U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Experience
Gary is a shareholder in the Firm’s Corporate practice group.
Gary represents businesses from formation through all stages of operation, assisting clients in many areas, including employment, shareholder and director rights and duties, corporate governance, and other internal issues. He also represents clients in connection with purchases and sales of businesses, emphasizing mergers and acquisitions and asset sales and stock purchases, and sales across all industries. He represents individuals and entities, including corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships. Gary is a former chair of the Business Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar.
Gary also has tremendous experience representing lenders and borrowers in financing and loan transactions to fund operations and expansion. These transactions have included unsecured loans and loans secured by real and personal property collateral. Gary has taught courses on the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and is an expert in personal property secured transactions.
Gary was named one of the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers in 2012 and 2018 and was selected for inclusion in Northern California Super Lawyers from 2010-2021. He was also named one of the Top 25 Sacramento Super Lawyers for 2013-2015, 2018, and 2020.
Recent Transactions
Representation of a borrower in the construction industry for loans totaling over $100,000,000.
Representation of syndication of banks in a $100,000,000 loan to borrowers in the petroleum industry.
Representation of an agricultural borrower in a $450,000,000 loan transaction.
Representation of a seller in the health/pharmaceutical industry in an $80,000,000 stock sale transaction.
Representation of a foreign buyer acquiring a controlling ownership interest in an analytical processes business.
Representation of syndication of banks in $65,000,000 loan to a company in the recreation industry.
Representation of a seller in the automotive parts industry in a $100,000,000 transaction.
Representation of numerous buyers and sellers of businesses in the manufacturing, agribusiness, food products, computer automotive, retail, and technology industries.
State Bar of California, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections Member
Sacramento County Bar Association, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections Member
SACTO (Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization), Board of Directors and former Chair (2013-2014)
Greater Sacramento Area Economic Council Board of Directors
Make-A-Wish® Northeastern & Central California and Northern Nevada Board of Directors
American River College Foundation Board of Directors
CEOs Against Cancer
Awards
Sacramento Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO, 2022
Sacramento Magazine’s Top Lawyers List, 2015-2023 – Banking and Financial Services, Business/Corporate
Sacramento Business Journal’s Best of the Bar, 2013-2019
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2018 -2024 (Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Corporate Law)
Top 25 Sacramento Super Lawyers, 2013 – 2015, 2018 – 2020, 2022 – 2023
Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, 2012, 2015
Northern California Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate 2010-2023
AV® Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®
The Business Journals’ The Influencers: Law 100 Most Influential Attorneys Nationwide, 2018
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Weintraub Tobin has expanded to include a Healthcare practice as a result of its merger with Salem & Green, effective January 1, 2022. Healthcare and business attorneys Julie E. Green, Christopher F. Anderson, and Jeanne L. Vance have joined the Corporate Group. These attorneys are practicing at the forefront of…
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