Doug Bend
Legal Counsel for Entrepreneurs
Doug is the founder of Bend Law Group, PC, a boutique law firm focused on advising small businesses and startups and BLG Properties, a real estate firm that helps buyers and sellers in the Bay Area.
Doug has been featured in numerous publications including Forbes, Time, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Fox Business, MSN, Inc., Time and VentureBeat, has a 10/10 Avvo score and was selected to the SuperLawyers "Rising Stars” lists for having demonstrated excellence in the practice of law.
Prior to opening Bend Law Group, PC, Doug was a corporate attorney for a law firm in New York City. He also served as a Judicial Clerk for the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Before law school, Doug was a Legislative Assistant for U.S. Representative David Price, where he managed a portfolio of issues including tax and small business.
Raised in Omaha, Doug is a graduate of Drake University where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History. After completing his undergraduate studies, Doug received his master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He later received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Trademarks
- Trademark Registration
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Intellectual Property
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- California
- State Bar of California
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- Legal Counsel For Entrepreneurs
- Bend Law Group, PC
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- Georgetown University Law Center
- J.D. (2006) | Law
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- University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- M.A. (2001) | Political Science
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- Drake University
- B.A. (1999) | Political Science & History
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- Super Lawyers
- Northern California Super Lawyers
- State Bar of California
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- The First Hires: Basics of Equity Incentive Plans for Startups, San Francisco, California
- Attorney Action Club
- Lawyer
- California State Bar
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- Blog
- BLG's Blog
- Challenging USPTO Trademark Registrations Based on Lack of Use: Trademark Expungement and Reexamination
November 4, 2022 - Should I Use SAFEs Or Convertible Promissory Notes For My Startup’s First Investment Round?
August 25, 2022 - Should You Convert Your Startup From A California LLC To A Delaware Corporation?
August 12, 2022
Dream big. We got your back.
- Q. Once a corporation has been formed can shares of stock not be issued, and if so who owns the corporation?
- A: You could change the ownership of the corporation by issuing shares to an officer of the corporation. To do so, I recommend that you have a stock purchase agreement, a Board consent authorizing the issuance of the shares and submit a 25102(f) securities filing for the issuance of the shares.
