Helping people resolve legal disputes.
Nick Saenz is an experienced litigator who focuses on representing individuals and small and medium-sized businesses in the Bay Area.
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About
Nick has represented individuals and companies, large and small, in a wide variety of matters, both on the plaintiff and defense side. These include employment matters, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, founders’ disputes, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and criminal defense, among others. He also represents executives during separations and investigations.
He is an efficient, versatile lawyer who is both an aggressive advocate and a skilled negotiator.
In addition to his civil litigation work, Nick serves as a trial lawyer on behalf of indigent criminal defendants as part of the San Mateo County Private Defender Program.
Nick began his career at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in San Francisco. He then practiced at Shartsis Friese, LLP and was a partner at Lewis & Llewellyn, LLP. Most recently, he worked at the San Mateo County Counsel’s office.
He graduated in the top of his class from Emory University School of Law.
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The Saenz Firm was created to provide small businesses and individuals with efficient, high-quality legal services when it matters.
At other firms, the lawyer you hire is unlikely to know much about your case. Instead, a junior lawyer will handle the vast majority of the work while the experienced lawyer is trying to land bigger clients. The junior lawyer updates the senior one with costly memos and conferences, while you hope nothing falls through the cracks.
This may be good for the law firm, but it’s bad for your case.
In contrast, at The Saenz Firm, Nick will work directly on all aspects of your case. He will focus on understanding your concerns, your business, and your goals. Together, we will develop a strategy for success.
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Here are some examples of the matters Nick has handled:
He defended a computer manufacturer against multi-million-dollar claims based on trade secret misappropriation and fraud, winning a complete defense verdict.
He brought claims for breach of contract and fraud on behalf of two-dozen individuals against their former employer, a large solar energy company, and successfully obtained recovery for each client.
He successfully defended a sports-energy-drink company against trade secret claims brought by a competitor.
He has defended many individuals against trade secret and breach of contract claims as they transitioned from one tech company to another.
He represented a real estate listing platform in an antitrust dispute against the National Association of Realtors, which is currently pending before the Ninth Circuit.
He has defended executives and companies against employment-based claims.
He has represented many individuals facing criminal charges.
He has successfully negotiated many out-of-court resolutions, allowing his clients to avoid litigation altogether.
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The Saenz Firm represents individuals and small and medium-sized businesses in state and federal court, in arbitration, and in out-of-court settlement negotiations.
Here are examples of the legal matters we have experience handling:
Employment
Trade secret misappropriation
Founders’ disputes
Breach of contract
Interference with contractual relations
Fraud
Business torts
Select criminal defense matters
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Nick has published the following articles in TechCrunch:
Conflicts in California’s trade secret laws on customer lists create uncertainty
Leaving for a competitor? Onboarding new employees? Avoid accusations of trade secret theft
It’s open season for poaching talent in Silicon Valley
He also was a contributing author in Hebert and Vestal, California Business Litigation (2016 & 2017 ed.)
Nick has also presented on trial techniques at Stanford Law School and presented on trade secret issues at UCLA School Of Law.