Ali Abtahi
Attorney | Business Counselor | Strategic Advisor
Illinois
WI, CA, IL
"Ali has been great to work with, would highly recommend him"
About
Ali graduated with a BS and JD from University of Wisconsin. He holds an MS in epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. He is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Financial Strategy at SaÏd Business School, University of Oxford.
Ali advises entrepreneurs, investors, nonprofits, and emerging companies in the health and medical technology sector. He is keenly interested in utilising his educational background and professional… read more experience to improve public health and to assist companies that have developed transformative health and medical technologies.
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"Ali has been great to work with, would highly recommend him"
"I am the founder of a healthcare nonprofit that focuses on maternal and child health. Ali has volunteered with our nonprofit for many years. He currently serves on the Strategic Advisory Committee of our nonprofit and works closely with our Chief Operating Officer and other members of our Board of Directors. He has guided our nonprofit through the strategic planning process, business development, and partnerships with health and medical companies. Ali is always very dependable, knowledgeable, and professional."
"I give my highest recommendation to Ali. He has been a trusted lawyer and business counselor for our medical business and several investment companies. Ali has helped us form holding companies, a venture company, and a management companies in Delaware and Illinois. Over the years, we have worked with other law firms of various sizes, ranging from sole practitioners to lawyers working at international firms. Ali provides us with the expertise and attention to detail of a large firm at a fraction of the price. We are extremely pleased with Ali’s work and professional counsel."
"I manage a private equity investment company compromised of a health investment fund and a real estate portfolio held through several limited liability companies. We worked with Ali for several years. He has guided us our through business structuring, company formations, LLC operating agreements, selection of registered agents, and more. We count on Ali as a valuable member of our team and recommend him for business formations and business counseling."
"Ali was invlauable as a lawyer who was part of a law team working on our family's behalf in a very challenging case. He provided insight and consistently demonstrated respect for us as human beings yet aggressively represented our interests. He guided us to a conclusion in a situation that was very difficult to do so."
"Ali was invlauable as a lawyer who was part of a law team working on our family's behalf in a very challenging case. He provided insight and consistently demonstrated respect for us as human beings yet aggressively represented our interests. He guided us to a conclusion in a situation that was very difficult to do so."
Work History
Abtahi Law Group
Founder and Managing Attorney
Jun 2007 - Present
Manage a boutique law firm that focuses on impact litigation and business counseling services. Provide strategic counsel to emerging companies, nonprofits, startups, and venture capital investors in the health and medical technology sectors. Represent businesses, consumers, and governmental entities in disputes and litigation involving consumer, health and safety, and unfair competition laws.
Abtahi Thigpen LLP
Partner
Jul 2014 - Apr 2015
Founded a law firm serving consumer and business clients. Represented entrepreneurs and health technology startups in business formation and counseling.
Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP
Associate
Sep 2004 - May 2007
Worked as a litigation associate at a firm with a nationwide complex civil litigation practice. Litigated civil actions in the areas of commercial disputes, class actions, consumer protection, elder abuse, environmental contamination, predatory lending, and securities violations.
San Francisco Superior Court
Legal Research Attorney
Sep 2002 - Aug 2004
Served as a legal research attorney for Hon. A. James Robertson, II (Ret.), Hon. Ronald E. Quidachay (Ret.), and other judges assigned to the San Francisco Superior Court Law and Motion Department.
Ness Motley Loadholt Richardson & Poole
Law Clerk
Feb 2002 - Mar 2002
Served as a law clerk at Ness Motley (now Motley Rice LLC), a nationwide civil litigation firm known for its role as lead attorneys in the tobacco litigation and negotiating in the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Researched and drafted memoranda and briefs in cases involving toxic torts, products liability, and predatory lending.