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    Vanessa Alvarez

    Department Attorney


    • San Francisco
    • Office+1 415.984.8204
    • valvarez@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Vanessa Alvarez is a department attorney in Nixon Peabody’s Construction & Real Estate Litigation practice group. She assists clients in disputes across multiple industries.

    Practice Areas

    Construction & Real Estate LitigationLitigation

    /My focus

    My practice focuses on all phases of litigation, including pre-trial motions, the discovery process, trial preparation, and the eventual trial.

    Prior to joining Nixon Peabody, I served as a legal fellow for the Legal Aid of Sonoma County. I aided the Small Business Equity and Recovery (SBER) Program, advising clients on entity formation, entity maintenance, commercial leases, business agreements, employment matters, and intellectual property matters.

    /Admitted to practice

    California

    /Education

    University of California, Davis, B.A., Political Science
    University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D.

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      • Providence
      • Office:+1 401.454.1042
      • jbrenner@nixonpeabody.com
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      • Office:+1 415.984.8309
      • abarron@nixonpeabody.com
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      • Washington DC
      • Office:+1 202.585.8401
      • vjohnson@nixonpeabody.com
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      • Providence
      • Office:+1 401.454.1015
      • abatastini@nixonpeabody.com
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      • San Francisco
      • Office:+1 415.984.5093
      • mrichards@nixonpeabody.com
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