Practice Areas
Noteworthy Experience
- General representation of public and privately held national and multi-national entities including in relation to mergers, acquisitions and recapitalizations.
- Representation of national and multi-national manufacturers and distributors in relation to a broad spectrum of transactions and disputes.
- Representation of public companies in the formation of major strategic relationships.
- Extensive experience in litigation and arbitration of disputes in domestic, foreign, and multi-jurisdictional proceedings relating to a broad range of commercial matters.
- Representation of companies and investors in complicated venture capital transactions.
- Representation of numerous technology-related companies.
- Transactional and litigation representation of franchisors and franchisees.
- Successful defense of substantial public contract awards in various venues and courts.
- Representation of numerous entities in relation to private, public and PIPE financings.General representation of numerous privately held national multi-national entities including in relation to mergers, acquisitions and recapitalizations
Education
- University of South Africa with honors (1976)
Professional Affiliations and Admissions
- Member of the California State Bar Association
- Member of the San Diego County Bar Association
- Martindale-Hubbell AVĀ® Rated
- Admitted as an attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1976 )
- Fellow of the Wexner Heritage Foundation
- Former partner in a Johannesburg law firm, South Africa
Community Affiliations
- Serves on the boards of numerous charitable and other community organizations






