Jennifer Saslaw
Recognized since 2021
San Francisco, California
Practice Areas
Family Law
Family Law Arbitration
Family Law Mediation
Jennifer Saslaw’s practice focuses on complex family law litigation and as a consulting attorney to clients in mediation. As a graduate of Stanford Law School and a former corporate attorney at Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe, Jennifer’s background enables her to understand complex business issues and find creative solutions to the problems that often arise in dividing marital assets.
She has expertise in working with employees and entrepreneurs of technology companies of all sizes, from early-stage through IPO, as well as clients who work in professional practices and limited partnerships. Jennifer has experience working with assets of all types and has worked with clients who have founders’ shares, restricted stock, stock options, carried interest, and general and limited and partnership interests to find creative solutions to dividing these complex assets.
In addition to providing counsel through litigation, Jennifer also serves as an advisor to clients who are in mediation to settle their divorce, custody, and support matters. She works with her clients to determine the key issues in their dissolution, including division of their marital estate, and custody and timeshare of their children. Jennifer’s goal is to help her mediation clients find solutions that meet their needs and the needs of their children, without costly litigation.
She has expertise in working with employees and entrepreneurs of technology companies of all sizes, from early-stage through IPO, as well as clients who work in professional practices and limited partnerships. Jennifer has experience working with assets of all types and has worked with clients who have founders’ shares, restricted stock, stock options, carried interest, and general and limited and partnership interests to find creative solutions to dividing these complex assets.
In addition to providing counsel through litigation, Jennifer also serves as an advisor to clients who are in mediation to settle their divorce, custody, and support matters. She works with her clients to determine the key issues in their dissolution, including division of their marital estate, and custody and timeshare of their children. Jennifer’s goal is to help her mediation clients find solutions that meet their needs and the needs of their children, without costly litigation.
Contact & Links
Location
- 50 California Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
Education
- Stanford University, Doctor of Jurisprudence, graduated 2004
- University of Virginia, B.S., With Distinction in Commerce and Spanish
Bar Admissions
- California, The State Bar of California, 2004
Affiliations
- State Bar of California - Member
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California - Member
- Bar Association of San Francisco –Family Law Section - Member
- California Bar Association - Member
- San Francisco Bar Association Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award for her work in Family Law - Member
Headquarters:
San Francisco, California
2 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Family Law
- Family Law Arbitration
- Family Law Mediation
Awards:
- Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal
- San Francisco Bar Association Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award for her work in Family Law
- 2012-2014, Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
- 2015-2023 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
- December 2016-2022 Top Women Attorneys
Publications
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