bonds' trial began on monday march 21, 2011. the case was prosecuted by assistant united states attorneys matthew parrella and jeffrey nedrow. the defense team consisted of 8 lawyers. allen ruby, a partner at skadden arps slate meagher & flom llp, served as the lead attorney and was assisted by sean coutain and patrick hammon. cris arguedas, of arguedas cassman & headley, served as second chair and was assisted by ted cassman and michael anderson. appellate lawyers dennis riordan and don horgan drafted pre-trial motions and attended the trial in order to brief appellate issues in real time.