Mr. Borkum, a director and shareholder of Blanchard, Krasner & French, focuses his practice in the areas of athlete representation, corporate, employment, and real estate law, including general business and contract negotiations; limited liability company, partnership and joint venture formations; mergers and acquisitions; private equity offerings; real estate acquisition, development, finance and 1031-Exchange structures; and counseling clients on employee/independent contractors issues. Mr. Borkum joined the firm in 2002. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Borkum was an investment advisor with Kidder, Peabody & Company and also helped open a local restaurant, Kensington Grill.
Mr. Borkum received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law.
Recent Transactions:
Represented San Diego restaurateur in new limited partnership formation, investor documentation and lease negotiations for Orange County expansion.
· General counsel to San Diego massage franchise.
· Represented various professional athletes throughout the United States in non-league related transactions.
· Lease negotiations for fitness company based in San Diego, California.
· Formation of entities and preparation of private placement documentation for sports website company.
· Acquisition and financing of historic hotel property in Bakersfield, California.
· 501(c)(3) application for San Diego not-for-profit corporation.
· Debt restructuring for mixed-use property in Barrio Logan.
· Represented buyers in acquisition of San Diego based Copier Company.
· Represented sellers in stock sale of local pharmacy company.
· Partnership formation, financing, and acquisition of hotel property in Havasu, Arizona.
· Represented buyer in asset purchase of La Jolla restaurant and expansion of two new restaurant outlets.
· Formation of and negotiation of contracts for limited liability company in the video game industry.
· Negotiated settlement with Red Bull for alleged trademark infringement.
· Real Estate acquisitions, loan restructuring and partnership formations for projects located in California, Nevada and Arizona.
· Negotiated settlement with the business Software Alliance for alleged software license violations on behalf of small business owner.
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