
November 10, 2025 (San Diego) — Procopio Managing Partner Dennis Doucette and Partner Bill Eigner were again named to the San Diego Business Journal SD 500 Most Influential People List for 2025. Each year the business publication names 500 distinguished professionals to this list from the San Diego metropolitan area. This is the fourth recognition for Dennis and the tenth for Bill.
Dennis Doucette is Procopio’s Managing Partner. In his legal practice, helps companies get formed, funded and sold. He focuses on buyers, sellers and investors in mergers, stock and asset purchases, management buyouts, reorganizations and related transactions. He has extensive experience with formations, corporate stock issuances, recapitalizations and reorganizations, stock restriction agreements, officers and directors advice, equity incentives/compensation, securities compliance, higher education law, and corporate governance. Dennis has participated in more than 500 corporate finance transactions, including corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions and venture financing. Dennis is recognized in seven corporate law categories by Best Lawyers® and for Mergers & Acquisitions by Super Lawyers®.
Bil Eigner counsels clients in venture capital, angel financing, seed capital and financing, governing, operating, buying, selling and merging (M&A) of growing technology and other businesses. He focuses on corporate and business transactions, including matters relating to software, telecommunications, e-commerce, cybersecurity, energy, clean technology, life sciences, corporate governance, franchising, employment and independent contractor issues. He is recognized by Best Lawyers® in four categories and has secured many other San Diego Business Journal recognitions in the past.
Procopio attorneys and practices are routinely named to various legal rankings lists, including Chambers and Partners®, Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers®, Legal 500® and Martindale-Hubbell®. Recently 31 Procopio legal practices in 5 metropolitan markets were named to the 2026 Best Law Firms list by Best Lawyers®.
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