Benchmark Litigation, described as “the definitive guide to the market’s leading firms and lawyers,” recently released its 2025 rankings, and Alto Litigation and its attorneys received several honors.
Alto Litigation was ranked a Recommended Firm in California. Benchmark also recognized both founding partner Bahram Seyedin-Noor and partner Bryan Ketroser as a “Litigation Star,” and partner Joshua Korr as a “Future Star” (40 and under).
Rankings are based on extensive interviews with clients and peers. Benchmark’s analysis noted that Alto Litigation is known as “a powerhouse litigation boutique based in San Francisco representing some of Silicon Valley’s most coveted companies and entrepreneurs in high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters, ranging from securities litigation, investment disputes, and SEC investigations to trade secrets and general commercial disputes.”
Bahram, a graduate of Harvard Law School, has tried cases before judges and juries in California and Delaware, and was a law clerk to Judge James Ware in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Over the last twenty-five years, Bahram has achieved dozens of victories in securities class actions, derivative lawsuits, arbitrations, trade secrets, and fiduciary duty disputes. In 2021 and 2019, Benchmark Litigation named Bahram the “San Francisco Attorney of the Year” and nominated him for “California Securities Litigation Attorney of the Year” alongside only three other attorneys in the State in multiple years. Chambers & Partners ranks Bahram among California’s top securities litigation practitioners. During Benchmark’s evaluation, a peer noted, “Bahram has it all – the drive, the hunger, the right amount of aggression – but he also knows when to play it cool and sit back and pay attention, turning observations into his advantage.”
Bryan, a graduate of Yale Law School, concentrates his practice on securities litigation, complex commercial litigation, and SEC investigations. He represents technology companies, entrepreneurs, officers, directors, employees and shareholders in high-stakes matters in California, Delaware, and other courts throughout the United States. Benchmark Litigation has recognized Bryan as a Litigation Star since 2021 and, before that, repeatedly included him in its “40 & Under Hot List.”
Josh is an experienced attorney, well-practiced in litigating a broad range of business disputes in California state and federal courts, and in arbitrations with JAMS and AAA. His areas of expertise include securities litigation, general business disputes, internal and government investigations, trade secrets, high-net-worth family law and Marvin actions, and appellate litigation. He graduated in the top of his class at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. “He’s [Josh’s] a real ‘right-and-left brain’ person. He’s a brilliant writer – he writes these pithy and sometimes funny complaints,” a peer said in Benchmark’s assessment.
Benchmark’s full analysis of Alto Litigation can be found here.