From offices overlooking the blue Pacific Ocean in Orange County, California, the epicenter of the world surf and skate culture, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has been instrumental in the development of the surf and apparel industry.

For a generation, our attorneys have been assisting and counseling young entrepreneurs and emerging companies on matters ranging from intellectual property protection and licensing to financings and global sourcing. Some of these companies now count revenues in the billions - that's a lot of tankinis and shades!

Perhaps our key contribution to the industry has been our expertise and advice on the wide variety of financing options for startup and emerging companies: seed and angel investments, bridge and mezzanine financing, initial public offerings, other offerings of equity securities, secured and unsecured debt financing, and private placements.

We also have applied our broad business expertise in areas such as contracts, employment, tax, and real estate. All of these are backed by a team of highly experienced litigators with expertise in contract disputes, employment and workplace suits, shareholder suits, intellectual property infringement, and real property and construction claims.