George Ruben Bravo

I form businesses; draft contracts; protect the business’ brand, secret formulas, or creative works (intellectual property protection); and I assist with buying or selling businesses. Every legal solution is tailored to each client’s specific goals.

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California

State Bar of California

Since 2017

Owner

Law Office of George R. Bravo

2017 - Current

I help entrepreneurs and established business owners start, protect, and grow their businesses. - business formation - contracts - privacy compliance - buying/selling a business - intellectual property protection

Corporate Project Assistant

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

2016 - 2016

• Analyzed 1,260 merger and acquisition deals over a 14-year period to determine whether a deal had a fixed or floating exchange ratio for stock acquisitions. • Reviewed various financial and corporate documents to ascertain the deal’s exchange ratio classification by locating the particular deal’s announcement and closing date, average price, exchange ratio, collar, and deal value. • Discussed findings with a partner and worked together to resolve any inconsistent classifications.

Policy Research Fellow

Panetta Institute for Public Policy

2015 - 2015

• Wrote policy papers on national, state, and local policy concerns, such as protecting consumers’ private data stored in automobiles and whether the Dodd-Frank Act’s Volcker Rule will prevent another financial crisis. • Researched for the Leon Panetta Lecture Series on clean energy, race relations, and the economy.

Clinical Intern

Entrepreneur's Law Clinic, Santa Clara University School of Law

2015 - 2015

• Researched and prepared memo for an appellate brief on CA Civ Code § 473(b) case law. • Researched bifurcation cases and created memo delineating which issues in the case at hand a judge or jury may hear. • Researched and wrote memo on demurrer and promissory fraud case law. • Participated in strategy meetings with principal attorney and an associate.

Summer Legal Intern

Boase Cohen & Collins

2014 - 2014

• Researched Hong Kong contract law and professional conduct rules and reviewed contract for a commercial contract dispute that involved possible ethical violations. • Researched Hong Kong landlord-tenant law and wrote memo of my findings. • Drafted and reviewed a tort complaint. • Researched Hong Kong criminal sentencing law and wrote memo on the likelihood of success of reducing the client’s criminal sentence. • Completed a factual investigation of all cases a Hong Kong Municipality was involved in within a 15 year period, analyzing and evaluating the likelihood of success of winning a case. • Performed investigative research for a divorce case.

Constituent Affairs

Office of Councilmember Steve Cohn

2012 - 2013

• Managed the Constituent Affairs of District 3 by acting as a liaison between City Departments and the public in addressing and resolving all constituent concerns. • Responded to constituent inquiries on City ordinances, such as Sacramento’s plastic bag ordinance, by researching the issue and summarizing it in a succinct manner. • Represented Councilmember at community events and meetings, including at the Natomas Community Association. • Acted as proxy Board member for VIBE, a youth organization; recommended options to improve its financial status. • Managed and updated the Councilmember’s various websites and Facebook pages, responding to constituents’ comments and providing relevant information about current events in District 3. • Supervised and trained three office interns on how to respond to constituent inquiries.

Senior Policy and Communications Intern

Office of Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom

2011 - 2012

• Managed the Lt. Governor’s commendation correspondence by delegating and drafting certificates of honor, proclamations, and welcome letters for various events. • Prepared the daily news briefing for the Lt. Governor by compiling relevant news articles. • Performed constituent casework by finding solutions to issues, responding to letters, addressing concerns, and recording comments. • Assisted senior staff with policy and research projects, such as working on winning the bid for the U.S. patent office to be in California and researching the media climate on the California State University Board of Trustee meetings. • Trained new interns on the administrative functions of the office.

Legislative Intern

Office of Assemblymember Fiona Ma

2009 - 2009

• Researched projects to find legislative proposals regarding cell phone radiation, food adulteration, privacy rights, pesticides on public property, and minority-owned business ventures. • Wrote summaries of topical issues for constituent newsletter. • Wrote summaries of the informational hearings and events I attended, such as a breakfast event with Senator Barbara Boxer. • Staffed floor sessions, meetings, and a Housing Committee meeting. • Performed administrative tasks, such as filing, making copies, sorting the mail, answering the phone, data entry, and drafting letters and invitations.

Santa Clara University School of Law

J.D. (2015) | Business Law

2013 - 2015

Activities and Societies: Journal of International Law, Law and Business Society, and Student Intellectual Property Law Association

California State Bar  # 315069

2017 - Current

Journal of International Law

Senior Associate

2014 - 2015

Law and Business Society

2013 - 2015

Collaborative Governance

Sacramento State's Center for Collaborative Policy