OVERVIEW
Katherine Pak has over 14 years of experience in dealing with diverse
business-related issues and disputes, initially as a litigator
and then as a transactional attorney. Katherine has represented
general contractors, real estate brokers and agents, developers,
PCB manufacturers, motorcycle manufacturers, franchises, and
other commercial and individual clients. Katherine has provided
representation to various business owners in shareholder disputes,
partnership disputes, sale and purchase agreement disputes,
lease disputes and employment agreement disputes, as well as
intellectual property ownership disputes. Katherine’s
practice includes advising clients on tax planning, assisting
clients in selection and formation of entities, and negotiating
and documenting various business transactions. Katherine also
provides services relating to trademark and copyright registration.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
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Representation of a gas station owner in negotiating and
documenting the sale of a gas station.
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Representation of a metal-plating business owner in purchasing
another plating business in bankruptcy and subsequent sale
to a third party.
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Ongoing representation of a national motorcycle manufacturer
on diverse business-related issues, including dispute over
ownership of designs.
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Successful representation of individual clients in trust
litigation.
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Representation of non-profit organizations in successfully
obtaining and maintaining exemption status.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
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Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association.
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Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Northern
District of California.
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PUBLICATIONS
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Co-author, "Design-Build and Public Works Projects," The
Construction Specifier, March 1997
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Co-author, “Tips for Condominium Conversion”,
Apartment Management, May 2005.
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EDUCATION
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L.L.M., with honors, Golden Gate University Law School,
2003
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J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, summa cum
laude, 1993
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B.A., Genetics, University of California at Berkeley,
1988.
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