01 Jul 2026
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Adds Josh Lerner as Commercial Litigation Partner in San Francisco
"Debevoise & Plimpton LLP hires Josh Lerner as a partner in its Commercial Litigation Group in San Francisco; he will focus on trade secrets, intellectual property and high-stakes commercial disputes for technology and life sciences clients."
A senior trial lawyer, Mr. Lerner will focus on high-stakes commercial and intellectual property disputes for technology and life sciences clients. He brings deep experience in trade secrets, intellectual property and complex commercial litigation, and represents leading technology and life sciences companies in IP and business torts disputes and founder conflicts. He also advises on sensitive internal investigations involving IP and data.
Prior to joining Debevoise, Mr. Lerner was partner and Co-Chair of the trade secrets practice at another international law firm. Earlier in his career he served as senior litigation counsel at Genentech and taught business torts at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. Mr. Lerner received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and his B.A. from Reed College.