Bob’s practice emphasizes technology start-up companies, with a special emphasis on technology transfer, development, and distribution transactions. He represents companies in the software, semiconductor, internet, wireless, and medical device industries. Bob has led technology transfer and licensing transactions involving company core technologies responsible for generating substantial portions of company revenue, and numerous merger and acquisition transactions and private financings. He also works with a number of multinational companies in their U.S. market entry activities, often migrating those companies into Silicon Valley as part of venture financing transactions.

Bob received a BA in Economics with Honors from the University of California at Berkeley in 1980, and was elected into Phi Beta Kappa. He received his JD from the University of California at Davis in 1984, where he served as Assistant Editor on the Law Review, and published in the area of developing country debt relief.

Bob maintains an active speaking and publication schedule. He has presented seminars ranging from the use of Cayman Island entities in corporate structuring, to internet-related legal issues. His published articles range from recent high technology legislation to a discussion of agreements in the Software as a Service, or SaaS, industry.

His professional activities included involvement with the High Technology Section of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, both as past member and Chair of the Executive Committee, and as past co-Chair of the Cyberspace Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California. Bob currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California.  He also serves on the Advisory Committee for Innovation Center Denmark where he coaches Danish companies seeking to enter the U.S. market.

Bob’s community activities illustrate his love of the outdoors and music. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of Greenbelt Alliance and the Board of Directors of The Land Trust of Santa Clara County. He also provided pro bono assistance as counsel to the Board of Directors of the San Jose Jazz Society. He is an avid mountain biker and jazz pianist, performing at various local venues and the San Jose Jazz Festival.