NEDA MANSOORIAN
With 25 years of combined experience as a Chief Legal Officer, litigator, law firm managing partner, and 4x CEO, Neda Mansoorian is a trusted “go-to” Silicon Valley lawyer and business leader.
Neda specializes in sensitive and confidential matters 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. Her unique combined background as a former employment lawyer and certified neutral mediator also inform her advanced skills as a highly credible and effective workplace investigator.
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 multiple Executive Committees.
As the President California Women Lawyers Chair, Neda represented thousands of constituents from throughout the state and led the organization’s Board of Directors and numerous committees.
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
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Lifetime Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Top 100 Lawyers, Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 50 Female Lawyers, Northern California Super Lawyers
- AV-Rated; Preeminent-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Top Female Powerbrokers, Law360
- Top Ten Women Leaders in Law, The Recorder
- Top Emerging Law Firm Leaders in California, The Daily Journal
- Honoree, 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
- Speaker and educator on trial advocacy and litigation best practices; business & career development; organizational & employment management; public relations; reputation & crisis management; negotiations & conflict resolution.
- Published author on expert depositions; law firm management; effective decision-making; and mentorship & organizational management.
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)
- Ajunct Professor, Trial & Intensive Advocacy Program, USF School of Law
- Member, Association of Workplace Investigators
- LP, How Women Invest Venture Capital Fund
- Executive Member, HiPower – Silicon Valley
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Trustee, Board of Trustees, SCCBA
- Member, Chiefs in Intellectual Property
- Member, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
- Member, Association for Conflict Resolution
- Past President, California Women Lawyers
- Past Chair, In-House Counsel Network
- Two-Term President, Women Lawyers Section, SCCBA
- Founding Member, Private Directors Association – San Francisco Chapter
- Member, National Association of Corporate Directors
- Board Member & Vice President of Communications, National Charity League
EDUCATION & TRAINING
- J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley
- 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
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