TPLG Ranked in Chambers for Second Consecutive Year

Torrey Pines Law Group has been ranked in Chambers USA California Spotlight Guide 2026 for the second year and is recognized as a leading medium-sized law firm offering a credible alternative to Big Law. Torrey Pines Law Group was selected based on an independent and in-depth market analysis, coupled with an assessment of their experience, expertise and calibre of talent.

Torrey Pines Law Group stood out for its exceptional work and is recognized in intellectual property. Kevin Buckley, Torrey Pines Law Group’s managing shareholder, expressed the firm's gratitude: “The firm is honored to be recognized by Chambers and Partners since the inception of their Spotlight Ranking for California. This acknowledgment reflects our commitment to providing top-tier legal services tailored to the unique needs of our clients and the complex matters that we help them navigate.”

This recognition underscores Torrey Pines Law Group’s position as a key player in California’s legal landscape, offering clients throughout the state access to high-quality legal representation that combines big-city expertise with local specialized support.

Background of Our Firm

Torrey Pines Law Group was founded in 2013 by Kevin Buckley, an accomplished patent and transactional attorney having more than 20 years of experience with international intellectual property, FDA regulatory, and IP litigation matters. The firm has grown to include more than 20 of the nation's most accomplished attorneys, patent agents, FDA regulatory advisors, paralegals, and business counsel.

Our mission includes helping our clients bring impactful, and often lifesaving, technologies to market worldwide. Because we effectively translate between the languages of science, business, and the law, we are able to find solutions to complex legal problems which may not be immediately apparent. Whether before international patent offices, before opposing counsel, or in friendly transactions, we leverage the experience of our individual practitioners and foreign counsel to assist our clients with reaching their business goals and achieving their strategic mission.

Since our firm's founding, we have successfully handled many international legal matters -- from routine to incredibly complex -- for companies and individuals researching and developing life sciences and healthcare innovations, including biotechnologies, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemistry and chemical engineering, medical devices, in vitro diagnostics, artificial intelligence (AI), software, electronics, and convergence technologies.

Background to Chambers and Partners

Chambers and Partners has over 30 years of US research in the Legal Market and therefore uniquely placed to identify markets where there is a significant collection of leading smaller firms, Chambers is on a mission to uncover the best legal talent wherever it may be.

Chambers is on a mission to uncover and champion the best legal talent across the United States, wherever it exists, starting with shining a spotlight on select states in 2024. 

Chambers sought to identify the leading small to medium-sized law firms offering a credible alternative to Big Law. The ranked firms were selected based on independent and in-depth market analysis, coupled with an assessment of their experience, expertise and calibre of talent. 

Chambers Spotlight covers Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and New York State.

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Anelynn van Gosliga

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