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Rebecca D. Takacs

Partner
(415) 785-2760

Intro

Rebecca focuses on construction matters and handles disputes for a wide range of clients including owners and heavy civil, commercial, and residential contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in state and federal court and arbitration. She counsels clients on bid protests, mechanics liens, and claims or disputes involving differing site conditions, delay and disruption, design errors and omissions, and construction defects. With a rigorous approach to early dispute resolution and litigation, she is experienced in all phases of litigation including legal research, discovery, depositions, motion practice, oral argument, arbitration, and trial.

Prior to entering private practice, Rebecca served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office and first-chaired six trials to verdict.

Education

J.D. Fordham University School of Law ( 2012 )
B.A. Political Science, cum laude Tufts University ( 2009 )

Academic Distinction

Senior Notes and Comments Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

Associate Editor, Fordham Law Moot Court Board

Admissions and Courts

California State Courts
New York State Courts
New Jersey State Courts
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Role

Intro

Rebecca focuses on construction matters and handles disputes for a wide range of clients including owners and heavy civil, commercial, and residential contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in state and federal court and arbitration. She counsels clients on bid protests, mechanics liens, and claims or disputes involving differing site conditions, delay and disruption, design errors and omissions, and construction defects. With a rigorous approach to early dispute resolution and litigation, she is experienced in all phases of litigation including legal research, discovery, depositions, motion practice, oral argument, arbitration, and trial.

Prior to entering private practice, Rebecca served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office and first-chaired six trials to verdict.

Areas of Focus

Education

J.D. Fordham University School of Law ( 2012 )
B.A. Political Science, cum laude Tufts University ( 2009 )

Academic Distinction

Senior Notes and Comments Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

Associate Editor, Fordham Law Moot Court Board

Admissions and Courts

California State Courts
New York State Courts
New Jersey State Courts
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

State Bar of California

New Jersey State Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

The Bar Association of San Francisco

The American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Law

"Hanson Bridgett Announces 2025 Partner Promotions," Hanson Bridgett Press Release (January 2025)

Super Lawyers, Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Land Use/Zoning; Real Estate: Business; Real Estate: Consumer (2018-2023)

“That’s a Wrap – When the United States tells the Supreme Court Your Qui Tam Suit is a Goner,” Procurement Playbook (December 2018)

"For Relators, the Roses Aren’t Necessarily Redder: The Ninth Circuit’s fresh Cut on Escobar for FCA Cases," Westlaw Journal Government Contracts (November 2018)

"New Opportunities, New Risks – New Cost or Pricing Data Thresholds," Procurement Playbook (July 2018)

"But There’s a Catch – California’s Wage-Credit Restrictions on IAF’s Still Stand," The Dispute Resolver, ABA Forum on Construction Law (August 2018)

"Borrowing a Page from the USAO’s Playbook – Get Your FCA Suit Dismissed," Procurement Playbook (March 2018)

"Escobar: Two-Stepping Away from False Claims Act Liability?" Procurement Playbook (October 2017)

"Uptick in Buy American Enforcement Means Increased False Claims Act Risks," Procurement Playbook (June 2017)