Biography
Philip C. Schroeder's practice focuses on fulfilling the general corporate needs of early stage to middle market companies with an emphasis on financing transactions and technology transfer agreements. Phil provides advice with respect to transactions geared toward growth including preferred stock financings, bridge loan financings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents clients with respect to a wide range of other contractual arrangements including stockholders agreements, employment and consulting agreements, and employee compensation plans (including stock options and other forms of equity incentive plans). Phil advises founders on choice of entity and setting up new companies including limited liability companies, S-corporations and C-corporations.
In addition to his corporate and securities work, Phil develops strategies for protecting his clients' intellectual property and advises clients with respect to the various protections afforded by patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws. Phil's intellectual property practice involves representing clients in connection with licensing agreements, trademark prosecution, nondisclosure agreements, technology acquisition agreements, technology development agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements and a broad range of other commercial agreements involving the use, development or transfer of intellectual property.
Phil is an active member of the technology and venture capital community. He served as the firm's focal point in its role as a preferred provider to Tech Coast Works, an Orange County-based technology incubator, and serves as the firm's designee in connection with its International Trademark Association (INTA) membership. Phil is also a member of OCTANe.
Prior to his legal career, Phil worked as a Project Engineer for six and one-half years in the aircraft and medical device manufacturing industries. He is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer.
Memberships
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- OCTANe
Education
Phil received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Columbia University in 1992 and his M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Irvine in 1993. He received his J.D. from Loyola Law School Los Angeles, cum laude, in 2003.
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