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Mr. Byrne began his legal career as a criminal defense attorney with Hinkle, Jachimowicz & Pointer in San Jose, California, where he gained valuable courtroom experience in Bay Area federal and state courts. Mr. Byrne turned to civil litigation with the Saratoga law firm Hinshaw, Draa, Marsh, Still & Hinshaw.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Sales – The Group has broad experience with corporate sales, mergers and acquisitions, from complex transactions such as a reverse triangular merger to a simple Subpart F sale. The Group’s attorneys regularly advise other counsel and accountants on strategies for maximizing the tax benefits of their client’s deal.

The Commercial Litigation group is the largest practice group at CLG.  CLG attorneys practice in federal and state courts, handle trials and appeals, represent clients in arbitration and other forms of alternate dispute resolution, and represent both plaintiffs and defendants.  We have successfully handled a wide variety of civil matters ranging from simple, two-party contract disputes to highly complex commercial litigation involving multiple parties and numerous contested issues of law and fact.  The many types of commercial litigation in which CLG attorneys have substantial expertise include the following...

Litigating all types of employment-related claims before administrative agencies and in federal and state courts, including claims for wage and hour, misappropriation of trade secrets, sexual and other forms of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and breach of contract.

Negotiating and drafting employment contracts and severance agreements, as well as other employment related agreements (arbitration, confidential information, independent contractor, etc.)

Paul J. Byrne is a principal in Cornerstone Law Group’s San Francisco office, where he concentrates his practice on commercial and employment litigation in both state and federal courts.