Advise startup new media / e-commerce company on corporate formation, securities, finance, compliance, employment, and operations. Negotiate and draft joint venture, acquisition, and financing documents. Advise company regarding proposed cryptocurrency offering including jurisdiction and regulatory compliance. Represent company in litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Represent secured creditors and real estate owners in litigation and insolvency matters. Gain detailed knowledge of complex commercial transactions and REMIC ("Real Estate Mortgage Income Conduit") Trusts. Supervise local counsel in the Western half of the United States including Arizona, California, Nevada, Minnesota, and Texas. Gain knowledge of the laws of those jurisdictions. Represent court-appointed receivers across the United States, including the jurisdictions above and further including Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and other East Coast jurisdictions. Gain knowledge of the laws of those jurisdictions. Conduct state and federal litigation, including appellate practice.

One of three attorneys to open the Palo Alto office of K&L Gates. Conduct litigation and arbitration involving electronics and medical device manufacturers, online retailers, and software companies among others. Practice included contractual disputes, business torts, trade secrets, trademark, unfair competition, and related issues. Conduct litigation in both state and federal courts, including class action defense and appellate practice.

Represent owners, architects, and engineers of power plants and energy facilities in construction litigation and arbitration. Represent public entities in contracting disputes. Practice in state and federal courts and international arbitral forums.

Represent mid-sized businesses in litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Issues included contract disputes, business torts, trademark, and trade secrets. Conduct litigation in state and federal courts, including appellate practice.

Conduct legal research and analysis of matters on the civil Law and Motion calendar. Draft research memoranda and proposed rulings for the court. Issues encompassed the full range of Superior Court civil jurisdiction and changed weekly. Developed the ability to quickly analyze issues in a wide variety of legal contexts, often involving unfamiliar issues.

Analyzed appellate briefs and drafted proposed opinions for the court in both criminal and civil matters.