Mr. Borkum, a director and shareholder of Blanchard, Krasner & French, focuses his practice in the areas of 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:

• 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.
• 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 buisness owner.

• Author: "Are You in Compliance With Software Licenses?"  , 2008
• Author: "Can You Deduct That Expense Now?", 2008
• Author: "Noncompete Agreements in California and Edwards v. Arthur Andersen, LLC" , 2008
• Author: "California Supreme Court Denies Review of Brewer v. Premier Golf Properties", 2009
• Speaker: ADP Year End Labor and Employment Seminar, San Diego Region-covering wage, hour and employee issues. 
• Speaker: Noncompete and Nondisclosure Agreements in California, Business and Corporate Law Section of the SDCBA, May 2009
  
   

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