Brian C. Rocca

Partner

Brian C. Rocca focuses on antitrust and complex litigation matters. He is the leader of the firm’s Chambers-ranked California antitrust practice. Having spent two decades working with some of the world’s most innovative companies, Brian is particularly adept at leading the defense of monopolization claims in the technology sector. He has been rated by Chambers USA in the antitrust field consecutively since 2013, and has been named a Top Antitrust Lawyer in California by the Daily Journal in four out of the last five years, and was honored with the Distinguished Leader Award as part of the 2025 California Legal Awards.

Brian works on antitrust litigation, investigation, and counseling matters in many industries, with a particular emphasis on technology, artificial intelligence, and internet-based services. Beyond his leading antitrust practice, Brian has also litigated numerous complex civil and appellate litigation matters, including class actions and breach of contract, fraud, misappropriation, shareholder derivative, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair competition matters. As a leading lawyer for beverage distributors in California, he also handles a wide array of matters related to brand rights, contractual issues, and regulatory compliance. He provides counseling to a prominent trade association relating to alcohol distribution issues.

Brian served as an assistant district attorney in the Trial Unit of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office in 2007 and 2008, and has tried civil matters in state and federal court and arbitration proceedings.

Brian is a member of the firm’s Advisory Board. He served as office managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office from 2014 to 2022, during which time the office grew to include more than 200 lawyers and other professionals. Brian proudly served for more than a decade on the board of directors for the National Center for Youth Law, an organization that has advanced justice for children and youth since 1971.

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