Stanford Business Lawyers

Katie O’Neill Tran, the founder of O’Neill Tran Law,  has been practicing business and commercial law since 2007.   Katie has spent over ten years assisting entrepreneurs and business owners with a wide array of legal issues; from filing initial trademarks and entity formation,  through obtaining investor funding,  and negotiating contracts with employees, third-party vendors, and customers. 

Katie, has experience serving as the general corporate counsel  for companies across the United States and the world, including those based in California, Chicago, New York, and Dublin (Ireland).  She has experience not only in domestic business and trademark law, but also in international intellectual property law and commercial litigation. ...

Todd Wenzel has been practicing law since 1992, first as a litigator in Los Angeles for 8 years, and then as a real estate and business transactional and litigation attorney in San Francisco for 14 years. In 2014, Mr. Wenzel shifted the base of his real estate law practice to Napa, CA where he resides.

Having represented all sides in real estate and business transactions and disputes, Todd understands the goals and strategies of his clients from all perspectives. Having worked for large and mid-sized firms, Mr. Wenzel provides a high level of sophistication to his legal services...

I am a mediator, counselor and advocate promoting strong and sustainable relationships for my clients. Whether working to resolve a breakdown between existing partners or structuring a new venture, ultimately my work is about understanding goals and overcoming the obstacles that hinder success. I work best with people who are ready to tackle big challenges and persevere to the finish line. I counsel closely held companies, investors and individuals, including wineries and wine industry businesses, vineyard consultants, manufacturers, contractors, professionals, and retail businesses. I have been representing clients throughout the Napa Valley and North Bay for over 23 years....

Mr. Gradman is one of the country’s leading experts in mortgage-backed securities litigation and other legal issues stemming from the mortgage crisis. He provides services to clients in litigation, mortgage finance & structured products and business law.

While practicing as a commercial litigator at Arnold & Porter (formerly Howard Rice) in San Francisco, Mr. Gradman was involved in some of the earliest litigation arising from the subprime mortgage crisis, including the representation of PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. in a suit against WMC Mortgage Corp. and its parent, GE Money Bank, over misrepresentations relating to a $1 billion pool of subprime mortgages....

My past experience includes work in the Biotechnology industry and service in the United States Marine Corps as a Commissioned Officer with a combat tour in Iraq. I am local to Guerneville where my wife and I have owned a house for eleven years. I bring diverse career experiences to my Guerneville law practice and provide a private office setting on Main Street.

Call attorney Nate Sterling right now for a free consult. Nate Sterling has circa 20 years of experience as an attorney and law clerk handling hundreds of litigations and drafting hundreds of legal documents including contracts, trusts, wills, briefs, complaints, answers, discovery, etc. Nate Sterling attained a Juris Doctor law degree from University of the Pacific McGeorge in 2001. Nate Sterling has years of experience handling mediations and has a master's degree from CSU in mediation, negotiation, and dispute resolution. Nate Sterling has a wealth of experience in both handling litigation and transactions involving employment law,...

Mr. Perry practices in the areas of land use, real estate, mortgage finance & structured products and business law. He represents clients before various administrative and planning agencies, including County of Sonoma, City of Santa Rosa, Town of Windsor, City of Petaluma, City of Rohnert Park, City of Sonoma, City of Cotati, City of Sebastopol, Sonoma County Airport Land Use Commission and Water Quality and Air Quality Boards. Mr. Perry also represents clients in general real estate, environmental and contractual litigation. He has significant experience with California Environmental Quality Act compliance and litigation.

Mr. Perry has practiced law in Sonoma County...

I mainly practice in two areas of the law, construction, and business. I provide general counsel services to mainly small to mid size businesses, and construction firms. Prior to becoming an attorney, I worked for many large construction, or construction related companies, and have a thorough understanding of the industry. As general counsel I provide both transactional, and litigation services to my clients. As such, I have extensive experience in business entity formation, and dissolution, drafting complex equipment, and business buy-sell agreements, drafting of all types of different construction contracts, litigation in the area of contract...

LEGAL CAREER
Mr. Klein was admitted to the State Bar of California in January 1972 and practiced law in California continuously thereafter until his retirement from the international law firm, K&L Gates, effective March 1, 2014.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Klein practiced in the areas of securities, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions. He was lead counsel on scores of public offerings, representing both issuers and underwriters, for companies in such diverse industries as biotechnology, medical and research products, Internet and software companies and manufacturing and service companies. Mr. Klein represented underwriters ranging from regional investment banks to bulge bracket...

Mr. Miller is first and foremost a civil trial attorney, having tried over 60 cases to a jury verdict in a host of subjects ranging from real estate, business, dental malpractice, attorney malpractice, civil rights/excessive force and personal injury. Mr. Miller also represents clients regarding employment/labor matters, and homeowner's association disputes.

Mr. Miller worked as a police officer for nearly ten years on the San Francisco Peninsula. While attending Empire College School of Law at night, he started a successful legal research business, providing legal research to over 30 attorneys. He has practiced law in Sonoma County since 1988. He is...

Christopher C. Phillips was born in Sacramento and raised in Glen Ellen, CA (the heart of Sonoma Valley). Growing up, Chris was always a good student, but was consumed with Baseball. Following his dream, Chris attended Santa Rosa Junior College and then Texas Tech University to play Baseball. After graduating with an Exercise and Sports Science degree from Texas Tech, Chris decided he had just about reached the end of the line as far as baseball was concerned, so he refocused his goals and decided on Law School. After Graduating from University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Chris clerked for,...

Ms. Truong's practice focuses on all aspects of civil litigation and general business litigation.

Ms. Truong joined Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz in October 2018. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a litigation attorney at two Am Law 100 firms in New York, New York, where she practiced in the areas of complex and multidistrict commercial litigation, contract disputes, data/records management, E-Discovery, cross-border litigation (including the U.K, France, Israel), securities litigation, corporate internal investigations, governmental investigations (including Securities Exchange Commission investigations and antitrust investigations from the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission), bankruptcy litigation (as a member...

Business Law practiced like an Entrepreneur.... Keith thinks like an Entrepreneur because he has been one since 1991 when he founded his first healthcare company. He brings that same passion to the practice of law for other businesses. Client problems are solved, not prolonged; after all it is all about getting you back to growing the business and improving the bottom-line. By acting with a sense of urgency he places the highest priority on minimizing the impact to your day-to-day business. Keith is also a nationally recognized healthcare financial and compliance expert with over 28 years of healthcare...

I obtained my law degree in 1975 from Santa Clara University. I also have a Master's degree in Philosophy. I have been practicing law 50 years. I have extensive experience in civil litigation and trials, especially in the areas of real estate law, personal injury, and business law. My practice in personal injury includes truck accidents, wrongful death, and brain injuries, as well as motor vehicles accidents and dog bites. My practice in real estate law includes easements, fraudulent sales and failure to disclose defect cases, and partition actions, as well as residential and commercial evictions for landlords. My practice in business law...

Steven M. Gordon is a 1975 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, receiveing a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting. In 1980 Mr. Gordon graduated from Monterey College of Law, was admitted to the the State Bar of California, and began the practice of law in Salinas. Mr. Gordon has practiced law in Salinas since 1980. The firm aggressively represents its clients in the fields of civil litigation, real estate law, business law, estate planning, and trust administration.

Attorney Marc S. Shumar received his Bachelor’s Degree from California State University, California, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Willamette University College of Law. The same year he graduated from law school, Mr. Shumarwas admitted to the California State Bar. He began his legal career as a lawyer representing insurance companies and defending cases against individuals who had been injured in accidents. After working with the firm for four years, Attorney Shumar realized that he did not always agree with the tactics used by insurance companies, and decided to establish his own firm. At The Law Offices of Mark C....

Dan Ballard serves as outside corporate counsel for small to medium-sized businesses. In addition to transactional and branding advice, Mr. Ballard focuses on providing intellectual property advice and, if necessary, litigation to resolve disputes. As a patent attorney, Mr. Ballard works to protect clients' intellectual property assets through patent, trademark, and copyright registrations.

Mr. Gaiteri is a multi-cultural, experienced, bi-lingual attorney with over 16 years of law practice. During his legal tenure, Mr. Gaiteri has worked for major international corporations, Fortune 500 companies, and well-respected, well-known, US law firms. He has volunteered at Bay Area non-profit associations, such as the Eviction Defense Collaborative of San Francisco, the Concord Domestic Violence Law Clinic, and the San Francisco Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Program. Mr. Gaiteri is fluent in Spanish and a dedicated family-man. He resides in West Roseville, CA, with his wife and daughter,

Attorney Robert V. Mazzola is the founder of Waterstone Edge. Waterstone Edge is a law firm providing comprehensive legal services for individuals and businesses. Legal representation and services include, but are not limited to: 1) Basic and advanced corporation formation and structuring 2) Intellectual property, including patents, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets 3) Business, employment, and consumer contracts Mr. Mazzola provides sound legal representation and services to clients. Mr. Mazzola currently serves as Legal Counsel to a news aggregator and as Legal Counsel to a computer software company.

Denise Olrich is an experienced business attorney representing clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. The Law Office of Denise Olrich represents established businesses, start ups and entrepreneurs. Ms. Olrich handles all of your business law needs, including business planning and formation, purchase and sale of businesses, (including franchise opportunities), business contracts, employment matters, trademark and intellectual property, E-commerce, privacy law and dispute resolution matters in Northern California for over 40 years. Ms. Olrich currently serves as general and corporate counsel to many businesses. She represents all types of businesses, as well as professionals...