Geoff Gibbs offers a unique blend of domestic and international experience in law, business and government.
His years as a big-firm attorney, in-house counsel, government lawyer and business development executive have equipped
him with a broad array of tools to solve clients' complex legal problems.
Experience:
 Associate in the Capital Markets Group at O'Melveny & Myers, Los
Angeles, where he was responsible
for a variety of private and public
financing transactions, including initial public offerings, private placements, bank credit facilities, municipal bond offerings, and mergers and acquisitions.
In-House Counsel and Director of Business Development for Hughes
Space and Communications, where he gained high-level transactional
experience in the satellite business in Asia, Latin America, Europe and
the Middle East.
Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun,
where he was responsible for judiciary, telecommunications, labor and military affairs.
California State Director for Clinton for President in 1992.
Special Counsel to the California State Assembly.
Director of Global Business Development for The Walt Disney Company.
Education:
Harvard University B.A. Economics (1983 magna cum laude)
Oxford University M.Phil. International Relations (1985) (Rhodes Scholar)
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley J.D. (1988) (Member, California Law Review)
UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA (2001)
Areas of Expertise:
Administrative and Regulatory Law
Commercial Transactions
Complex Negotiations
International Commercial Law
Public Finance
Satellite and Space Law
Other:
Commissioner, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission ("BCDC"), appointed by the Speaker of the California State Assembly
Member, Board of Directors, YMCA of the East Bay
Member, Board of Directors, Volunteer Legal Services Corporation
of Alameda County
1992 California Association of Black Lawyers "Attorney of the Year"
1990 John M. Langston Bar Association "Attorney of the Year"
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