Andrew A. Bassak is a San Francisco-based business trial lawyer and litigation partner at Hanson Bridgett in San Francisco. A seasoned legal strategist with more than 28 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. His clients are leaders in their respective industries, including energy, real estate, water, financial services, and both old-world and new-world technology companies. Drew is highly skilled in the resolution of complex disputes on behalf of corporate and real estate owners, developers, equity investors, and financiers. He regularly resolves concerns of state and federal agencies for his clients, including assisting them in navigating the resolution of environmental liabilities.
Drew has served on CalTrout’s Board since 2013, and is the immediate past Chair. He also is a past President of the Board of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Northern California Chapter). Drew has been honored with California Lawyer Magazine’s California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) Award, the National Law Journal’s Pro Bono Award, is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale Hubble, and has been repeatedly selected as a California Super Lawyer. Drew also is a Certified Leave No Trace Trainer.
Drew and his family live in the East Bay, and he fishes the McCloud River as often as his schedule allows.
Peter Moyle is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, at UC Davis. He is author or co-author of more than 240 publications, including the definitive Inland Fishes of California (2002). He is co-author of the 2017 book, Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services. His research interests include conservation of aquatic species, habitats, and ecosystems, including salmon; ecology of fishes of the San Francisco Estuary; ecology of California stream fishes; impact of introduced aquatic organisms; and use of floodplains by fish.
Robert Lusardi is the California Trout/UC Davis Wild and Coldwater Fish Researcher focused on establishing the basis for long-term science specific to California Trout’s wild and coldwater fish initiatives. His work bridges the widening gap between academic science and applied conservation policy, ensuring that rapidly developing science informs conservation projects throughout California. Dr. Lusardi resides at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and works closely with Dr. Peter Moyle on numerous projects to help inform California Trout conservation policy. His recent research interests include Coho salmon on the Shasta River, the ecology of volcanic spring-fed rivers, inland trout conservation and management, and policy implications of trap and haul programs for anadromous fishes in California.
Patrick Samuel is the Conservation Program Coordinator for California Trout, a position he has held for almost two years, where he coordinates special research projects for California Trout, including the State of the Salmonids report. Prior to joining CalTrout, he worked with the Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum, a non-profit that supports the eight federal regional fishery management councils around the country. Patrick got his start in fisheries as an undergraduate intern with NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division in Sacramento, and in his first field job as a crew member of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Wild and Heritage Trout Program.