Background
Fotenos, James F. was born on March 19, 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States.
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James F. Fotenos
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1968. Master of Business Administration, 1971. Juris Doctor, 1971).
Career
Worked at Fotenos & Suttle, Professional Corporation (San Francisco, California) specializing in Corporate Law, Partnerships, Securities, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California. Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Stanford Law Review, Volume 23, 1970-1971.
Law Clerk for Judge Leonard P. Moore, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, New York, 1970-1971. Author: "Tax Traps in the Secondary Market for Untraded Partnership Securities: Caveat Et Emptor Et Venditor" (Robert A. Stanger & Company, January 1987).
"California"s New Limited Partnership Merger Statute" (Feature Article), California Business Law Reporter (January 1991). "Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. O"Melveny & Myers: Does Securities Counsel Owe To Investors and To Its Client a Duty To Conduct a Due Diligence Investigation of the Offering?" 15 Business.
Law News 3 (Winter 1993, Feature Article).
"The Campaign to Eliminate the Vicarious Liability of Partners for Partnership Debts Captures Sacramento: California Adopts Limited Liability Partnership Legislation (for Lawyers and Accountants Only)," 17 California Business Law Reporter 103, 157 (feature article) November 1995 and January 1996: "Forms for Use in Converting a Law or Accounting Firm Partnership to an Limited Liability Partnership," XI California Business Law Practitioner 1 Winter 1996 (feature article). Member, Commission on Corporate Governance, Shareholders" Rights, and Securities Transactions, California State Senate. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco.
State Bar of California (Chair, Partnerships Committee, 1989-1990 and Treasurer, Executive Committee, 1993-1994, Business Law Section).
American Bar Association.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Commission on Corporate Governance, Shareholders" Rights, and Securities Transactions, California State Senate. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California (Chair, Partnerships Committee, 1989-1990 and Treasurer, Executive Committee, 1993-1994, Business Law Section).
American Bar Association.
