Background
Merrill, Edward S. was born on July 16, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Merrill, Edward S. was born on July 16, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Loyola University of Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1976). Vice Chairman, 1989-1990 and Chair, since 1990, State Bar of California, Committee on Partnerships.
Business, Real Estate and Corporate Law.
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1976, California. Author: "The Ronsom Case-Expansion of Attorney-Client Duties to Non-Clients," Business Law News, Summer, 1994, California Real Property Law Journal, Summer, 1994.
"Partnership Property And Partnership Authority Under The Revised Uniform Partnership Acting," The Business Lawyer, November 1993.
"The New California Limited Partnership Acting - A Drafty Overview," Structuring Partnership Agreements, Law & Business, Incorporated., 1984. "Amendments To The California Limited Partnership Acting," Business Law News, Winter, 1993.
Chairman, 1994, Partnership and Joint Ventures Subcommittee, Committee on Partnerships and University Corporated Organizations of the American Bar Association. Vice Chairman, 1989-1990 and Chair, 1990-1991, State Bar of California, Committee on Partnerships.
Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation.
Environmental and natural resources. Healthcare; intellectual property. Biotechnology; antitrust and trade regulation.
Torts.
Product liability. Insurance. Maritime; agribusiness. White-collar crime; appellate.
Corporate.
Banking; finance. Insolvency. Real estate and land use. Construction; tax and employee benefits.
Labor and employment.
International trade law. Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.