I am a startup business attorney and advisor who helps entrepreneurs and executives start, fund, grow and exit tech and biotech companies.START. I help startups put the proper legal foundation in place so that they are ready to negotiate and close their initial seed funding round (e.g., SAFEs or convertible debt), build out the team, grant stock options to key players, etc. Key issues: how to structure the stock ownership of the founders, including stock vesting; and how to lock down the company’s ownership of its intellectual property at startup.FUND. I help companies understand their debt and equity financing alternatives and how to structure, negotiate and close these critical funding transactions, including founder loans, convertible debt, SAFEs, seed equity capital, venture capital financings, and bank and venture debt funding. We know how to model these financing transactions so that you understand the financing terms and consequences, including the resulting stock ownership dilution and the company’s post-money equity structure.GROW. I work with companies during the important growth and expansion phases, advising them on key commercial transactions such as licensing, collaboration, product development and service arrangements.EXIT. I advise and assist companies with mergers and acquisitions, both sell-side and buy-side deals. These M&A transactions often are the biggest and most important business deals that the founders, executives & other stakeholders will encounter in their business careers. I help management navigate the term sheet, due diligence, negotiation, documentation & closing phases of M&A deals.Please see www.CalCounselGroup.com for more information about what we do. I look forward to learning about your business and discussing how we can help.

Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for medical device startup focused on the manufacture and assembly of diagnostic test kits & other medical devices and products.

Co-founder, CFO, GC & Corporate Secretary of this liquid biopsy focused on improving the detection and monitoring of cancer.

I was the first corporate finance partner in MoFo's San Diego office and I helped establish and grow its corporate practice. I worked with a variety of local, national and international clients with financing, M&A and other corporate matters during my 7+ years at MoFo. I especially enjoyed working with the entrepreneurs and technology companies, as well as giving back to the community through MoFo's great pro bono legal practice.MoFo is an excellent, full-service law firm for large "bet the company" transactions and litigation matters.

Various corporate and finance transactions, including venture capital financings, initial and secondary public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate counseling, securities compliance work and international M&A projects and large scale commercial transactions.

I began my legal career at Graham & James working on various mergers and acquisitions, private and public securities offerings and startup ventures. During this time, I also worked for an affiliate law firm in Mexico City, assisting companies that were entering the Mexican market and advising clients on various corporate finance and M&A transactions.

Strategic and financial planning for the Latin American Region of Allergan International.