Mr Brett Souza > Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner > Irvine, United States > Lawyer Profile
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices
1361 MICHELSON DRIVE
SUITE 1500
IRVINE, CA 92612 - 4414
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Mr Brett Souza
Work Department
Corporate Transactions
Position
Partner – Corporate and Finance Transactions
Career
Brett Souza’s practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial transactions. Mr. Souza has experience representing both public and closely held companies, and is a member of the firm’s Audit Committee Team.
Mr. Souza regularly handles private investment transactions, the public offering of securities, and federal and state securities law compliance matters. His experience encompasses corporate acquisitions and divestitures, advising executive management teams and Board of Directors (including Audit Committees), and serving as “outside general counsel” to several companies. He has experience structuring and negotiating domestic and international licensing and distribution transactions for both software and consumer products.
Mr. Souza co-founded UniReach International, Inc., a non-profit organization working among and improving the working, living, medical, and health care conditions of needy persons in developing countries throughout the world. He serves as a founding member of the Board of Directors.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS
- Lake Forest Annexation Task Force for the County of Orange, California, 1999
- Named by the publishers of Law and Politics and Los Angeles Magazine one of the “rising stars” of the Southern California legal community
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Orange County Bar Association – Business and Corporate Law Section, 1998-2000; Chairman, 2000
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Real estate > Real estate