ERIC STERNBERGER, ESQ.

ADR EXPERIENCE & SPECIALTIES

Mr. Sternberger is translating his experience in negotiating and resolving complex and competing interests between businesses, as well as internally among management and owners, to the mediation setting. Where appropriate, his mediations will take on a boardroom feel and proceed in a business-focused manner. In other instances, mediations will proceed in the more traditional facilitative and evaluative format. Ultimately his goals are your goals, to diligently and creatively achieve a satisfactory resolution for the parties.

BACKGROUND

Eric Sternberger is a partner at Ragghianti Freitas, LLP (as of August 1, 2008). His transactional practice includes acting as outside general counsel to businesses in a wide variety of industries, including technology and intellectual property, shipping, advertising and branding, web-based, real estate, health care, winery and vintner transactions and angel investment. From his experience, Mr. Sternberger has gained an excellent understanding of all manner of business and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, joint ventures, buy-sell agreements, secured financing, bridge loan financing, securities, licensing, and real estate transactions. Along with his transactional practice, Mr. Sternberger maintains a complex business litigation practice dealing primarily with business disputes and shareholder disagreements, and has coordinated numerous international litigation proceedings. Eric brings a disarming approach to his ADR practice, combining a sense of humor and well developed "people skills".

MEMBERSHIPS & SPECIAL HONORS

Mr. Sternberger is presently the Chair of the California State Bar Committee on Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (2007-2008); serves on the Board of Directors of the Marin County Bar Association (2005-2008); and is the incoming President of the Richard M. Sangster American Inn of Court (2008-2009). In addition, he received the Wiley W. Manuel Award from the California State Bar for providing significant pro bono legal services. He has also served as a Marin County Commissioner, acting as Chair of the Adult Criminal Justice Commission advising the Marin County Board of Supervisors on all aspects of criminal justice prosecution and prevention.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of California Hastings College of Law B.A., University of San Francisco (magna cum laude) Fluent Spanish Speaker