-future/)

## Locations
- [Los Cabos](https://www.swlaw.com/location/los-cabos/)
- [Los Cabos \(ES\)](https://www.swlaw.com/location/los-cabos-en-espanol/)
- [Portland](https://www.swlaw.com/location/portland/)
- [Phoenix](https://www.swlaw.com/location/phoenix/)
- [Reno\-Tahoe](https://www.swlaw.com/location/reno/)

## Events
- [Top 10 Contract Mistakes That Can Sink Your AI Startup](https://www.swlaw.com/events/top-10-contract-mistakes-that-can-sink-your-ai-startup/)
- [Nevada in Focus: Growth, Opportunity, and What’s Ahead](https://www.swlaw.com/events/nevada-in-focus-growth-opportunity-and-whats-ahead/)
- [Emerging Business Program: How To Prepare Your Business for Sale](https://www.swlaw.com/events/emerging-business-program-how-to-prepare-your-business-for-sale-2/)
- [Tariff Refunds and Related Litigation Webinar: Key Considerations for Businesses](https://www.swlaw.com/events/tariff-refunds-and-related-litigation-webinar-key-considerations-for-businesses/)
- [From Seed Round to Stock Exchange: Navigating Capital Across the Company Lifecycle](https://www.swlaw.com/events/from-seed-round-to-stock-exchange-navigating-capital-across-the-company-lifecycle/)

## Digital Library
- [What to Anticipate with Water Law Regulation](https://www.swlaw.com/digital-library/what-to-anticipate-with-water-law-regulation/)
- [Ethics in the Age of AI \- Navigating New Technology in Legal Practice](https://www.swlaw.com/digital-library/ethics-in-the-age-of-ai-navigating-new-technology-in-legal-practice/)
- [What Employers Need to Know About AI](https://www.swlaw.com/digital-library/what-employers-need-to-know-about-ai/)
- [How to Comply with Employment \& Labor Law in California](https://www.swlaw.com/digital-library/how-to-comply-with-employment-labor-law-in-california/)
- [The Latest Developments on Tariffs 2026](https://www.swlaw.com/digital-library/latest-developments-on-tariffs-june-2026/)

## Blog: Employee Benefits
- [What Plan Sponsors Need to Know About the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution \(“IDR”\) Operations Final Rules \- Five Takeaways](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/employee-benefits/2026/06/17/what-plan-sponsors-need-to-know-about-the-federal-independent-dispute-resolution-idr-operations-final-rules-five-takeaways/)
- [Proxy Advisors, the New Plan Fiduciaries on the Block](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/employee-benefits/2026/04/24/proxy-advisors-the-new-plan-fiduciaries-on-the-block/)
- [Show Your Work: The DOL Proposes New Fiduciary Roadmap for 401\(k\) Investments](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/employee-benefits/2026/04/03/show-your-work-the-dol-proposes-new-fiduciary-roadmap-for-401k-investments/)
- [Back to the Future: DOL Reinstates 1975 Fiduciary Test](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/employee-benefits/2026/03/20/back-to-the-future-dol-reinstates-1975-fiduciary-test/)
- [PBGC Relaunches Opinion Letter Program](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/employee-benefits/2026/03/19/pbgc-relaunches-opinion-letter-program/)

## Blog: Emerging Business
- [Emerging Business News of the Week – 6\.28\.26](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/emerging-business/2026/06/28/emerging-business-news-of-the-week-6-28-26/)
- [Emerging Business News of the Week – 6\.7\.26](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/emerging-business/2026/06/07/emerging-business-news-of-the-week-6-7-26/)
- [Emerging Business Program – How To Start A New Business](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/emerging-business/2026/04/25/emerging-business-program-how-to-start-a-new-business/)
- [Emerging Business News of the Week \- 3\.8\.26](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/emerging-business/2026/03/08/emerging-business-news-of-the-week-3-8-26/)
- [Emerging Business Program – How To Avoid the Top 10 Legal Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Business](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/emerging-business/2026/03/07/emerging-business-program-how-to-avoid-the-top-10-legal-mistakes-that-can-destroy-your-business/)

## Blog: Environmental \& Natural Resources Law
- [Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provision Reinstated by DC Circuit Court](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/environmental-and-natural-resources/2025/09/09/title-v-emergency-affirmative-defense-provision-reinstated-by-dc-circuit-court/)
- [Freeing Agencies from Conflicting National Environmental Policy Act Regulations](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/environmental-and-natural-resources/2025/07/08/freeing-agencies-from-conflicting-national-environmental-policy-act-regulations/)
- [U\.S\. Environmental Protection Agency Proposing Repeal of Energy\-Related Regulations Impacting Energy Development](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/environmental-and-natural-resources/2025/06/13/u-s-environmental-protection-agency-proposing-repeal-of-energy-related-regulations-impacting-energy-development/)
- [U\.S\. Department of Interior’s Implementation of Emergency Permitting Procedures](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/environmental-and-natural-resources/2025/05/07/u-s-department-of-interiors-implementation-of-emergency-permitting-procedures/)
- [Listening Sessions Scheduled to Discuss Waters of the United States \(WOTUS\)](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/environmental-and-natural-resources/2025/04/21/listening-sessions-scheduled-to-discuss-waters-of-the-united-states-wotus/)

## Blog: SWIPLit
- [Don't Wait to Investigate: Lessons from the Federal Circuit's Insulet v\. EOFlow Trade Secret Reversal](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/swiplit/2026/06/15/dont-wait-to-investigate-lessons-from-the-federal-circuits-insulet-v-eoflow-trade-secret-reversal/)
- [Knowledge is Not Complicity: Cox Communications v\. Sony Music Entertainment](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/swiplit/2026/04/10/knowledge-is-not-complicity-cox-communications-v-sony-music-entertainment/)
- [The Federal Circuit Reverses Board’s Decision Denying Trademark Registration of KAHWA for Coffee Shops](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/swiplit/2025/12/31/the-federal-circuit-reverses-boards-decision-denying-trademark-registration-of-kahwa-for-coffee-shops/)
- [Federal Circuit Upholds Decision to Overturn $64,000,000 Jury Verdict for Trade Secret Misappropriation: Key Takeaways from Coda v\. Goodyear](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/swiplit/2025/12/17/federal-circuit-upholds-decision-to-overturn-64000000-jury-verdict-for-trade-seret-misappropriation-key-takeaways-from-coda-v-goodyear/)
- [Supreme Court Asked to Revisit Trademark Functionality Test for Features Disclosed in Utility Patents](https://www.swlaw.com/blogs/swiplit/2025/09/12/supreme-court-asked-to-revisit-trademark-functionality-test-for-features-disclosed-in-utility-patents/)

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