Snell & Wilmer Continues Growth in Southern California With New San Diego Office

SAN DIEGO - April 13, 2020 - PRLog -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce the opening of a new location in San Diego. Partners Jeffrey D. Morton and Steffi Gascón Hafen relocated to San Diego this month to lead the firm's efforts to further establish its presence in the region.

"The success Snell & Wilmer has enjoyed over the decades is due in part to our ability to establish offices in growing cities with strong and expanding business communities," said Matthew Feeney, chair of Snell & Wilmer. "We are excited about this new opportunity for the firm in San Diego and are confident Jeff and Steffi will excel as they embrace their new roles and responsibilities."

Morton represents start-up and large enterprises for their intellectual property, technology and commercial law needs. His practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property and technology law, with particular experience in the life sciences industry. Morton has significant patent prosecution experience in a wide range of technologies, including immunotherapeutics for treating diabetes, HIV and cancer, and DNA sequencing methods and related devices.

Hafen, who began her legal career in San Diego, has an LL.M. in taxation and is certified as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the California Board of Legal Specialization. Her practice is concentrated in tax, trust, and estate matters with an emphasis in estate planning, business succession planning, charitable planning, and trust and probate administration and litigation, as well as state and local taxation. Hafen represents clients in court and in front of various tax agencies from the Internal Revenue Service to the county assessor.

As with all of the firm's locations, the San Diego office is temporarily under a remote work model as a result of COVID-19.

To learn more about Snell & Wilmer's San Diego office, visit https://www.swlaw.com/assets/pdf/news/2020/04/13/Snelland....

About Snell & Wilmer
Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 450 attorneys practicing in 15 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.swlaw.com.