Principal of the firm
Hal is rated "AV" preeminent by the Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Rating Service.
He served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel in major public and private corporations, including as General Counsel to the Southern California operations of General Dynamics Corporation and for the North American operations of Hyundai Electronics. He has first hand experience with forming, acquiring and selling large and small business organizations, conducting transactions, government relations, financing and compliance work (including Sarbanes-Oxley and Rule 403), legal auditing of business processes, works closely with management to establish and improve processes and conducts training to ensure compliance with Federal and State laws, regulations, business ethics and policies. He served as corporate secretary and as a director of a publicly traded company. Please see our BUSINESS services page for more information about how the combination of in-house and private practice skills are complementary.
Memberships: State Bars of Washington, the District of Columbia and California. Admitted to the Bars of ten U.S. District Courts, the 1st, 8th and 9th U.S. Courts of Appeal, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Charter member of the Semiconductor Industry Association and is a member of the Washington Technology Industry Association/TAG.
Education: University of Santa Clara School of Law—Juris Doctorate
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business-Bachelor of Science, Management, Finance and International Economics
U.S. Naval Advanced Communications Technology Program
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