Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP

Paul Tauber brings wide-ranging transactional experience to his corporate clients, including many fast-paced, innovative businesses, and often serves in an outside general counsel role. He is particularly skilled in the areas of financing, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property licensing, and joint ventures.

Paul represents businesses of all sizes from startups to publicly held multinational enterprises and from family-held businesses to tax-exempt organizations. He has extensive experience with corporate financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions as well as licensing of technology and other intellectual property. A significant part of Paul’s practice also involved structuring, negotiating, and documenting international business transactions, particularly those involving foreign businesses establishing, investing in, or partnering with businesses in the United States.  He also advises clients on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and privacy requirements. His clients operate in diverse industries including software, Internet, biotechnology and medical devices, semiconductors, financial services, food and beverage, and entertainment/media.

Joint venture and strategic alliance transactions are a common part of Paul’s transaction practice. He also has extensive knowledge of general contractual matters including manufacturing, reseller and professional services agreements, employment and consulting agreements, and negotiated resolutions of business disputes.

Paul splits his time between the firm's San Francisco and Palo Alto offices.