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GCA Law Partners
LLP was founded in 1988 as an alternative to large law practices,
with the goal of providing responsive and cost-effective legal services
to clients. Our firm is composed exclusively of highly experienced
attorneys, most of whom were previously partners or senior attorneys
with well-known large law firms in Northern California. Our unique
(unleveraged) business model allows our attorneys to work directly
with clients (ranging from first-time entrepreneurs to mature public
companies). We are able to provide to our clients the skills and experience
of partners at rates comparable to those charged by larger firms for
more junior attorneys.
Our initials GCA come from our original firm name, General Counsel
Associates, signifying our original mission to work with the officers
and directors of companies to provide the range of advice and accessibility
that they might expect from a general counsel. Our attorneys, several
of whom have significant in-house experience, continue to work closely
with in-house corporate counsel at many of our clients. Our practice
areas include:
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Benefits
and ERISA: employee benefits and ERISA (retirement, health
and welfare, fringe benefits, HIPAA and COBRA); employment and
severance agreements; executive compensation; nonqualified deferred
compensation plans
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Commercial
Law: secured and unsecured lending and equipment leasing
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Corporate
and Securities: emerging growth companies; venture capital;
mergers and acquisitions; public companies; Sarbanes-Oxley Act
compliance; international transactions; closely held business
entities; partnerships and limited liability companies
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Employment
Law: hiring; employee relations; policies and procedures;
discipline, terminations and reductions in force; dispute resolution,
including jury trials; employment tax audits
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Litigation:
employment, commercial, intellectual property, interference
with business relations and unfair competition, securities and
corporate governance, and real estate matters; compliance and
preventative counseling and alternative dispute resolution services
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Real
Estate and Land Use: real property acquisitions and sales;
office, commercial and industrial leasing; construction; financing;
land use
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Tax:
International, federal, state and local tax planning and tax
controversy resolution
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Technology
Transactions, Product Distribution, Online Commerce, and Privacy:
licensing, distribution, development, manufacturing, and protection
of technology and other products in the U.S. and abroad; online
commerce transactions; privacy issues; e-mail regulatory issues,
including CAN-SPAM compliance; outsourcing and offshoring transaction
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