Education

  • University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly University of California, Hastings College of the Law) (J.D. 2015)
    • Cum Laude
  • University of California, Berkeley (B.A. Political Science and Portuguese, 2009)

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Gabriel Peixoto is an associate in Lubin Olson’s Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Real Estate Litigation service groups. Mr. Peixoto’s practice focuses on counseling businesses and individuals in complex high-stakes disputes. He has significant plaintiff and defense-side experience representing businesses, from start-ups to multinational companies and individuals across a spectrum of industries and matters, including securities and intellectual property litigation, government investigations, and fraud/unfair competition.

Mr. Peixoto has successfully represented technology companies in the misappropriation of trade secrets and other intellectual property and commercial matters. In addition, Mr. Peixoto has extensive experience representing shareholders and founders in matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and embezzlement. He also has substantial experience litigating directors and investor disputes.

Mr. Peixoto is well versed in issues regarding data privacy and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional – United States (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and Certified Data Privacy Officer – Brazil (CDPO/BR) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Mr. Peixoto is also knowledgeable about artificial intelligence (AI), including cutting-edge uses of generative AI in business and the practice of law.

Mr. Peixoto has been honored by Thomson Reuters as a Northern California Super Lawyer “Rising Star” for 2018-2019 and 2022-2024.

Prior to joining Lubin Olson, Mr. Peixoto clerked for the Honorable Larry Alan Burns, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and practiced at top San Francisco-based boutiques representing businesses and individuals in high-stakes litigation.

Born and raised in San Francisco, a non-exhaustive list of Mr. Peixoto’s other interests may or may not include: bikes, vinyl records, the electric bass, and digital privacy.