Background
Bennett, Paul Frederick was born on September 12, 1949 in Oakland, California, United States.
Bennett, Paul Frederick was born on September 12, 1949 in Oakland, California, United States.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1971). Hastings College of the Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Gold Bennett & Cera Limited Liability Partnership (San Francisco, California) specializing in Business and Mass Tort Litigation, Securities Litigation, Bankruptcy, Tax Shelter Litigation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Corporate Litigation, and Appellate Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, California. 1975, United States. District Court, Northern District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit.
1976, United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1982, United States. District Court, Southern District of California.
1989, United States. District Court, District of Arizona.
United States. Supreme Court. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco.
State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member: Practice and Procedure Committee of the Antitrust Section.
Federal Regulation of Securities Committee of the Corporation, Business and Banking Section.
Securities Transaction Subsection. Litigation Section; Class Actions and Derivative Suits and Securities Litigation Subsections). National Association of Securities and Commercial Law Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee.
Judicial Salary Subcommittee.
Government Affairs Subcommittee. Chairman, Amicus/Law Development Subcommittee).
Gold, Bennett & Cera Limited Liability Partnership, founded by David B. Gold, is an aggressive litigation firm which offers superior representation to a variety of business organizations and individuals, including entrepreneurs, individual and corporate investors, and small to medium-sized businesses. The Firm has played a leading role in some of the most significant securities cases in the country and has been instrumental in recovering hundreds of millions of dollars for its clients in complex business matters including securities, antitrust and trade and corporate litigation.
Members of the Firm have considerable knowledge and experience in a variety of industries, including banking, retailing, insurance, commercial real estate, video gaming, computers, medical imaging, savings and loan, finance leasing, oil and gas, and hedged fund investing.
Firm members also have expertise in corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, economic modeling, accounting and auditing.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member: Practice and Procedure Committee of the Antitrust Section.
Federal Regulation of Securities Committee of the Corporation, Business and Banking Section.
Securities Transaction Subsection. Litigation Section; Class Actions and Derivative Suits and Securities Litigation Subsections).
National Association of Securities and Commercial Law Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee. Judicial Salary Subcommittee.
Government Affairs Subcommittee.
Chairman, Amicus/Law Development Subcommittee).