Advisory Firms

Sheppard Mullin

Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm handling corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. From our 15 offices in North America, Europe and Asia, we offer global solutions to our clients around the world, providing seamless representation in multiple jurisdictions.

 

Hogan Lovells

With 2,500 lawyers on six continents, Hogan Lovells offers extensive experience and insights gained from working in some of the world’s most complex legal environments and markets for corporations, financial institutions, and governments.
Mellitus’ primary attorney at Hogan Lovells is Barry L. Dastin.

Barry L. Dastin, Hogan Lovell’s Office Managing Partner in Los Angeles, has led a number of high-profile deals, including representing the board of Harrah’s Entertainment in the $28 billion sale of the company and the senior management team of Albertsons in the $9 billion acquisition of Safeway. He has represented companies in industries ranging from computers and technology, manufacturing and retailing, entertainment, media and telecommunications, and the energy sector, to healthcare, real estate investment trusts, defense and aerospace, and investment and commercial banking.

SoCal IP Law Group

SoCal IP Law Group handles intellectual property matters for high technology and high growth companies. This work involves patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses and IP- related business transactions.

Mellitus’ primary advisor at SoCal IP is Steven C. Sereboff, who has specialized in intellectual property law since 1991. His practice includes licensing and contracts, patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. While at Boston University, Mr. Sereboff founded Boston University’s Technology, Science and Law Association, and was employed by MIT to negotiate and manage software licenses. His technical expertise includes many aspects of computers (both software and hardware) and myriad electronic and electrical devices, their operation and manufacture.

Armanino

Armanino LLP is the largest independent accounting and business consulting firm based in California. We are a nationwide leader in serving privately-held companies, as well as, non-profit organizations and public entities. We provide four main areas of service – assurance/audit, tax, consulting and business management. Our technology focus and global services are key aspects of our service lines. We work with clients in a large range of industries including technology, manufacturing, and distribution, consumer-retail, nonprofit, private schools, real estate, professional services, life sciences, insurance and healthcare.

Our offices are located in California, the West and Mid-West regions of the U.S. and we have consultants on the ground at key locations across the Nation. We provide global services in more than 100 countries through our membership in Moore Stephens International Limited – one of the world’s major accounting and consulting organizations.

Armanino’s aggressive growth strategy has been anchored around never being satisfied with the status quo. We are constantly looking at adding new service lines, technology solutions and specialized expertise that will help us advance our client’s business goals. We measure our success by how well our clients are doing.