Bernard (Bernie) Vogel, III is a shareholder & CEO of Silicon Valley Law Group and its Chairperson of Corporate & Securities Section, handling complex corporate transactions, investment financings, mergers and acquisitions, as well as joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies.  His ongoing business and corporate counseling to a variety of entities, ranging from venture capital firms, start up and emerging companies, software developers, infrastructure providers, semiconductor companies, solar & energy generation companies, and biotech companies.  He provides advice on directors & officers liability, corporate governance, stock option plans, licensing, and contracts, as well as advice on complex tax issues with respect to transaction structuring, entity formation, reorganizations, conversion, and business succession planning.

His qualifications and experiences have resulted in an appointment as a Court Appointed Liquidator, and engagement by Bankruptcy Counsel as Special Counsel to Creditor Committees and purchasers of businesses and assets out of bankruptcy.  He has been recognized as “Northern California Super Lawyer,” San Francisco Magazine and Law and Politics Media for over 12 years.

Before practicing law, Bernie was a certified public accountant with Deloitte Touche, formerly know as Haskins & Sells (San Francisco).