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Neda Mansoorian

NEDA MANSOORIAN

With 25 years of combined experience as a Chief Legal Officer, litigator, law firm managing partner, trial lawyer, business operator, and risk manager, Neda Mansoorian is a trusted “go-to” Silicon Valley lawyer and business leader.

Neda has unique experience in providing General Counsel services; leadership training, including HR and employment best practices strategies; and business development and negotiations advice. She specializes in resolving sensitive and confidential situations requiring sound judgment and discretion. Her calm, astute, and strategic style has earned the trust and confidence of her clients in high-stakes, high-pressure situations.

Neda’s lengthy legal experience includes roles as Chief Legal Officer and Director of a well-known, fast-paced Silicon Valley trial firm. Neda served has also served as a senior member and chair of her firms’ Executive Committees.

Passionate about philanthropy, diversity and gender equality, Neda served as California Women Lawyers’ President and also as Chair of its Board of Directors. In these high-profile leadership roles, Neda represented over 42,000 constituents from throughout the state and led the organization’s numerous committees and its Board of Directors.

Driven by a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and long before her career in law, Neda founded a successful company in the hospitality space. She continues to serve as this company’s managing member.

HONORS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Top 100 Lawyers, Northern California Super Lawyers
Top 50 Female Lawyers, Northern California Super Lawyers
AV-Rated; Preeminent-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Lifetime Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Top Rated Litigation Attorneys Selection, Super Lawyers
Distinguished Diversity Service Award, IABA
Top Female Powerbrokers, Law360
Top Ten Women Leaders in Law, The Recorder,
Northern California Super Lawyers
Top Emerging Law Firm Leaders in California, The Daily Journal
Tribute to Women Executives in Industry (TWIN) Award, YWCA
Women of Influence Award, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Top 40 Business People Under 40, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Regular Speaker on trial advocacy and litigation best practices; leadership through influence; corporate culture; organizational & employment management; public relations; reputation & crisis management; negotiations & conflict resolution.
Founder, In-House Counsel Network Puzzle Program
Published articles & quoted on expert depositions; leadership; effective decision-making; mentorship & organizational management.
Apple Podcast Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seat-at-the-table/id1229492804

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

Past President, California Women Lawyers
Member, National Association of Corporate Directors
American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)
Past Chair, In-House Counsel Network
Faculty, Trial & Intensive Advocacy Program, USF School of Law
Two-Term Past President, Women Lawyers Section, SCCBA
Founding Member, Private Directors Association – San Francisco Chapter
LP, How Women Invest Venture Capital Fund
Commission Member, Abbott Law Firm Managing Partners
Executive, HiPower – Silicon Valley
Member, How Women Lead
Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
Board Member & Vice President of Communications, National Charity League
Representative, President’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity, SCCBA
Trustee, Board of Trustees, SCCBA
Member, California Minority Counsel Program
Member, Chiefs in Intellectual Property
Member, Iranian American Bar Association
Member, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Member, Association for Conflict Resolution

EDUCATION & TRAINING

J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Women’s Corporate Board Readiness Program, SCU Leavey School of Business
Negotiation Academy, Pepperdine Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Advanced Mediation Certification, Pepperdine Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of California
United States District Court, Northern District of California
United States District Court, Eastern District of California