Foley & Lardner LLP has announced the addition of four partners to its California offices, enhancing the firm’s capabilities in corporate and intellectual property law. The new partners—Matt Browne, Darby Chan, Sanjeet “Sanj” Dutta, and Peter Stockburger—bring extensive experience in technology-related sectors, aligning with Foley’s strategic focus on innovative technology and health care.
Matt Browne joins the Transactions Practice Group in San Diego from Cooley LLP. He advises emerging growth, late-stage private, and public companies on corporate formation, governance, financings, mergers and acquisitions, SPAC transactions, securities matters, and public offerings. His industry experience spans software, cybersecurity, semiconductors, digital health, medical devices, biotechnology, financial services, and consumer products.
In San Francisco, Darby Chan becomes part of the Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies Practice Group. Previously with Wilson Sonsini, Chan specializes in patent prosecution and counseling within the health care and life sciences sectors, particularly at the intersection of engineering and medicine. His expertise includes building patent portfolios, developing global filing strategies, conducting freedom-to-operate analyses, and supporting IP diligence for financings and acquisitions. He has advised on technologies such as biomedical imaging, robotic surgery, neurotechnology, diagnostics, digital health, therapeutic devices, drug-device combinations, research tools, and biomedical instrumentation.
Sanjeet “Sanj” Dutta joins the Electronics Practice Group in Silicon Valley from Goodwin. He brings deep experience guiding technology-focused companies on patent strategy, portfolio development, and IP matters involving artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, and advanced computing. Dutta represents clients in patent litigation and trade secret disputes across federal courts, ITC proceedings, and PTAB matters, including inter partes and ex parte reexaminations. He also advises on IP aspects of venture financings and strategic acquisitions.
Peter Stockburger, formerly managing partner of Dentons’ San Diego office, joins the Technology Transactions, Cybersecurity, and Privacy Practice Group in San Diego. He advises global companies on legal and regulatory issues involving artificial intelligence, data privacy, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, and emerging technologies. His practice includes developing AI governance frameworks, negotiating complex technology agreements, building privacy and security programs, conducting risk assessments, and guiding clients through regulatory inquiries, litigation, and cyber incidents.
These additions are part of Foley & Lardner’s ongoing expansion in California. Over the past two years, the firm has added 17 partners and 43 additional attorneys in the state, underscoring its commitment to serving innovative, high-growth industries. The firm now has five offices in California, including locations in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.
Daljit Doogal, Foley’s chairman and CEO, emphasized the strategic importance of these hires: “California is one of the most dynamic and competitive legal markets in the country, and we have been deliberate about strengthening our position here. Matt, Darby, Sanj, and Peter each bring broad experience and strong sector alignment that further enhances our capabilities across core areas driving the state’s innovation economy, including next-generation technologies and health care and life sciences. We are thrilled to welcome this outstanding group of partners to Foley.” ([foley.com](https://www.foley.com/news/2026/02/foley-continues-strategic-expansion-in-california-with-addition-of-four-partners-enhancing-corporate-and-intellectual-property-capabilities/?utm_source=openai))
Foley & Lardner LLP is a law firm with over 1,100 lawyers across 27 offices worldwide. The firm focuses on sectors such as energy and infrastructure, health care and life sciences, innovative technology, and manufacturing, providing a full range of legal services from corporate counsel to intellectual property work and litigation support.