Pierce Hans Stanley

Pierce Stanley is an associate at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP where he litigates complex civil actions seeking justice for consumers. Pierce’s practice includes Consumer Protection Class Actions, Defective Products/Mass Torts, and Elder Abuse matters. Previously, Pierce focused on privacy and antitrust matters at a San Francisco law firm.

Pierce is a 2023 graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law. While in law school, Pierce served as Editor-in-Chief of the USF Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal. He was a privacy extern at Verily Life Sciences and previously served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Andrew Y.S. Cheng of the complex litigation department of the California Superior Court, County of San Francisco.

In law school, Pierce also worked for the Federal Trade Commission, where he assisted in federal government enforcement of consumer protection and competition matters. Additionally, Pierce worked for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California’s technology and civil liberties program and the Digital Justice Initiative of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.

Before law school, Pierce worked as a public interest law fellow for Demand Progress in Washington, D.C., where he advocated for net neutrality. He also worked as a data analyst and researcher at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution, and he further served as an editor of The New Republic magazine.

Pierce is passionate about social justice and community involvement. During law school, he served as a student clinician with the USF Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic where he assisted clients with privacy and trademark matters.

Pierce is fluent in Spanish.

Representative Matters

CPM is Investigating Logitech for Price Increases Related to Unlawful Tariffs

Honors & Recognitions

2026 Northern California Rising Stars

CIPP/US Certification, International Association of Privacy Professionals

Intellectual Property and Technology Law Certificate (with honors), University of San Francisco School of Law (2023)

Edward J. McFetridge Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, University of San Francisco School of Law (2022)

Publications

11 Feb 2025

Abortion Privacy in the Digital Age: An Examination of California’s Post-Dobbs Informational Privacy Right

In the News

05 May 2026

$250 Million Settlement Proposed in Apple AI False Advertising Case

13 Feb 2026

Investor Says Pot Startup Faked Deals, Took Money And Ran

19 Feb 2025

Roblox and Discord Sued for Lax Safety Standards and Role in Facilitating Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

10 Feb 2025

Local Dry Cleaner's Lawsuit Alleges Big Oil Companies’ Failure to Clean Up Contamination is Stalling Progress and Putting Walnut Creek Residents at Risk

Civic

Member of the Board of Directors of Beech Works, a non-profit educational film organization

Clerkships

Judicial Extern, Hon. Andrew Y.S. Cheng, California Superior Court, County of San Francisco