Robert G. Sbardellati is a partner in the firm's San Diego office and is a member of the Corporate and Healthcare Practice Groups.

Areas of Practice:

Mr. Sbardellati is experienced in a wide variety of business transactional matters, from the start up of new companies, to the counsel of mature businesses. He renders advice on general business and corporate law issues relating to mergers and acquisitions, the formation and operation of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, conversions, dissolutions and corporate financing. Mr. Sbardellati represents clients in many diverse industries, including health care, service, technology and manufacturing.

Mr. Sbardellati has extensive experience in negotiating and documenting acquisition agreements and other transactional documents. He has represented issuers and investors in the private placement of securities in a variety of businesses including real estate, drug research, medical device companies and diagnostic medical equipment.

Mr. Sbardellati has also represented a number of large medical groups and health care related entities in developing and structuring, documenting medical group, medical foundation and hospital affiliations.

Professional Qualifications and Activities:

Mr. Sbardellati is admitted to practice law before all California state courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the Central District of California. He is a member of the Business Section of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar and the San Diego County Bar Association, as well as the American Health Lawyers Association and the California Society of Health Care Attorneys.

Mr. Sbardellati has lectured at seminars for practicing attorneys on organizing and representing corporations and other entities and was the featured speaker at a presentation by the American Health Lawyers Association on limited liability companies as a model for physician hospital management organizations. Mr. Sbardellati also authored an article published by the American Health Lawyers Association on limited liability companies.

San Diego
501 West Broadway
Nineteenth Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 338-6518
Fax: (619) 234-3815

Practice Areas:
• Corporate
• Biotechnology and Medical Devices
• Emerging Growth/Venture Capital
• Healthcare
• Family Owned and Closely-Held Businesses
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Middle Market

Education:
• J.D., University of Southern California, 1974
• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1971