STRUCTURE LAW GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Los Angeles, CA
- Paralegal With
Arielle Pasco is a paralegal with Structure Law Group, LLP providing legal support to the firm's attorneys. Arielle graduated from California State University Northridge with a Bachelor's in Liberal Studies and Business Law. She received her paralegal certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her dogs.
Education
Bachelor's Degree, California State University Northridge
Paralegal Certification, University of California, Los Angeles
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / San Jose, CA
Austin T. Jackson's practice broadly encompasses all aspects and stages of complex business and commercial litigation for clients. Austin represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of litigation matters including, but not limited to, business disputes, breach of contract matters, creditor and shareholder rights, commercial contracts, and member and partnership disputes. Mr. Jackson's practice is focused primarily on mediation, arbitration, discovery, and alternative dispute resolution.
Austin also handles transactional matters including drafting and review of business and commercial contracts, operating agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other employment contracts.
Prior to joining Structure Law Group, Austin was a practicing attorney at a firm in San Mateo where he focused primarily on litigation. Mr. Jackson received his J.D. from Santa Clara University's School of Law. Prior to entering law school, Austin attended the University of California at Davis for his undergrad where he received a B.A. in Communications. Austin holds Memberships to the State Bar of California, Litigation Section, Santa Clara County Bar Association, as well as the San Mateo Bar Association. He is also a board member of the San Mateo County Bar Association Barristers Section.
During his free time, Austin likes exploring the outdoors, exercising, watching sports, and spending time with his family.
Mr. Jackson can be reached at: ajackson@structurelaw.com or (408) 441-7500
Education
J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
B.A., University of California, Davis
Job Titles:
- Paralegal
- Paralegal / San Jose, CA
- Paralegal With
Caitlyn Grady is a paralegal with Structure Law Group, LLP, providing legal support to the firm's litigation attorneys. She has extensive experience with a variety of litigation matters. Caitlyn received her Associate of Science degree in Paralegal and her paralegal certificate from West Valley College. In her free time, Caitlyn enjoys cooking, being outdoors, and spending time with her family.
Job Titles:
- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Los Angeles, CA
- Paralegal With
Christopher Ford is a paralegal with Structure Law Group, LLP. He has extensive experience and assists with both litigation and corporate matters. Mr. Ford received a Master's Degree in Medieval History from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where he graduated with Honors of the Second Class (Division 1). Mr. Ford received his paralegal certificate from the University of San Diego.
Education
Master's Degree, University of St. Andrews
Paralegal Certificate, University of San Diego
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / Los Angeles, CA
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / San Jose, CA
Job Titles:
- Attorney / Los Angeles, CA
Job Titles:
- Management
- Paralegal / San Jose, CA
Job Titles:
- Attorney / San Jose, CA
- Business Attorney
Jared M. Amory is a business attorney who counsels businesses and individuals in a wide range of transactional matters. Mr. Amory's practice focuses on venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings, business formations, and commercial transactions. He is also a member of the firm's Blockchain and Digital Currency Practice Group.
Prior to joining Structure Law Group, Mr. Amory litigated federal and state antitrust, employment, and business dispute cases, on an individual and class action basis. Mr. Amory also worked as a workplace investigator, where he conducted investigations of employee complaints for private and public entities in Southern California. In parallel, he also served as counsel for several startups, including an artificial intelligence security company and an e-commerce organic loose leaf tea company, and co-founded a company in the cannabis industry.
Jared obtained his JD from the University of San Diego School of Law and earned his Intellectual Property Certificate, concentrating in trademark, copyright, and trade secret law. In the summer of 2017, Jared studied abroad in Paris, France, where he studied International Intellectual Property Law under Judge Margaret McKeown and Judge Michael Hawkins of the Ninth Circuit. He also participated in various associations such as the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Intellectual Property Law Association, and Environmental Law Society. Jared served as the lead volunteer at the Annual National Patent Conference and was a two-time intramural softball champion.
Jared grew up in Skaneateles, New York. He obtained his BA in Philosophy cum laude from Ithaca College and wrote his senior thesis on Dream Theory. As a member of the Honors Program, he took honors electives in physics, psychology, and journalism. He also played shortstop and pitcher for the varsity baseball team. Most notably, the baseball team won the 2013 Regional Championship and then placed third in the NCAA DIII World Series.
In his leisure time, Jared is an avid golfer, and he also enjoys yoga, cycling, traveling, and creative writing.
Education
J.D, University of San Diego School of Law, 2019
B.A, Ithaca College, 2015
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / Los Angeles, CA
Johanna Monon's practice broadly encompasses all aspects of corporate and business law with a focus on business formation, entity restructuring, corporate governance and compliance, private securities offerings, equity financings and mergers and acquisitions. Johanna also handles commercial and real estate transactions and advises companies on general business matters.
Prior to joining Structure Law Group, LLP, Johanna was a practicing attorney for over six years at Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP in Los Angeles and she practiced business law, real estate law, and business litigation. Previously, Johanna was a practicing attorney in the LA office of a New York firm where she focused on SEC filings, FINRA compliance, and servicing private equity funds. While in law school, she interned for the California Department of Corporations enforcing state securities regulations.
Johanna received her J.D. from Pepperdine School of Law with an emphasis on corporate, finance and securities law.
Johanna is a fluent French speaker and in her free time she enjoys outdoor activities, visiting the great beaches of LA, playing the French card game Tarot, and cooking up délectable dishes.
Education
J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 2013
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles, 2009
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / San Jose, CA
- Silicon Valley Chinese Business Attorney
Karen (Xiaorong) Chen is a transactional corporate attorney with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, IPO, corporate governance and compliance, and commercial transactions. She has represented businesses in various stages of their lifecycles, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, in a broad range of industries, including technology, manufacturing, real estate, pharmaceutical and others.
Karen is licensed to practice law in both California and China. Karen's corporate practice includes public and private M&A, private equity, initial public offering, entity formations, corporate governance, corporate finance and restructuring, and general business matters.
Prior to joining Structure Law Group, Karen worked as an attorney for six years in the Shenzhen Office of one of China's largest law firms, Zhong Lun. She worked on numerous Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as corporate governance and complex commercial transactions.
Karen received her LLM from Santa Clara University School of Law, a master of law degree from Xiamen University, China, and a B.A. in literature from Xiangtan University, China. Karen is bilingual, native in Mandarin Chinese and fluent in English.
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Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / Los Angeles, CA
Katherine Lee's practice focuses on business and real estate litigation. Katherine has experience in all phases of litigation and has successfully advocated on behalf of clients up to and through trial.
Katherine was admitted to the California Bar in 2021 after receiving her J.D. from Boston College School of Law. While in law school, Katherine spent a semester at Bucerius Law School, the top business law school in Germany, where she obtained her Certificate in Leadership and Management for her studies in international corporate governance and commercial transactions.
During law school, Katherine clerked for the Honorable David O. Carter in the Central District of California where she drafted orders for cases arising from intellectual property disputes and failed mergers. Katherine also worked at Goldman & Pease in Boston, where she was involved in real estate litigation, business formations, advising condominium associations, and writing orders for the Zoning Board of Needham.
Prior to law school, Katherine received her Bachelor of Science from UC Berkeley in 2013, majoring in environmental science, policy, and management with a minor in public policy. Following her undergraduate career, Katherine worked in the banking industry, for a start-up and in the modern art space.
In her free time, Katherine enjoys playing with her two dogs, perfecting her yoga practice, and volunteering as an active member of the Huntington Beach Rotary Club.
Education
J.D., Boston College Law School, 2021
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Executive Director / San Jose, CA
- Management
Krystle Warren is the firm's Executive Director and she has been with SLG since 2008. She is responsible for the overall success of the company making top-level business decisions on the firm's overall operations and strategic planning. She supervises all business functions including finances, information systems, marketing, and public relations. She is an advising counselor to the attorneys and plays a key role in the firm's growth and development.
Job Titles:
- Office Manager / San Jose, CA
Job Titles:
- Paralegal
- Paralegal / San Jose, CA
- Paralegal With
Maichi Hoang is a paralegal with Structure Law Group, LLP. Maichi joined SLG in 2006 and has extensive experience with a wide range of corporate and transactional matters from entity formation through financings and Mergers and Acquisitions. She is well versed in all aspects of corporate formations, corporate governance, and dealing with various governmental entities, including the SEC, IRS, Secretaries of State and state and local entities.
Maichi spent over two years as a paralegal at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto. She received her Bachelor's degree from San Jose State University, where she was a member of a national honor society and recipient of a Dean's Scholars award. She received her paralegal certificate from De Anza College.
Education
Paralegal Certificate, De Anza College
B.S., San Jose State University
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / San Jose, CA
Mark has been a recurring guest on KLIV, NBC News Radio, speaking on issues relevant to start-ups and the business community. He has also published articles in the San Jose Business Journal and in the Silicon Valley Business Ink.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / Los Angeles, CA
- Business Lawyer
Michael B. Saryan is a business lawyer with a focus on venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings, and commercial transactions. He has represented businesses in various stages of their lifecycles, ranging from formation-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies, in a broad range of industries, including technology, manufacturing, real estate, hospitality, financial services, blockchain, entertainment, and cannabis.
Mr. Saryan's practice includes advising companies, boards of directors, private equity and venture capital firms, and high net-worth individuals and families in public and private M&A transactions, partnership arrangements, joint ventures, public and private capital raising transactions, business litigation, and general business matters.
Prior to joining Structure Law Group, LLP, Mr. Saryan served as Counsel at a boutique law firm specializing in private securities offerings and corporate transactions with a focus on EB-5 finance and blockchain-based digital token offerings. Prior to that, he was a Managing Associate Attorney at the Los Angeles office of Sheppard Mullin, where he practiced business law, with a focus on advising public and private companies and private equity firms in M&A transactions. Mr. Saryan began his legal as an Associate Attorney at the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn, where he practiced for over half of a decade advising companies in a variety of corporate and securities transactions and representing clients in high-profile litigation matters.
Mr. Saryan received his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego, where he received Provost's Honors and was elected to Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society. Before commencing his legal career, Mr. Saryan designed and engineered global command and control systems for the United States military in a classified environment as a Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman.
Mr. Saryan received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law with a specialization in Business Law and Policy. At UCLA, he was a full scholar with the Beaumont Foundation of America and was a member of the Journal of Law and Technology.
Education
J.D., UCLA School of Law
B.S., University of California, San Diego
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / San Jose, CA
Parsa Kafi's practice focus is on all aspects and stages of business and commercial litigation for clients. Parsa represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of litigation matters including but not limited to breach of contract claims, employment disputes, and tort claims. Parsa has experience at every stage of litigation initial case assessment, managing discovery and related motion practice, dispositive motion briefing and oral argument, trial and post-judgment briefing and appeals. Parsa uses the litigation process to maximize strategic advantage, while staying focusing on the client's goals.
Parsa also handles transactional matters including business formation, and the drafting and review of business and commercial contracts.
Prior to joining Structure Law Group, Parsa was a practicing attorney at a firm in Oakland where he focused primarily on civil litigation defense. Parsa received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. Prior to earning his law degree, Parsa attended the University of California at Irvine where he earned a B.A. in Business Economics and a B.A. in Political Science.
During his free time, Parsa enjoys avidly rooting for the Warriors, 49ers and Sharks and doing Karaoke.
Education
J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
B.A., University of California, Irvine
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / Los Angeles, CA
Robin Ratner is an experienced business practitioner and trial attorney with an emphasis in financial business disputes, institutional lender disputes and real estate matters. Robin began her practice at a Century City law firm, representing clients in a broad range of matters, including commercial and residential real estate disputes. She has also negotiated commercial leases and contracts for Fortune 500 companies and international e-commerce companies. Robin's experience and focus include complex accounting matters regarding business disputes for corporate and partnership clients.
She has served as an arbitrator for the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Santa Monica Bar Association. Robin served as chair of the Business Section for the Beverly Hills Bar Association and a past president of the Los Angeles County Bar Inn of Court. Robin also served as a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles County Superior Courts for several years. In law school, she participated on the Law School's Moot Court Honor's Program, taking first place in the National Moot Court Tax Competition. While in law school Ms. Ratner was one of 100 students selected to study international Business Law and Finance at the Sorbonne International Comparative Law Institute, Paris, France through Cornell University School of Law Honors Program.
Ms. Ratner can be reached at: rratner@structurelaw.com or (310) 818-7500
Education
J.D., Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Attorney / San Jose, CA
- LinkedIn Columnist
Sherry Liu is admitted to practice in California, New York and the People's Republic of China. Ms. Liu's background and experience in both the US and Chinese legal systems allows her to create, review and analyze complex legal documents in both Chinese and English. Ms. Liu successfully supports many emerging technology start-ups in all aspects of corporate law matters, including incorporation, debt and capital financing, mergers & acquisitions, securities law compliance, as well as general corporate representation including technology licensing and sublicensing, master services agreements, software as services agreements, terms and conditions, end-user license agreements, share reverse splits, employee incentive plans, non-disclosure, and non-competition agreements.
Ms. Liu's bilingual and bicultural background also helps her in providing legal advice to international companies in corporate structure and governance, including joint venture, Cayman Islands offshore company formation, VIE structure setup, re-domiciliation, import and export, and FIRRMA compliance.
Ms. Liu obtained her bachelor's degree of law (LLB) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her master's degree of law (LLM) from the University of California Hastings College of Law. While at UC Hastings College of Law, she served as the research assistant of Professor Frank H. Wu, the ex-chancellor of UC Hastings, and the first Chinese American chancellor, in the research of cases about human rights and democracy in modern US society.
Ms. Liu is also a LinkedIn columnist as well as the founder of a social media platform, which attracted more than 100,000 subscribers.
Education
L.L.M., University of California Hastings College of Law , 2016
CALI Award for Academic Excellence, Corporate Finance Research Assistant for Professor Frank Wu, UC Hastings Chancellor
L.L.B., Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2015
Visiting Student at Nagoya University Law School (Nagoya, Japan), under CAMPUS ASIA Scholarship Exchange Student at Sungkyunguan University Law School (Seoul, Korea) under Korean government scholarship