Jonathan chairs the Corporate, Securities, Tax and Sustainable Business Practice Groups. He counsels for profit and nonprofit entities and their investors in connection with business and intellectual property transactions, including formation and finance, such as initial and secondary public offerings, contracts and licenses, joint development agreements, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property licenses, e-commerce, technology-related matters and general corporate law.
Professional Affiliations
Member of the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association and the International Trademark Association
American Bar Association
Bar Association of San Francisco
Past President of the Barristers Club of San Francisco
Past Ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco
Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco Endowment
spacerFund and of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Council
Community Activities
USF Entrepreneurship Program (Advisory Board Member)
Bar Association of San Francisco Foundation (Board Member)
Lambda Legal
Investors’ Circle
Honors
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers Magazine (2008)
Northern California SuperLawyers, San Francisco Magazine (2008, 2007 & 2006)
Fellow of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Kingston’s Registry of Who’s Who
Education
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (1986)
B.A., University of North Carolina (1982)
Admissions and Courts
State of California
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
