$ cat manifesto.txt
BLACKSTONE LEGAL was founded in 2012 by trial attorneys who understood that technology disputes require technologists, not just lawyers. We are a litigation-first firm staffed by attorneys who read source code, understand network architectures, and have testified as expert witnesses before pivoting to advocacy. When a $2B patent troll targets your startup, when a regulator issues a subpoena for your server logs, when a former CTO walks out the door with your proprietary algorithms — we are the firm you call. We do not do billable-hour theater. We do not draft memos that gather dust. We build cases to win, and our 96% trial record proves it. Every engagement starts with a direct conversation with a partner. No intake coordinators. No junior associate filters. You talk to the person who will stand up in court and fight for you.
$ ls practice_areas/
TECH LITIGATION
Patent disputes. Trade secret theft. Software licensing wars. We litigate at the intersection of law and code.
DATA PRIVACY
GDPR. CCPA. HIPAA. Breach response. We defend companies when regulators come knocking and build compliance before they do.
STARTUP LAW
Incorporation. Cap tables. SAFEs. Series A through IPO. We have closed 400+ venture rounds and counting.
EMPLOYMENT
Non-competes. Wrongful termination. Trade secret injunctions. We handle the disputes that keep founders up at night.
CYBERCRIME DEFENSE
Federal CFAA charges. Wire fraud. Crypto enforcement actions. We defend technologists when the DOJ overreaches.
IP PROSECUTION
Patents. Trademarks. Copyright registration. Licensing. We protect what you build so others cannot take it.
$ cat stats.log
847
CASES CLOSED
$2.3B
IN JUDGMENTS & SETTLEMENTS
96%
WIN RATE AT TRIAL
12
YEARS OPERATING
$ cat about.md
We maintain a lean team of 18 attorneys. Every one of them has first-chaired a trial. Every one of them holds a technical degree or certification in addition to their JD. We do not hire associates who want to push paper. We hire litigators who want to be in the courtroom.
Our offices are in San Francisco and New York. We take cases nationwide and have appeared in 34 federal districts. We are admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Circuit, and every state bar where technology disputes happen.
$ grep --results victories.log
US v. Chen (2023)
Federal cybercrime prosecution. Client acquitted on all counts. The government alleged unauthorized access to a competitor's system. We proved the access was contractually permitted.
NexTech v. Orion Systems (2023)
Trade secret misappropriation claim. Secured $47M verdict for client after a six-week trial. The jury found willful and malicious conduct.
In re: Meridian Data Breach (2022)
Class action defense after a breach affecting 12M users. Negotiated settlement at 8% of plaintiff demand. No admission of liability.
Blackstone v. USPTO (2022)
Patent appeal before the Federal Circuit. Reversed examiner rejection on a novel blockchain consensus mechanism. Landmark ruling for crypto patents.
$ ./contact --method=direct
name____: BLACKSTONE LEGAL
phone___: (415) 555-0199
email___: intake@blackstonelegal.io
office_1: 101 Market Street, 42nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
office_2: 1 World Trade Center, 60th Floor, New York, NY 10007
hours___: Mon-Fri 0800-2000 PST | Emergency line: 24/7