Chad Starkey
Attorney at Law
California
CA
"Super professional and fast. Highly recommended!"
About
CES was founded by Chad Starkey who has over 15 years experience representing companies ranging from Fortune 500… read more companies to 1 man shops working out of their garage.
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"Chad is great to work with. He did a great job guiding us through all aspects of our legal project. We look forward to working with him on future projects."
"Chad was very diligent in working with us on our TOU and PP. Through several iterations we completed the job together! Thanks Chad for the resilience!"
"Attorney Chad Starkey is very knowledgeable and experienced on the corporate legal matter that we consulted with him. He listened to our need and provided us with unbiased legal opinions and in-depth legal analysis. We appreciate his prompt response and follow-ups that made our communication with him very efficient and smooth without surprises. We had a great experience by using his services."
"Super professional and fast. Highly recommended!"
"This is my second job with Chad and it all worked out great and as expected."
"We appreciated his candidness about our level of risk for a given project (in our case, quite low risk, and it's unusual to hear a lawyer say that) and his speediness in replying to our questions."
Work History
CES Legal Services
Principal
May 2017 - Present
CES Legal Services provides the highest quality yet affordable legal and strategic business services for all early stage businesses. We pride ourselves not only on the quality of our services but on the speed in which we provide them – a speed that matches the furious pace of today’s start-up environment.
Jumio
Legal Advisor
Dec 2015 - Feb 2016
Helping to continue Jumio's forward momentum as I take time off from the grind to be with my family and explore new opportunities.
Jumio
General Counsel
May 2010 - Nov 2015
All things legal at an emerging SaaS company in Silicon Valley.
Talenthouse
General Counsel
May 2009 - May 2010
All things legal for a start-up social engagement site for artists and creatives. Also lead HR and managed Finance.
AMEC
Senior Counsel
Jun 2008 - Jan 2009
Negotiated complex commercial deals for company based in Shanghai, China.
Bay Area Law Firms
Commercial Counsel
Jun 1999 - May 2008
Associate and Senior Counsel for two boutique law firms starting commercial groups in Silicon Valley. Representative clients include major biotechnology companies, major custom hardware manufacturer, several Bay Area construction companies, myriad start-up companies and automobile manufacturers.