Philip Schroeder

About Philip Schroeder

Phil\'s practice focuses on fulfilling the general corporate needs of early stage to middle market companies with an emphasis on financing transactions and technology transfer agreements. Phil provides advice with respect to transactions geared toward growth including preferred stock financings, bridge loan financings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents clients with respect to a wide range of other contractual arrangements including stockholders agreements, employment and consulting agreements, and employee compensation plans (including stock options and other forms of equity incentive plans). Phil has extensive experience advising founders on choice of entity and setting up new companies including limited liability companies, S-corporations and C-corporations.In addition to his corporate and securities work, Phil develops strategies for protecting his clients\' intellectual property and advises clients with respect to the various protections afforded by patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws. Phil\'s intellectual property practice involves representing clients in connection with licensing agreements, trademark prosecution, nondisclosure agreements, technology acquisition agreements, technology development agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements and a broad range of other commercial agreements involving the use, development or transfer of intellectual property. Prior to his legal career, Phil worked as a Project Engineer for six and one-half years in the aircraft and medical device manufacturing industries. He is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer.

Experience

1. Shareholder

   Buchalter

   Mar 2013 — Present · Irvine, CA, US

Education

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

  JD, Law

  2000 — 2003

• UC Irvine

  MS, Mechincal Engineering

  1992 — 1993

• Columbia Engineering

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Copyright Law
• Due Diligence
• Legal Advice
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate Law
• Licensing
• Corporate Governance
• Mergers
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Trade Secrets
• Venture Capital
• Intellectual Property
• Business Transactions
• Joint Ventures