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Seth Wiener
As an experienced trial lawyer and litigator, Seth Wiener has resolved numerous federal and state litigations. His cases have included everything from family law to bankruptcy to fraud and more. Before Seth formed his own firm, the Law Office of Seth W. Wiener, he worked for several prominent law offices where he gained a great deal of experience.
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Lauri Donahue
Lauri Donahue has been practicing law for more than 25 years. She advises high-tech, media, and entertainment companies in the U.S., Israel, and the EU on matters including technology licensing, entertainment law, video game law, anti-piracy, antitrust, IP litigation, and patent monetization. Ms. Donahue also trains and manages multi-shore teams and teaches law in the U.S. and overseas.
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Kanika Radhakrishnan
Kanika is an experienced Patent Attorney and Managing Partner of Evergreen Valley Law Group in Silicon Valley, which serves innovative entrepreneurs with backgrounds in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. She has filed over 5,000 patent applications in the U.S. and worldwide with a successful track record of obtaining patents for clients.
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David Yamaguchi
Startups and small businesses sometimes need someone who can deal with complex transactions on an international playing field. David Yamaguchi specializes in content hosting issues and intellectual property. He concentrates his practice in the United States, Asia, India, and Europe. Whether you are a business giant or a startup, Mr. Yamaguchi can provide legal advice that fits your needs.
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Brig Ricks
I am a senior executive and strategic legal adviser with 19 years of experience providing legal services in international environments. I am a general counsel who can advis... read more
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Neil Park
Neil Park is well-equipped in Private Practice - with over 7 years of experience acting as outside General Counsel for many of his business clients. For the past two years, Neil has been working as Counsel for an Intellectual Property boutique. His practice areas include Intellectual Property Counseling, Trademark Prosecution, Licensing, Trade Secret Management and Strategy, Business Transactions, Corporate Law and Regulatory Compliance. He attended Loyola Law School.
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Grant Maynard
Grant represents high-growth companies in all aspects of formation, financing, and intellectual property issues. He has previously done general corporate, intellectual, and real estate work at Nebraska's oldest law firm before transitioning to a more virtual lifestyle. As an entrepreneur himself, he understands the need to balance legal and business interests.
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Eric Alspaugh
Intellectual property is a very unique area of the law the requires specialized attorneys who have additional training and education. For the complicated area of medicine and medical devices, the IP complexity often increases. Eric B. Alspaugh serves as medical device general counsel or patent counsel for several businesses, a qualification that very few attorneys can boast. His expertise is invaluable to these complicated business ventures.
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Ali Shalchi
Ali brings a diverse range of experience gained from practice at major law firms (e.g. Paul Hastings LLP) and as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 tech company (Illumina I... read more
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Dean Sage
Dean Sage is an attorney at law with over seven years of experience. He is licensed to practice law in California and obtained his legal degree from the University of Michigan Law School. Dean is experienced in dealing with legal matters related to real estate law, tax law and business formation. He is also skilled in legal research and writing, as well as drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
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Rebecca London
Currently the General Counsel for Civic Center Law Group, Rebecca London has 17 years worth of experience practicing law. She has spent some time in the business and environmental departments of law firms such as Procopio Cory Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP. Her specialties are in assisting small businesses with legal issues - some of which include commercial contracts, intellectual property management and trademarks. She attained her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.
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Sean Lowe
Sean is a tenacious business attorney who graduated at the top of his class from UCLA School of Law. He started his law career by working for a federal judge and a supreme ... read more
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Joshua Kushner
Joshua Kushner has over 20 years of experience advising early, growth and enterprise stage companies in emerging industries. Josh brings a unique mix of legal, business, an... read more
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Troy Krich
Mr. Krich is a practiced civil litigator with experience in business, employment, and construction litigation. In addition, Troy applies a significant portion of his servic... read more
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Daniel E. Goodrich
Daniel E. Goodrich is a corporate counselor with over six years of experience. He has been licensed to practice law in multiple states, including California and the District of Columbia. Daniel holds a Juris Doctorate degree in law, which he obtained after graduating from the University of San Diego School of Law. Daniel primarily specializes in mergers and acquisitions. He founded his own legal firm, DG Law, in December 2012.
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Ryan A. Woods
Ryan Woods is both a business attorney and an entrepreneur, with years of experience behind him as a successful online business owner. Ryan was recently licensed to practice law in California. He is experienced in all areas related to starting a new business, with a particular focus on labor and employment law, as well as securities and finances. He has been the CFO and a general counselor at Tinsel App Holdings Inc. since March 2015.
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Michael Mowery
I have lived and understand your opportunities and challenges. As a global corporate legal executive and social sector entrepreneur, I’ve partnered with a broad range of bu... read more
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Michael Miller
Michael B. Miller is an international lawyer focused on contracts, acquisitions, start-up matters and informal dispute resolution. Michael began his legal career in mergers... read more
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Karen Braveheart
⭐️I’m Karen Braveheart, Esq., a seasoned business and contract attorney with over 11 years of legal experience and a perfect trial record. My career has been defined by del... read more
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Roberto (Bobby) Escobar
Roberto "Bobby" Escobar has been a general counsel, labor and immigration advisor, and an environmental lawyer in Michigan and California.
He has provided comprehensive l... read more
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Monica Winghart
Monica is the founder of Voltage Law and specializes in working with tech, SaaS, consumer products and healthcare industries. Throughout her career, Monica has held leaders... read more
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Leonard Lerner
Leonard Lerner is the senior partner of Lerner & Weiss APC with offices in Woodland Hills and San Diego. The firm specializes in Business/ Commercial transactions and l... read more
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Arous Kalantaryan
Arous Kalantaryan is the founder of Kalantaryan Law Group, a boutique firm based in Glendale, CA. With a background in Business Administration and healthcare leadership, sh... read more
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Neda Mansoorian
Neda Mansoorian is a seasoned attorney, 4x startup CEO, and trusted advisor to startup founders, in-house counsel, and executives navigating growth. With 25+ years of exper... read more
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Katharine Alexander
Katharine is an experienced corporate and securities attorney with fifteen years of experience representing startups and their founders, investors, and management teams in ... read more
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Liz Oliner
If you want someone who has gone through the trademark process over and over again, look no further than Liz Oliner. She has filed over 300 trademarks in the last year alone and has practically got the process down to a science. Small businesses and entrepreneurs frequently come to Ms. Oliner for their trademark and brand protection needs.
Joshua Garber
Representing notable clients like Tesla and the City of Los Angeles, Josh Garber excels at helping clients with employment and labor laws. Many of his past clients have had great success using Josh for employment agreements and Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) hearings. With his practical advice, he has even helped clients avoid going to court.
Sue Dunbar
Go with Sue Dunbar if you want a big law firm experience with a small law firm cost. Sue's experience working at Robins Kaplan LLP and serving as special counsel to Senator Joseph Dunn has landed her big-name clients like BestBuy, Time Warner Cable, and Yahoo!. Currently, Ms. Dunbar specializes in knowledge about confidentiality and privacy laws regarding sensitive trade secrets.
Mary Hodges
Employment is a big part of any business, and Mary Hodges understands that many business owners may not know the legal details of the hiring or termination process. She works with business owners with a variety of needs: from working with independent contractors, to developing and implementing employment policies, non-disclosure agreements, and more. Ms. Hodges can also help with business formation, contracts, and operations.
Seth Heyman
Seth Heyman takes the saying, "the devil is in the details" to heart. As a corporate law attorney, he knows that being thorough and detail-oriented is extremely important in transactions and in every agreement. Mr. Heyman has over 20 years of experience with entity formation, advertising law, contracts, regulatory law, international law, and Internet law. He provides practical and cost-effective legal solutions.
Conor Teevan
Top-tier talent shouldn’t have to come with a top-tier fee. This is why Conor Teevan combines his top-tier expertise (Yale undergrad, Stanford Law) with affordability. Conor has represented Silicon Valley startups, real estate investors, artists creating companies, and even a child author in need of a book deal. Conor himself started a real estate company with holdings in five states.
Alexis Saenz
Alexis Saenz is a patent attorney who has prepared hundreds of patent applications and responses to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He mainly works with start-up ventures and mid-sized companies in the growth stage. Alexis' personal experience with a startup company has given him deep insight into the process that guides his patent and intellectual property services.
Alexander Nahai
Having overseen over $1.2 billion in transaction value, we are able to provide top-tier service at affordable rates, with much more personalized attention and fast turnarou...
Philip Virga
Prepared patent and trademark applications which have included inventions and marks dealing with wireless communication, hardware, software, analog and digital circuits, se...
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Rhea De Aenlle
Rhea de Aenlle is a business-savvy attorney with extensive experience in Privacy & Data Security (CIPP/US, CIPP/E), GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, FERPA, Intellectual Property, and...
Jesko Onken
Licensed in California and Germany, Jesko Onken offers cost-effective legal advice to small and midsize companies. A speaker of German, French, and Italian, Mr. Onken provides services in business law and international legal management. He specializes in entity formation, business contracts, corporate compliance, immigration, licensing, and securities.
Laura Drossman
Clients can’t say enough about Laura Drossman: “trustworthy,” “tenacious,” “responsive,” “accountable,” and “efficient.” Since starting in private practice in 2004, Laura has moved on to found her own firm in 2011 which specializes in commercial real estate, business transactions, trademark law, and general legal counseling. Actively barred in California and New York, one client said it best: “Dross is the Boss.”
Jessica Holcombe
Jessica Holcombe founded the Holcombe Law Group to represent emerging and established companies in key aspects of operations and strategic goals. She draws on her experience from working with technology, clean energy, medical services, real estate, and telecom companies and from acting as first general counsel at Boyett Petroleum, the largest fuel retailer and distributor in Northern California.
Ritu Hasan
Ritu Hasan has more than 15 years of experience as a corporate lawyer. She has an LL.M in Banking & Financial Law, as well as a J.D. in law. Ritu has worked with both startup companies and large corporations. She primarily specializes in commercial contracts, with a strong focus on securities and finances. Since January 2016, Ritu has worked as a contract attorney under the name Ritu Hasan Consulting, where she offers legal services to companies of all sizes.
Edward Robinson
Edward Robinson is a patent attorney that mainly works with corporations to help them obtain patent protection for pharmaceutical products, medical devices and related inventions. He is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Edward has over 14 years of experience. He practices law in California and received a J.D in law from the University of San Diego School of Law. Edward has recently jointed Tech Law LLP, but have represented a large number of companies as a corporate counsel.
Andrew Lachman
If your business is engaging in corporate technology transactions, you will need an attorney who has experience in that area. This could include technology services, hardware, software, and content licensing. Andrew Lachman does it all, and he can help your business thrive in these areas. He also works with data privacy, trademarks, and business litigation.
Audrey Kravets
Audrey Kravets started her legal career at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, so she knows the ins and outs of complex issues involving securities governance and compliance. She deals with business formation and employment issues, including providing services to those businesses who operate on an international level. Her prior brokerage experience also serves her well in the financial and legal arenas.
Yassi Mahdavi
Yassi is an experienced attorney and in-house counsel with a track record for successfully closing complex deals domestically and internationally. She is known to be a driven and creative problem-solver to ensure her clients meet their business and financial objectives. She is seasoned in the payments and e-commerce sectors, international transactions, and IP licensing.
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Jonathan Rubinfeld
Jonathan brings over a decade of experience in real estate and business operations. Jonathan founded Rubinfeld Law to provide effective counsel to businesses and individual...
Usman Shaikh
Founder and managing attorney of U.S. Law Group, Usman Shaikh is also the executive vice president of business and legal affairs at UG Strategies. Beyond providing corporate, entertainment, and intellectual property transactional services for businesses across a range of sectors, Mr Shaikh shares his insight and experience through publications on the U.S. Law Group News website.
Brandon Schantz
Brandon Schantz started out as a Summer Associate for Jones Day Law Practice. Since then, he has worked for many different companies including Soriano Law, as well as The State Bar of California. Currently, he is the Owner of The CalBarCoach and an Attorney and Counselor at Law with Schantz Law Firm. Brandon handles matters in Business Litigation, as well as Corporate, Transactional and Real Estate. Schantz appeared on the Dean's List when graduating with his J.D. from The Golden Gate University.
Sanjiv Dhawan
Sanjiv Dhawan is the managing attorney at InnovaTech Law Group based in Santa Clara, California. He focuses primarily on general corporate and business law. InnovaTech emerged when Sanjiv decided to start his own practice, seeing a need for uncomplicated, inexpensive legal advice. An entrepreneur himself with several startups under his belt, Sanjiv understands the needs of business owners.
Sagar Parikh
Sagar Parikh is the founder and principal lawyer of Beverley Hills Law Corp, PC. His practice focuses in particular on real estate law, entertainment law, business law, employment law, and landlord-tenant law. His firm aims to make sure that every client’s needs are met and to make the law accessible to clients.
Neeta Toprani
If you need an attorney to "tell it like it is" on business matters and real estate, Neeta Toprani is a great fit. Ms. Toprani graduated from Harvard Law School and has a bachelor's degree in physics. She is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. Whether your business is dealing with a business formation or an acquisition, Ms. Toprani is a great asset. She also helps non-profit businesses thrive as well.
Mina Kalra
Mina Kalra is a business lawyer that has been licensed to practice law in California for the past nine years. She obtained her Juris Doctor in law from the New England Law School in Boston. Mina solely specializes in immigration law. She has represented numerous clients. Since May 2017, Mina has been an employment-based adviser at Berkeley International Office, UC Berkely. Mina has also been a partner at New World Law LLP since January 2017.
Mandana Jafarinejad
Mandana Jafarinejad is a patent attorney with seven years of experience. She is exceptionally skilled in dealing with corporate legal matters that involves trademark and copyright law. Mandana has been licensed to practice law in California and she is a member of the California Patent Bar. She attended the Western State University College of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor in law. Mandana has been serving as a patent attorney at MJIP An Intellectual Property Firm since 2011.
Julia Cheng
Many companies are outsourcing their legal needs today because it is more cost effective. Attorneys like Julia Cheng offer experience, talent, and knowledge for businesses who do not need full-time in-house counsel. Ms. Cheng works with internet-based businesses and technology companies to fulfill their legal needs. She specializes in digital entertainment areas and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Denis Shmidt
Denis Shmidt is a litigator and corporate attorney with eight years of experience. He has represented Samsung, Philips, LG Electronics and many other corporate clients. Denis primarily focuses on lawsuits and disputes, but also has extensive experience in trademark and copyright law. He founded Orsus Gate Law in February 2017. Prior to founding his own law firm, Denis was a senior litigation associate at Lewis & Llewellyn LLP.
Bobby Kouretchian
Bobby made a name for himself quickly as a litigator and carried a 95% or higher success rate when it came to case resolution. Bobby handles corporate law, wills and trusts, intellectual property law, and contract law. He has worked for top name companies including Playboy.com, USCFootball.com, and Califa Entertainment. Bobby will help you protect your assets, property, and brands.
Alan Engle
Alan’s practice focuses on intellectual property procurement, licensing, contracts, and litigation. He is a member of the United States Patent and Trademark Office patent bar and has counseled clients on hundreds of deals involving billions of dollars. He is committed to advising creative entrepreneurs and offers “big firm” service at reasonable rates.
Wanli Xu
Wanli has over 15 years experience serving as outside general counsel and trusted legal advisor to companies across multiple industries and through all stages of growth, he...
Lon Lazar
Independent attorney specializing in Wills,Trusts, Estate Planning, and General Business Law.
Wills, trusts, and estate planning; California business law; civil litigat...
Gene Rhough
Harvard Law/MIT grad, UpCounsel top 25% ("𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳" 𝘣𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘦), UpWork top 10% ("𝘛𝘰𝘱 𝘙𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥"), Klout top 2.5% (𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸), top 1.5% (𝘐𝘗). Practiced at top law firm Wilson Sonsi...
James L. Moultrie Ⅲ
James L. Moultrie III is a managing attorney who specializes in business, entertainment, intellectual property, and investments. James possesses comprehensive experience ad...
Meng Li
I have a decent technology background of computer science and technology combined with experience of cyber investigation and forensics. With the recent hype of blockchain a...
Irina Ribeiro
I assist businesses, families, and individuals in all aspects of U.S. immigration.
In business immigration, I represent investors, entrepreneurs, start-ups and corporat...
Michael Wales
Michael graduated from the prestigious Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 1991 and was admitted to practice law in Arizona in 1991 and in California in 1993. Michael is ...
Jay Pink
Jay Pink is an attorney who left an established law firm and opened his own law practice focused on helping small business owners. Having his CPA license, and working in mu...
Benjamin Walsh
"Just what we needed! Very knowledgeable and provided valuable information to help our company as we move forward. Highly recommended."
I've assisted multi-national cor...
Austin Bonderer
Former Head of US Nanotechnology Patent Prosecution for a Multi-National Corporation and World Top 30 Company.
Represented Clients in the Amazon Patent Neutral Evaluation ...
Christopher Smith
As a business owner and an entrepreneur, I am passionately aware of the challenges and needs that my clients face on a daily basis. I started my first business in the early...
Russell Murphy
I am the founder of lex[array], p.c. a virtual law practice in California. I have over thirty years’ experience working in private practice and as outside general counsel a...
Alicia Dearn
Alicia I. Dearn is an experienced trial lawyer and businesswoman. For twenty years, Ms. Dearn has been a trusted advisor for businesses and individuals alike in the areas o...
Jana Moser
Jana M. Moser is the founder of Moser Legal. Ms. Moser has worked in litigation her entire career, both on the defense and plaintiff side. Her experience practicing on both...
Aaron Bernstein
As in-house head of Intellectual Property for most of my 30-year career, I have helped prominent technology companies protect and leverage their IP to advance their most cr...
Alex Patel
I have 22+ years of experience helping clients with business formation and the selection and registration of trademarks in the U.S. and worldwide. I am the managing partner...
Robert Mcconnell
An intellectual property law firm specializing in assisting inventors, entrepreneurs an protect their innovations and investment with patents and trademarks.
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Ranvir Sandhu
20+ years of experience working at reputable Silicon Valley law firms.
Represented clients large and small, some notable
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N. Mauricio Reznik
N. Mauricio Reznik, Esq. founded Reznik Law Group after practicing extensively in business and civil litigation. He works with clients at all stages of the civil process, o...
Raymond Brenneman
Raymond has more than 25 years of legal experience in business law, commercial contracts, and real estate, handling both litigation and complex transactional matters. His p...
Mark Foster
I started my Law Firm in 1988. I've been Outside General Counsel to numerous disruptive startups in high-tech, medical device, finance. I've led legal departments for multi...
Frank Taboada
Frank earned his law degree from Northwestern University law school after graduating from Annapolis and earning an MBA while serving in the US Navy.
Frank has extensive...
Eric Milliken
Meet Attorney Eric Milliken, a distinguished transactional attorney whose boundless passion for his work has fueled his remarkable success.
In 2011 Eric founded Sutter La...
Jon Parsons
Over 45 years of hands-on experience with how business works, including formation, operations, compliance, employment law, contracts, trademarks, copyrights, and real estat...
Chris Czaplak
As a client-centric corporate lawyer and entrepreneur, I am deeply committed to prioritizing the success of those I serve. I am a business attorney former Navy JAG with ove...
Greg Demirchyan
I represent emerging and established companies in various industries including software, IT services, e-commerce, and finance. I advise clients on a broad range of business...
Michael P. Martin
Mike is a 1993 graduate of the University Michigan Law School (JD) and the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business Administration (MBA) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a...
Dana Delman
Dana Delman has nearly 30 years' experience in civil litigation, transactional and appellate matters. She has particular expertise in commercial law, intricate business and...
Geoffrey Weg
Geoffrey A. Weg specializes in Business Services, taxation, and estate planning for families and individuals throughout Southern California. Mr. Weg earned his J.D. at the ...
Joel Siegal
I have been practicing law for over 40 years and have assisted clients in drafting business formation documents and all varieties of contract drafting. I have represented c...
Nada Alnajafi, Esq.
Nada Alnajafi is an award-winning attorney with deep experience serving as corporate counsel for startups and corporations that are building ground-breaking technology prod...
Adam Brutocao
Attorney with broad range of experience related to corporate, commercial, and real estate transactions.
I focus on entity formation, startup counseling, business and su...
David Lizerbram
After graduating from the USC School of Cinema-Television and Marshall School of Business, I received my J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
My firm was founded i...
Jeffrey Filipink
Jeffrey M. Filipink is a seasoned attorney with over 17 years of experience advising individuals and businesses on a range of sophisticated matters. Representations include...
Adam Binder
Adam Binder is a corporate attorney with almost two decades of experience. He is licensed to practice law in California and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the McGeorge University School of Law. Adam is highly experienced in labor and employment law, and specializes in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. Adam has been the vice president of legal operations at Percolate Industries, Inc. since June 2017.
Thomas Earnest
Thomas is a partner at Matterhorn Legal, where his practice focuses on corporate and transactional matters. Thomas regularly advises clients on a number of corporate matter...
Michael Muellerleile
Having represented small to medium sized businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and individuals over the last 25 years, Michael prides himself on providing personalized legal...
William Mills
Experienced, trusted and ethical, I've represented a variety of large and small businesses, including lawyers and law firms, non-profits, and financial institutions, in gen...
Matt Kohanbash
I lead Solum Space Law, specializing in a broad array of legal services including land use, real estate, and business law. My legal prowess was refined at Sheppard Mullin R...
Jody Winter
Providing expert counsel for clients in tough times, Jody Winter specializes in disputes over real estate, business contacts, and other cases involving civil litigation. Whether he is representing homeowners’ associations, landlords, or injured parties, he always strives for the best results. Mr. Winter is also on the board of directors at Central California Mennonite Residential Services.
Tahir Farukhi
I am a mission-focused Counselor and Legal Strategist. I offer experienced and cross-functional legal advice across leading start-up environments.
I have a breadth of kn...
Peter Haber
Peter Haber started Haber Law Firm after several years as an executive at Popcornopolis, a popcorn and snack manufacturer with sales in groceries and stadiums across the na...
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Damian Guzman
Damian Guzman is a seasoned legal professional with a wealth of experience. He is a member of both the California and New York Bars, and holds Payment Card Industry (PCI) P...
Melissa Kann
Your California Attorney for Startup, Business, Corporate, Arts, Publishing, and Entertainment Matters
Melissa is a California attorney, assisting startups with general ...
Tabetha Hinman
Hi there! I have spent two decades working in Silicon Valley as a tech attorney, both in big law and in house roles. I currently work as a fractional General Counsel to tec...
Thad Scroggins
The Law Office of Thad M. Scroggins focuses on the areas of business law, business litigation, and intellectual property.
Thad has extensive experience in drafting and ...
Itai Klein
KLEIN LAW is a full-service firm serving startups through mid-sized and fast-growing entrepreneurial companies' needs in business, real estate, intellectual property, compl...
Doug Bend
Doug is the founder of Bend Law Group, PC, a law firm focused on advising small businesses and launching startups. He is passionate about providing exceptional legal servic...
Michael J. Thomas
In 2014 Michael J. Thomas founded Creative Vision Legal with a mission to offer reliable, affordable legal services to small businesses, film makers, and musicians. Since then, he has advised clients in a wide range of industries on intellectual property, business formation, and internet law issues. He has served as a panel attorney for the California Lawyers for the Arts' referral service since 2015. Michael is not just a legal adviser, but he is also a musician and a former recording studio owner, in addition to having worked on anti-trust litigation matters at a national law firm.
Mike Ross
Mike Ross and his firm, the Law Offices of Mike Ross, understand the particular needs of businesses in Silicon Valley. He realizes that part of creating a successful business lies in creating a solid business plan, and his lawyers aim to help burgeoning businesses do just that. His firm covers a range of services including corporate law, intellectual property, financing, and employment law.
Daniel Kim
Daniel Kim does legal work for technology companies, engineers, creatives, as well as investors. He spent over two years as an Attorney at the US Immigration Law Group LLP and is currently doing legal work for DDK Law. His specialties are inclusive of business agreements, revenue share, data ownership, security, etc. He attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and graduated with his J.D. in 1999. He has also obtained his B.A. in English Literature and History.
Thomas Ledbetter
When it comes to working with outside legal counsel, too often small- to mid-sized businesses are either underserved with the legal services they receive or overcharged by ...
Aryan Amid
Mr. Amid was raised in Los Angeles, and is bilingual in Farsi and English. He studied business economics at California State University of Northridge, and then went to Abra...
Gregory Wood
Gregory Wood is a corporate attorney who has been practicing law for almost two decades. He is licensed to provide legal services to corporate clients in California. Gregory has a J.D. In law, which he obtained from the University of San Diego. He primarily specializes in legal matters that involve labor and employment law, as well as real estate law. Since June 2004, Gregory has been serving as a partner attorney at Wood Robbins, LLP.
Donna Carey
Donna is a Business and Intellectual attorney focusing on contracts, Internet, Patents and trademark matters. Ms Donna's practice includes Intellectual Property portfolio m...
Kumar Maheshwari
Mr. Maheshwari represents clients in various areas of law, including Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secret, Litigation, Commercial Contracts, Clinical Trial Agreements. In addi...
Houston Watson
Houston graduated from Northwestern law school and also has bachelor degrees in business administration and geology from SMU in Dallas. His practice areas include business ...
Kimon Cambouroglou
Kimon assists companies at every stage of development. He practiced law at Kramer Levin, a large New York based international law firm, has been General Counsel of various ...
Robert M. Brown II
In 1991 practiced corporate & business law, then in 1997 provided deportation/removal, political asylum, and family visa services. Now I focus on family, business &...
Ryan David Williams
Ryan’s legal career started on Wall Street, at the global law firm Morrison & Foerster, where he helped companies with their IPOs. He then joined the Silicon Valley pow...
John Giust
John is experienced in both transactional and litigation matters having practiced law at some of the best firms in the US. He is an electrical engineer with a background in...
Jared Schwass
Negotiated and structured multi-million-dollar mergers between cannabis businesses.
Advised national brands and publically listed companies on general corporate and commer...
Jonathan Abrouk
Jonathan graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law and has a bachelor's degree in History and Architecture from UC Santa Barbara. He is kind and understanding, an...
Gregory Carson
Greg is a USPTO Registered Patent Attorney, Inventor, Biomedical Engineer, Entrepreneur, and Business Owner. His practice areas focus on getting inventors patents and trade...
James Grand
James Grand’s commitment to value, competence and high standards of ethics has gained him the respect of clients and peers alike. For over 25 years, he has delivered cost-e...
Malgorzata Styczniewska
Ms.Styczniewska is licensed to practice law in the state of California. She is a member of the California Bar, California Lawyers Association, and National Association of C...
Stephen Healy
I am a 61 year-old attorney, I have been practicing law for 34 years, and I have a varied, national law practice.
I am licensed to practice law in the States of California...
Sara Ovando
Ovando Bowen LLP was founded in 2018 by partners and married couple, Chumahan Bowen and Sara Ovando. Ovando Bowen LLP is General Counsel for businesses in various industrie...
Shaunt Oozoonian
I am a contracts and business lawyer located in Southern California. My undergrad was completed at UC Riverside and after finishing law school and passing the bar, I went t...
Matthew Rifat
Los Angeles and San Diego partner providing transaction, litigation and regulatory defense to healthcare and other licensed professional clients throughout California and A...
Brett Hallagan
Dedicated and highly skilled Freelance Attorney with a proven track record of providing comprehensive legal services to individuals and businesses. With a commitment to exc...
Nicholas Webb
Thanks for checking out my profile. I am a licensed Calfiornia attorney who focuses on civil and healthcare law. I have handled cases ranging from civil litigation, profess...
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Dan Robinson
Dan Robinson is an intellectual property attorney with exceptional experience in commercial contracts, as well as legal research and writing. He has a decade of experience and is licensed to practice law in California. Dan has represented Microsoft, Samsung, Huawei and Verasonics. He obtained his degree in law from the University of Minnesota Law School. Since May 2015, Dan has been an associate attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine.
Alex Angarita
Alex Angarita is the founder of Data Esquire. Data esquire has been legal advisor to Fortune 50 companies, high growth startups, and brick and mortar companies embracing an...
J.B. Rowberry
I am an experienced transactional attorney with business operations experience and a demonstrated history of helping businesses grow in smart and strategic ways.
I use ...
Joshua Dreon
Josh Dreon is an entertainment attorney as well as an active singer-songwriter. Seven years ago, Josh decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming an ente...
Sabrina Green
Sabrina is an owner/managing partner of Stratton & Green in San Diego.
Specializes business formations, business agreements, complex business litigation.
Labor/emplo...
Catherine Kauffelt
I am an experienced attorney with over 5 years of tax experience in varying areas.
I help people and businesses during state and/or IRS audits - a taxpayer's worst nigh...
Glenn Oliver
Meet Attorney Glenn Oliver, a seasoned legal expert with over two decades of experience dedicated to supporting small and medium-sized businesses. With his unique backgroun...
Anthony Bettencourt
Anthony advises individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in a broad array of matters. His practice focuses on personal and business entity litigation, business deve...
Peter Bronstein
A California business law specialist, Peter Bronstein strives to be the next best thing to in-house counsel for small-to-medium sized businesses in the Los Angeles and surrounding area. Founder of The Law Office of Peter C. Bronstein, he covers the gamut of business law, from formation and transactions to dissolution and transfers, and everything in between.
Shawn Jackson
Committed to all his clients, Shawn Jackson brings to his law practice more than 35 years of experience as a business owner, more than 25 years as a business consultant, and more than 15 years as a business development attorney. He possesses exceptional analytical, planning, and organizational abilities along with excellent leadership, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
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Tsion Lencho
After working as an associate at a big law firm, Tsion Lencho set up her own practice to offer high-quality legal advice at rates clients can afford. She currently focuses on the medical cannabis industry, providing guidance on business formation. Her other specialty areas include intellectual property litigation, domestic and international trademark prosecution, and domain name arbitration.
Wooksun "Phil" Hong
Wooksun is the Bay Area Legal Incubator for Cohort and is also currently working as a Contracted Staff Attorney for Eviction Defense Collaborative, Inc. - which was also where Wooksun did part of his internship in 2014. His focus areas include immigration, housing, trademark, estate planning, as well as uncontested divorce. He is also equipped in limited scope representations for broad legal access. He received his J.D. from the University of San Francisco in 2015.
John Kontrabecki
John Kontrabecki is an accomplished corporate attorney with a strong focus on transactional and real estate legal cases. He has more than 33 years’ experience. John obtained his J.D. in law from the Cornell Law School and has a license to practice law in California. He has represented various upscale clients, including Tri-Valley Vineyards and the Central European Industrial Development Company. John has been the principal attorney at TKG International since 1984.
Michael Ray
Michael Ray is a corporate attorney with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions. He also has extensive experience in securities and financial related legal practice areas. Michael has represented Twitter, ServiceNow, Informatica and various other corporate clients. He is licensed to practice law in California and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the New York University School of Law. Michael recently became the co-founder of MatterhornLegal P.C.
Russell Greenman
Russell Greenman is a corporate attorney with over a decade of experience. He primarily specializes in mergers and acquisitions, legal matters related to startup businesses, and commercial contracts. Russell is licensed to practice law in California and obtained his legal degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. Since April 2013, Russell has been serving as a partner attorney at Weinberg Gonser LLP.
Nicole Clancy
Nicole Clancy Law provides services and consultations in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employee handbooks, wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrim...
Linda Menzel
Linda Menzel is a seasoned corporate attorney with over 20 years of combined in-house General Counsel and outside counsel legal experience. Her experience spans the vast le...
Olga Rodstein
I'm a corporate generalist specializing in helping start-ups grow; can help with creating proper internal documentation and advise on matters of intellectual property, lice...
Jairo C. Lamatina
With over ten years' experience leading complex corporate transactions, Jairo's practice currently focuses on advising startups, small and medium sized businesses and other...
Jon Azimov
Our community and society is only stronger if we keep our hands open. We need to help businesses and individuals so that they create a better place. As a lawyer I want you ...
Anthony Vienna
I started my career as a CPA and then as an Internal Revenue Agent and Estate Tax Examiner. After law school, I have practiced for many years in the areas of taxation, esta...
Douglas Park
Douglas Park is a corporate and securities attorney and strategy advisor who has been named to the Super Lawyers list in Business/Corporate and America's Top 100 Bet-the-Co...
Matthew Hamilton
After working on mainly Patent Prosecution, handling Copyright and Trademark matters at the IP Firm Finnegan and then work in bank Regulatory Affairs, I started my own firm...
Nick Yocca
An Eagle Scout, High School Co-Valedictorian, 4.0 GPA, National Merit Scholar, Orange County AcademicDecathlon Grand Champion two years (unique achievement); Bachelor of Ar...
Joseph Johnson
I solve the problems that my clients said were impossible to solve.
I am the trial attorney you want in the board room, checking up on GC, and directing strategy as the t...
Laura Portillo
Laura Portillo is a Pepperdine Law School graduate with a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute. Laura is licensed to practice law in the states of Ca...
James Scafide
Jim graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston College Law School and Cum Laude from Harvard Law School, where he earned his LL.M studying advanced corporate matters.
After rel...
Jordan Humphrey
I'll bring my nine years of domestic and international corporate, transactional, and product legal experience to help you get to where you want to go.
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Bryan Mashian is known as one of the top real estate attorneys in Los Angeles. Bryan has practiced law for over thirty-five years and serves as the chair of the AIR CRE Con...
Negeen Roshan Ben-Cohen
Negeen Ben-Cohen is an attorney who specializes in real estate and corporate transactional matters. She has a wealth of experience handling sophisticated, complex transacti...
Matthew Kaser
Sophia Mellein
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Tyler Hastings
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Johnny Manriquez
Johnny Manriques is a patent attorney with extensive experience in dealing with cases that involves intellectual property law and related legal matters. He has more than 14 years of experience and is licensed to practice law in California. Johnny is registered with the State Bar of California. He has a Juris Doctor degree in law. Johnny recently started his own firm, but worked with Procopio Cory for three years prior to starting his own law office.
Tom Shnaider
Thomas has over 15 years of experience and is the founding partner of Shnaider, a corporate, business, and contracts & licensing law firm. He provides cost-effective service to clients, whether they are individuals or Fortune 100 companies in the US and internationally. In addition to law, he is a licensed real estate broker with expertise in real estate transactions and real estate law.
Stacy Smith
Stacy Smith is your go-to for your business and real estate needs. She can help with business sales and purchases, entity formation, contracts, and more. Whether your business needs help with vendor agreements or financing, Ms. Smith can help. She can also deal with things like zoning and separating or combining lots. She brings her 25 years of experience to every legal issue.
Carlos Perez
Carlos Perez has represented high-stake clients, including Facebook, Google and AMD. He primarily focuses on patents, but has experience in numerous business practice areas. Carlos is the founder of his own law firm, where he specializes in the preparation and prosecution of patents, as well as business litigation matters. He was also an associate at Baker Botts and Baker & McKenzie before he started his own law firm.
Jann Moorhead
Jann Moorhead is a global transactional attorney with 25 years of experience representing established international companies and startups. She was the lead attorney for the Star Wars franchise and was in charge of negotiating the licensing activities. She has also negotiated many agreements for licensing, distribution, business transactions, privacy, and other commercial contracts across many industries such as consumer products, media, technology, software, and e-commerce.
Ursula Trimming
Immigration is an area of the law that can have a serious impact on an individual's life and few attorneys understand that better than Ursula Trimming. Ms. Trimming specializes in employment-based working visas and green cards. She can also help with Marriage Green Cards, Fiance/Spouse Visas, and Family Sponsorship. Ms. Trimming provides effective services with compassion and drive.
Mary Obidinski
Business owners often shudder at the idea of having to pay general counsel for legal advice. With Mary Obidinski, you know that you are getting straightforward, honest legal options that will not break the bank. Ms. Obidinski is worth every cent from her experience as general counsel for a large private corporation and work with small businesses and starts ups.
Ross Meador
Ross is a partner at TechLaw LLOP, a high caliber business, finance, and IP firm. During his long career, he spent 15 years with prestigious firms, including Morrison & Foerster. His high Avvo rating, "superb," is the result of his expertise in contract drafting, acquisitions and investments, business relationships, and intellectual property protection.
Chad Starkey
Chad Starkey is a corporate attorney that has over 19 years of experience. He is licensed to practice law in California and obtained his J.D. in law from the Pepperdine University School of Law. Chad specializes in commercial contracts and has represented many corporate clients, including Fit Pay, FogLogic and Superflex. He founded his own legal firm, CES Legal services, in May 2017. Prior to this position, Chad was a legal advisor at JUMIO.
Helen Quinn
Helen has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating, and managing corporate transactions. In her previous role as a senior corporate securities attorney for Wilson Sonsini, she provided corporate counsel in connection with over seventy merger and acquisition transactions, over fifty venture capital finance transactions, and several initial public offerings.
Jamie Davenport
Jamie Davenport is a business lawyer that specializes in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. She primarily assists startup companies and entrepreneurs overcome legal hurdles, but she is able to assist clients of any size. Jamie is also experienced in dealing with legal matters that concerns trademark and copyright law. Jamie has over 17 years of experience and she is licensed to practice law in California. She has been acting as a solo practitioner since 2012.
Scott Woodman
Scott has practiced law in California for over 20 years and his main areas of practice are business, tax, and estate planning. His experience is built on his well-rounded education which includes a master’s degree in taxation. Scott offers flat fee services to clients on incorporation, multi-member LLC Organization, and preparation of a Simple Estate Plan.
Joseph Lesko
Joseph Lesko provides legal advisory services to small to medium sized businesses. He has 20 years of experience and have represented numerous clients, including BioRibbon Health, Sygiene Inc and Motive Interactive. Joseph also has experience in dealing with employment and security related legal matters. He has been the president of Blackcastle Strategies since 2014. Joseph has also worked at Pubs Arena Digital Media and Spritzr.
Robert W
Robert W is a corporate attorney that primarily specializes in legal matters related to labor and employment law. He has been licensed to practice law in California for over 12 years and has a Juris Doctor degree in law, which he received after graduating from the UCLA School of Law. Robert has been an employment counselor at The Act-1 Group since October 2014. Prior to this position, he was an associate at Ogletree Deakins and Morgan Lewis.
Sunita Koneru
Sunita Koneru knows that your business transactions and intellectual property issues are important to you and your company. That is why she works hard for her clients to get every agreement just right. Her motivation, networking skills, and diligence make her a cut above the rest if your business or non-profit needs a strong commercial attorney.
Cindy Feng
Cindy Feng is an immigration attorney with a decade of experience. She is licensed to practice law in New York and obtained her Juris Doctor degree in law from Harvard Law School. Apart from her experience as an immigration attorney, Cindy is also exceptionally skilled in legal research and writing. She has been working as a solo practitioner since August 2011. Prior to this position, she was an attorney at LI and Associates.
Eric Norton
Eric is not only a trusted business and intellectual property attorney, he has founded several businesses himself. As the founder of Norton Law Corporation, his mission is to provide top tier legal services at affordable prices for business owners of all types, from small business owners to multinational corporations. He takes great pride in helping his clients start and grow their businesses.
Richard Rydstrom
Richard Rydstrom is an attorney at law with over 27 years of experience. He has a Juris Doctorate degree in law, which he obtained from the Western State University College of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in public accounting. Richard is licensed to practice law in California. Richard primarily specializes in assisting small businesses with their legal issues. He is exceptionally experienced in dealing with commercial contracts. Richard has been a litigator for WEA since August 2017.
Fiona Kaufman
Fiona is a Corporate Attorney with extensive experience working in-house for Silicon Valley High Technology companies. She runs her boutique law firm, Law Office of Fiona Newell Kaufman, with the goal of providing value-oriented legal services to technology-based companies. In addition to practicing law, she is an experienced legal author with a leading national publisher.
Michael O'brien
Michael is a registered patent attorney who started the Law Office of Michael O’Brien in 2011 with the goal of providing top quality intellectual property services to clients. He has drafted hundreds of patent applications for individual inventors, small businesses, and entrepreneurs throughout the country. Michael also teaches Business Law to university students.
Ayda Aghnami Akalin
Ayda Aghnami Akalin is inspired by the extraordinary talents of her clients. Practicing U.S. Immigration-Nationality Law, Ayda advises foreign entrepreneurs, investors, artists, scientists, and athletes on inbound U.S. immigration and visa matters. For three years running (2013, 2014, 2015) Ayda has been named both a “Rising Star” (Super Lawyer) and Top Immigration Attorney (Pasadena Magazine).
Dan Blomgren
Dan Blomgren co-founded Ceopio Legal with a simple objective: help small business and startups at all stages of their growth. He helps these business with all different types of legal needs including financing, operations, disputes, and entity formations. His passion for helping small businesses stems from his own business experience when he started a small catering business as a college student.
Ashkon Cyrus
Ashkon Cyrus is a business attorney that has been practicing law for the past five years. He is licensed in California, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Ashkon is also a member of the Virginia Patent Bar. He received his legal degree from the George Washington University Law School. Ashkon has worked with Google, Toyota, LG Electronics and many other corporate clients. In February 2017, Ashkon became the principal patent attorney at Select Patents.
Mark Plager
Mark Plager is an attorney at law with over 26 years of experience. He is licensed to practice law in California and is a member of the California Patent Bar. Mark has a Juris Doctorate degree in law, which he obtained after graduating from the Quinnipiac University School of Law. Mark primary acts as a patent attorney, with exceptional experience in trademark and copyright law. Mark served as an attorney at his own law office for over 10 years.
Yi Qiao
Yi Qiao is a seasoned Attorney experienced in financial services, venture capital, private equity, technology licensing, as well as various general corporate transactions. Previously, he has done legal and business work for large technology companies and is skilled at navigating their systems. He has practiced law in both New York and Hong Kong.
Mark Pearson
Mark Pearson, Partner at ARC Law Group, believes in vibrant, creative work atmospheres – and attorneys who aren’t stuffy. Representing creatives, techs, startups, and sports clients, Mark has an insider’s view to what his clients face. In his previous role as a TV journalist and producer, he covered the Iditarod and appeared in a client’s indie horror movie. He podcasts too!
Eric Chung
Eric Chung has had experience as a General Counsel, chief compliance officer, corporate lawyer, fund-formation lawyer and a real estate lawyer. Eric has worked for companies such as Atmel Corporation and Protiviti Inc. He is currently the Founder of the Officer of Lighthaven Capital Management, LLC - his main focus areas include Corporate Governance and Fundamental Analysis. In 1996, he graduated with his J.D. from the Vanderbilt University Law School.
Eric Loewe
Eric Loewe has been providing legal services to corporate clients for more than three decades. He is licensed in both California and Illinois, and obtained his degree in law from the Chicago – Kent College of Law. Eric focuses on drafting and negotiating various types of commercial contracts for his clients, and has exceptional experience as an outside general counselor. He started his own law office after serving as a counselor at the Prism Technologies Group for over 20 years.
Elan Raffel
Elan Raffel finished law school from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University in 2012. He currently works as a Trademark Associate Attorney since October 2015 at Oliner Law. He was a Discovery Attorney in Cahill Gordon & Reindel from May 2014 – March 2015 and other prominent law firms. His areas of expertise include litigation, mediation, appeals, licensing, trademark infringement and others.
Michael Fucci
Michael Fucci is a general business attorney with more than 15 years of experience. He has dealt with numerous legal cases that involves real estate, business formation, business consulting and other related practice areas. Michael graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law and is licensed to practice law in California. He has represented GEANCO, Intraceuticals, Christian Vision and numerous other clients. Michael started his own law firm in 2014.
Nate Kelly
Nate Kelly can help with intellectual property, corporate organization and finance, contract drafting and negotiation, dispute resolution, and employment issues. He provides services to businesses that are designed to be a complete solution, regardless of their business law issue. His finance experience includes securities and collateralized debt obligations, alternative investments, and stock issuance.
Karen Gibbs
A former Big Law partner and in-house counsel, Karen has successfully represented individuals, executives and corporations for over 20 years. Her practice includes litigati...
Thomas Wrobel
Thomas Wrobel's firm has been serving non-profits and philanthropists since 1997. He has helped thousands of non-profits across the country and internationally obtain non-profit tax-exempt status with their state and the IRS. He has also helped clients with business formation and ongoing compliance issues. Thomas is motivated to make life easier for people who are doing noble work.
Jason Balogh
Jason is an attorney at Lerch Sturmer LLP who handles insurance coverage, professional liability, and premises liability case. He has successfully represented many clients in complex, multi-party litigation with liability exposure. Outside of the firm, Jason volunteers as a Pro Bono Attorney for the National Center for Refugee & Immigrant Children.
Harish Mandyam
Harish Mandyam has been licensed to practice law in California for the past eight years. He primarily specializes in cases related to intellectual property law, trademark applications and licensing, but has extensive experience in all corporate legal practice areas. Harish obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 2007, after he graduated from the University of Southern California Law School. He has been a sole practicing attorney since 2008.
Alishan Jadhavji
Alishan Jadhaviji has been providing legal services to entrepreneurs and startup businesses in California for the past six years. He primarily focuses on commercial contracts, but has extensive experience in all business-related legal matters. Alishan obtained his legal degree from the University Of California at Los Angeles. He founded his own law firm in February 2016. Prior to this position, Alishan was an associate attorney at Hinshaw & Culbertson.
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