Online legal services part of changing landscape
Online legal services are not going away, so traditional attorneys need to adapt to the changing marketplace, according to panelists at a San Diego Law Library event last month.
Education
Law School/Year: Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1996
Other Graduate School/Year: Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management, MBA, 1996
College/Year: Brigham Young University, Business Management; International Finance, 1992
Bar Admissions
California
Practice Areas
Corporate Business
Major Cases
Paul Johnson has participated in the formation, counseling, purchase and sale of and fundraising for many companies in transactions valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars in the aggregate. Johnson is the co-chair of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP Mergers and Acquisitions specialty group.
Johnson has represented many of San Diego’s largest companies in acquisitions of companies and technology. He has also acted as counsel to many clients selling to large technology companies, including Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor, Thomson / Technicolor, Novell and SAIC, to name a few.
Professional Background
Johnson received a JD/MBA in 1996 from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School and Marriott School of Management. He received his undergraduate degree in 1992 in Business Management, with an emphasis in International Finance, also from Brigham Young University. After graduation in 1996, Johnson began his practice at the law firm of Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich in Palo Alto, Calif. In 1999, Johnson transferred to Gray Cary’s San Diego office, where he practiced another seven years before joining Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP. Johnson is now the co-chair of Procopio’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group and a member of its Emerging Growth and Technology Group. Johnson has represented numerous startup companies, venture-backed companies and their investors in initial formation and financing transactions. He has also counseled some of San Diego’s most successful public companies, including Qualcomm, Life Technologies, Jack in the Box and others in acquisitions and in securities law compliance matters.
Professional Affiliations
• American Bar Association — Mergers and Acquisitions Committee
• J. Reuben Clark Law Society — Board
• San Diego Venture Group — PitchFest 2012 Steering Committee
Personal Affiliations
• 4S Ranch Little League — Pro Bono Legal Counsel
• San Diego YMCA Camps Board of Directors
Personal Background
Johnson served an LDS mission in Belgium and France from 1986-1988 and speaks exclusively French at home with his children. Johnson enjoys triathlons, particularly the bicycling portion, and can often be found on San Diego’s bike paths on early Saturday mornings.
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