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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 1d

We’re proud to share that Sharif Jacob has been elected to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Community Health Center, an organization dedicated to celebrating and attending to the health and wellness of the communities that define the city.

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 3d

“The government is acting with unchecked, arbitrary power. To arrest someone whose circumstances haven't changed, simply because it can, is the definition of lawlessness.” With ACLU of Northern CA and Centro Legal de la Raza, we sued to stop these illegal arrests.

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Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Policy of Re-Arresting Immigrants Without Legal Justification | ACLU of Northern CA

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 13d

On behalf of the Pac-12 Conference, KVP defeated a motion to dismiss its antitrust lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference. The suit challenges an unlawful "poaching penalty" imposed by the Mountain West Conference as anticompetitive and unenforceable. www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

Judge denies Mountain West's motion to dismiss Pac-12's conference realignment lawsuit

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 14d

ICE has no business handling sensitive taxpayer information. That's why today KVP joined taxpayer and immigration advocates in filing suit to block the IRS and Social Security Administration from sharing private taxpayer data with ICE: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Taxpayer and Immigrant Advocates Sue ICE, IRS, and Social Security Administration to Stop Information Sharing

Taxpayer and immigrants’ rights advocates today filed a lawsuit asking for a block of the receipt and use of tax-related data by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from both the Internal Revenu...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 18d

Today's @sfchronicle.com spotlights KVP attorneys Erin Meyer and Jonhatan Aragon and their quick action in securing the release of an asylum seeker from ICE detention amid a growing trend of the agency seizing people from their immigration hearings: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 26d

🥳 Congratulations to Ben Berkowitz for being among the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top 100 Lawyers in California! www.keker.com/news/news-it...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 26d

🎉Congratulations to Elliot Peters for being among the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top 100 Lawyers in California! The profile is excellent, and you can read it here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Elliot Peters in the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top 100 Lawyers in California

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 27d

We are proud to announce that John Keker and Bob Van Nest have been named Distinguished Counsel in the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 28d

“Amici respectfully call upon the Judiciary to fulfill its constitutional obligation to stand between the American public and a federal police state.” Read more about the legal arguments againt Trump's deployment of the California National Guard: shorturl.at/OIvLT

Keker Represents Local Governments in Filing Amicus Brief Against Trump’s Deployment of California National Guard

More than 85 local governments and local government leaders across the country have filed an amicus brief with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a preliminary injunction blocking P...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · 29d

Proud moment: Forbes has named Keker partners Ben Berkowitz, Elliot Peters, and Bob Van Nest among America's Top Lawyers for 2025! www.forbes.com/lists/top-la...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Sep 12

We are representing military families in challenging an abrupt reversal of Department of Defense policy which now prohibits military clinics and hospitals from providing continuing medical care for their transgender adolescent and adult children. Read more about the case www.law.com/2025/09/11/t...

'Targeting a Vulnerable Minority': Service Members Sue Dept. of Defense Over Executive Order on Transgender Health Care | Law.com

Sharif Jacob, a partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters who is representing the plaintiffs, said the executive order is "an alarming example of presidential overreach."

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Sep 8

“President Trump’s Executive Order blocks military hospitals from giving transgender youth the care their doctors deem necessary and their parents have approved. Today we filed a lawsuit to put an end to his order, and the agency guidance implementing it.” - KVP partner Sharif Jacob.

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) @gladlaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

When servicemembers are deployed, they should know their families are safe and supported. But the government’s ban on care for transgender dependents breaks that promise and puts families at risk. GLAD Law’s Ricardo Martinez explains why we’re fighting back with a new lawsuit. https://bit.ly/4peR4Xn

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Sep 8

Big Law’s deals with Trump could set troubling precedents for the legal profession. Keker partners Steven Ragland and Laurie Carr Mims detail why Keker stood up to the administration and how this has united associates and bolstered the firm’s recruitment efforts news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Big Law’s Trump Deals Pose Ongoing Risks, Keker Leaders Warn

President Trump’s deals with Big Law firms pose ongoing risks to the profession, said leaders of a law firm that was among the first to criticize the pacts.

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Sep 6

Law360 has profiled the work of KVP lawyers Erin Meyer, Jonhatan Aragon and Kayla Crowell who have freed two clients from ICE detention after they were kidnapped during standard immigration court check-ins. Read more of the harrowing story here: www.law360.com/articles/238...

Photos of Erin Meyer, Jonhatan Aragon and Kayla Crowell. Headline: How Attys Freed Woman Snatched By ICE In Less Than 48Hrs
Quote: Time is absolutely of the essence, because ICE is grabbing people, Meyer said. These are pretty basic constitutional violations Fifth Amendment right violations that anyone who litigates cases can do.

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Sep 5

Law360 has named Keker, Van Nest & Peters a 2025 California Powerhouse, recognizing the firm for its high-profile victories and distinctive culture. Learn more about what separates Keker from the rest: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Sep 4

So proud of Team Keker, Van Nest & Peters at Wednesday's 39th running of the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge, a 3.5-mile run through the streets of San Francisco!

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Sep 2

Law360 has named Keker among its 2025 California Powerhouse firms, which "epitomized the industries and recurring legal issues within the Golden State." The list "reflects not only the work of exemplary firms, but also emerging legal trends." Read more (paywall): www.law360.com/articles/237...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Aug 29

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association has included Keker partner Anjali Srinivasan among ten lawyers it has recognized as Best Under 40 honorees: www.keker.com/news/anjali-...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations to Keker lawyers Erin Meyer and Jonhatan Aragon for being named Litigator of the Week Runners-Up for winning a preliminary injunction that secured the release of a Colombian asylum seeker illegally detained by ICE during a regular immigration check-in: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Aug 14

Huge congratulations to our Managing Partner, Laurie Carr Mims who has been named an Attorney of the Year finalist by The American Lawyer's Industry Awards.https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2025/08/14/american-lawyer-industry-awards-attorney-of-the-year-finalists-and-lifetime-achievement-awards/

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Aug 14

We are honored to be among the finalists for Litigation Boutique of the Year in The American Lawyer's Industry Awards. Congratulations to all of the firms and lawyers recognized for their outstanding legal work and dedication to public service. www.law.com/americanlawy...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Aug 12

A Palm Springs bribery case collapsed when KVP’s defense team revealed that the bar where the alleged plot began didn’t even exist. shorturl.at/OHS87

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Aug 7

KVP's Erin Meyer and Jonhatan Aragon likely saved an asylum seeker from deportation by filing a habeas petition within 24 hours of her arrest at immigration court. ICE was flying her to Honolulu when the judge ordered her release. @missionlocal.org has the story: missionlocal.org/2025/08/habe...

An old legal procedure is getting asylum-seekers out of ICE detention

On Friday, a 20-year-old asylum seeker walked into immigration court at 630 Sansome St. As has become routine, he was arrested and detained.

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎉 Congratulations to Bailey Heaps who was named a 2025 Law360 Rising Star in Life Sciences! 🎉 www.keker.com/news/news-it...

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters @kekerllp.bsky.social · Aug 4

KVP’s Managing Partner Laurie Carr Mims discusses balancing a trial practice while meeting the needs of a growing firm in this week’s Litigation Daily column, which features the leadership insights of three litigators. Check it out: www.law.com/litigationda...

Eyes on the Horizon: Litigators Serving as Managing Partners Discuss Managing Change in the Industry | Law.com

Anthony “Tony” Froio of Robins Kaplan, Laurie Carr Mims of Keker, Van Nest & Peters and Jaime Drozd of Davis Wright Tremaine, who all participated in the “How I Made It” series over the past year, sha...

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