Our Orange County office is recognized as an innovation ecosystem within the
highly diversified region of Orange County, which has become a center for
individuals to bring their ideas to commercialization. Our team combines talent,
capital, and knowledge to support businesses in all stages of their development.
Orange County is a fast-growing community with a wide range of industries and
service organizations. Our lawyers represent private and public companies,
venture capital, and private equity funds focused on a range of industries,
including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology, food and beverage,
hospitality, alternative energy, and software electronics.
Our team provides experienced counsel in corporate securities, mergers and
acquisitions, tax, general business law, intellectual property, commercial
litigation, and labor and employment to local companies, as well as national and
international investors. Orange County Securities and Transactional Litigation
lawyers have extensive experience in representing publicly traded and privately
held companies in complex securities engagements, including private and public
equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, alternative public
offerings, and corporate governance. Our Emerging Growth and Venture Capital
lawyers work with companies in the full corporate life cycle, from formation
through venture financing to initial public offerings or sale transactions.
Most of our Intellectual Property (IP) professionals have advanced scientific
degrees as well as bench and industry experience, making them well suited to
assist with due diligence activities in connection with licensing, acquisitions,
and capital market transactions. Our Commercial Disputes lawyers have been
involved in a variety of complex matters at both the federal and state level and
provide client support for our Corporate, Asset Management and Investment Funds,
and IP practices. Further, our Product Liability group has broad trial
experience in defense of complex civil actions in state and federal courts.
Orange County Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety lawyers represent
companies in connection with all employment issues, including litigation, FMLA
and CFRA, ADA accommodations, equal pay laws, trade secrets, unfair competition,
termination issues, executive employment agreements, independent contractor
matters, and mass layoffs.
Our Orange County team frequently works with prominent national and international
life sciences companies. Our focus on life sciences companies allows us to
provide integrated advice and counsel to clients seeking to commercialize their
technology. Our office is defined by its role within the innovative atmosphere
of the region and annually sponsors many local conferences and associations that
focus on corporate growth, technology, and life sciences.
