Biography

Drew Bassak is a San Francisco based business trial lawyer and litigation partner at Hanson Bridgett, an indigenous California law firm with offices throughout the Golden State. A seasoned legal strategist with more than 25 years of experience, Drew’s business trial practice focuses on efficient, results oriented resolution of multi-faceted commercial disputes in federal and state courts, and in arbitration, where he often litigates or negotiates workouts of failed transactions across a broad spectrum of client business sectors, including international cross-border disputes. He is deeply experienced in the resolution of complex disputes on behalf of corporate and real estate owners, developers, equity investors, and financiers. Drew regularly resolves concerns of state and federal agencies for his clients, including assisting them in navigating the resolution of environmental liabilities. 

Drew is past President of the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Northern California Chapter), and is immediate past Chair of the Board of Governors of California Trout. Drew has been honored for his work for CalTrout with California Lawyer Magazine’s California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) Award, the National Law Journal’s Pro Bono Award. He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale Hubble, has been repeatedly selected as a California Super Lawyer, and is a certified Leave No Trace trainer.