Pierce Stanley
Associate
Pierce Stanley is an associate at the San Francisco office of Berman Tabacco where he litigates complex civil actions seeking justice for consumers. Pierce focuses on privacy and antitrust matters.
Pierce is a 2023 graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law. While in law school, Pierce served as Editor-in-Chief of the USF Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal. He was a privacy extern at Verily Life Sciences and previously served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Andrew Y.S. Cheng of the complex litigation department of the California Superior Court, County of San Francisco.
In law school, Pierce also worked for the Federal Trade Commission, where he assisted in federal government enforcement of consumer protection and competition matters. Additionally, Pierce worked for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California’s technology and civil liberties program and the Digital Justice Initiative of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.
Before law school, Pierce worked as a public interest law fellow for Demand Progress in Washington, D.C., where he advocated for net neutrality. He also worked as a data analyst and researcher at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution, and he further served as an editor of The New Republic magazine.
Pierce is passionate about social justice and community involvement. During law school, he served as a student clinician with the USF Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic where he assisted clients with privacy and trademark matters.
Community Involvement
- Member of the Board of Directors of Beech Works, a non-profit documentary film organization
Publications, Presentations & Appearances
- Abortion Privacy in the Digital Age: An Examination of California’s Post-Dobbs Informational Privacy Right, 34 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. (forthcoming 2023).
Pierce Stanley is an associate at the San Francisco office of Berman Tabacco where he litigates complex civil actions seeking justice for consumers. Pierce focuses on privacy and antitrust matters.
Pierce is a 2023 graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law. While in law school, Pierce served as Editor-in-Chief of the USF Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal. He was a privacy extern at Verily Life Sciences and previously served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Andrew Y.S. Cheng of the complex litigation department of the California Superior Court, County of San Francisco.
In law school, Pierce also worked for the Federal Trade Commission, where he assisted in federal government enforcement of consumer protection and competition matters. Additionally, Pierce worked for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California’s technology and civil liberties program and the Digital Justice Initiative of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.
Before law school, Pierce worked as a public interest law fellow for Demand Progress in Washington, D.C., where he advocated for net neutrality. He also worked as a data analyst and researcher at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution, and he further served as an editor of The New Republic magazine.
Pierce is passionate about social justice and community involvement. During law school, he served as a student clinician with the USF Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic where he assisted clients with privacy and trademark matters.
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 2023)
- Columbia University (B.A., History and Political Science, 2010)
Honors & Distinctions
- CIPP/US Certification, International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Intellectual Property and Technology Law Certificate (with honors), University of San Francisco School of Law (2023)
- Edward J. McFetridge Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, University of San Francisco School of Law (2022)
- Arthur C. Zief, Jr. Scholar, University of San Francisco School of Law (2021-2023)
Admissions
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Affiliations
- Young Lawyers and Professionals Advisory Panel (YLAP), American Bar Association Antitrust Section, Privacy and Information Security (PRIS) Committee
- Fellow, Internet Law and Policy Foundry
- Barristers Club, Bar Association of San Francisco
Education
- Member of the Board of Directors of Beech Works, a non-profit documentary film organization
Publications, Presentations & Appearances
- Abortion Privacy in the Digital Age: An Examination of California’s Post-Dobbs Informational Privacy Right, 34 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. (forthcoming 2023).