Thomas Koster
Attorney at Law Offices of A. Thomas Koster
Real Estate Attorney
Attorney predominantly representing property owners and landlords in real estate transactions, dispute resolution, and litigation.
Law Offices of A. Thomas Koster
- Drafted commercial and residential leases.
- Assisted in the resolution of pre-litigation commercial and residential lease disputes.
- Assisted in the resolution of HOA disputes.
- Assisted in the resolution of disputes between property owners and various bay area counties and local regulatory bodies.
- Litigated unlawful detainer cases in San Francisco County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Santa Clara County, and San Mateo County.
- Litigated cases involving breach of contract, fraud, consumer protection, and tort.
San Francisco Bay Area
Attorney
MELLEN LAW FIRM
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mellen-law-firm
- Litigated cases in a plaintiff’s side consumer financial protection and real estate firm
- Drafted dozens of oppositions to demurrers, motions to dismiss, and motions for summary judgment
- Drafted applications for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
- Appeared and argued in almost 100 law and motion hearings 
- Conducted written discovery and defended depositions
- Negotiated and drafted settlement agreements
- Sat second-chair in civil trial, drafted: motions in limine, trial brief, and closing brief 
- Attended bankruptcy hearings on behalf of debtors
San Francisco Bay Area
Associate Attorney
Roblox
https://www.linkedin.com/company/roblox
- Reviewed and negotiated SaaS contracts and commercial vendor agreements
- Experience with data privacy issues involving the GDPR and COPPA regulatory schemes
- Reviewed and negotiated advertising agreements and ad insertion orders
- Drafted contract and lease compliance memos
- Drafted consulting/contractor agreements
- Reviewed NDAs
San Francisco Bay Area
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Legal Counsel
Santa Clara University Entrepreneurs Law Clinic
https://www.linkedin.com/company/santa-clara-university
- Drafted a complex LLC operating agreement involving multiple classes of members
- Researched and recommended the best strategies for business entity formation for start-ups
- Drafted and reviewed leases and service contracts for a solar power company
- Conducted an internal document review of a benefit corp. for potential investors
- Participated in VC term sheet negotiations moot with teams from the MBA school
Santa Clara, CA
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Legal Intern
JONES HALL, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jones-hall-a-professional-corp
- Researched and wrote memos concerning financing strategies for local governments
- Drafted closing document for dozens of municipal bond deals, totaling more than $100 million
- Communicated with city and county supervisors regarding said bond deals
San Francisco Bay Area
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Legal Intern
Bohmann Patent Law Office
- Learned about the EU patent prosecution process, and claim drafting
- Reviewed Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications
- Experience red lining patent licensing agreements
- Reviewed European Patent Office (EPO) office actions
Munich, Germany
Summer Intern
QuoteMedia
https://www.linkedin.com/company/quotemedia
- Researched and consolidated financial information
- Troubleshot live market data software over phone and through email for high value clients
- Corrected discrepancies in the SQL database
- Communicated issues to developer and quality assurance teams
- Updated the employee knowledge-base
Vancouver, BC
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Tech Support Level 2
QuoteMedia
https://www.linkedin.com/company/quotemedia
- Troubleshot software over phone and email for both normal and high value clients
- Researched and consolidated financial information
- Detailed an researched steps to recreate bugs in the system
- Communicated issues to level 2 tech support team through a ticketing system.
Vancouver, BC
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Tech Support Level 1
Doctor of Law (JD)
High Tech Law Certificate: International Specialization with Honors
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Santa Clara University School of Law
https://www.linkedin.com/school/santaclaralaw/
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Physical and Biological Anthropology
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The University of British Columbia
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Santa Clara University School of Law
High Tech Law Certificate, International Specialization with Honors
Business Organizations
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Entertainment Transactions
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Entrepreneurs' Law Clinic
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Intellectual Property
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International Business Transactions
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International Intellectual Property
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Technology Licensing
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Environment
Project Kaisei
https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-kaisei
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Deckhand
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencejensen
San Jose, CA
Lawrence Jensen
Real Estate and Business Attorney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-philipovitch-2063292b
Santa Cruz, CA
Catherine Philipovitch
Real Estate Attorney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombartasi
San Jose, CA
Tom Bartasi
Transactional Real Estate Attorney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-williams-21b14a9
Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Williams
Attorney at Law, Real Estate Broker
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadagallagher
Walnut Creek, CA
Chad Gallagher
Transactional Real Estate Attorney and Shareholder at Miller Starr Regalia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-murai-414a8511
San Jose, CA
Jason Murai
Real Estate Attorney at Strategy Law, LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-wagley-3828ab41
San Francisco Bay Area
Derek Wagley
Attorney | Real Estate Broker
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-deangelis-1aa7127a
San Francisco, CA
Paul DeAngelis
Real Estate Attorney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-haskell-26461722
Mountain View, CA
Kristin Haskell
Real Estate Attorney at looking for new opportunity
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katierowejones
Walnut Creek, CA
Katie Jones
Real Estate Attorney at Miller Starr Regalia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gagliardo-256076174
Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Michael Gagliardo
Paralegal at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariarelos
San Francisco Bay Area
Marialorena Relos
Contract; Real Estate; Privacy; Mass Arbitration Defense Attorney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-schnitzler-1974504
San Francisco Bay Area
Gabe Schnitzler
Real Estate Attorney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-a-b2748678
San Francisco Bay Area
Sonia A.
Real Estate Attorney at Last & Faoro
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sierrabunnell
San Francisco Bay Area
Sierra Bunnell
Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Real Estate
https://www.linkedin.com/in/apdunning
Las Vegas, NV
Andrew P. Dunning
Litigator | Counselor | Writer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfried
Philadelphia, PA
Christopher J. Fried, Esq., MBA, MGA
Attorney, Entrepreneurial Strategist, Investor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbohne
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Christopher Bohne
Corporate Attorney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-vartanian-esq-509a1151
Los Angeles County, CA
Andrew Vartanian, Esq.
Attorney at LA Injury Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-hardy-21811917
Baton Rouge, LA
Greg Hardy
Attorney • DOTD • Louisiana
https://de.linkedin.com/in/thomas-k%C3%B6ster-58989118b
Berlin
Thomas Köster
Kommunikation und Vertrieb Verfassungsorgane, Geschäftsstelle für den Öffentlichen Dienst
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/thomas-koster-696b911
Maasbracht
Thomas Koster
Sr. System Consultant bij Ricoh IT Services
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/thomaskoster
Amsterdam
Thomas Koster
New Business Development Manager at Fjällräven
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Gommiswald
Thomas Koster
Geschäftsleitung bei TechnoWood AG
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-koster-2ba13b150
Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area
Thomas Koster
Licensed Health Insurance Advisor