Practice Areas

Acting as an outside general counsel for small, medium and maturing companies in the Santa Barbara and Carpinteria areas, the Matthew I. Berger Law Group provides a range of services with a focus on intellectual property (trademarks and copyrights), entertainment, and business law. We pride ourselves on our ability to work with other professionals - accountants, tax specialists, insurance brokers, bankers, etc. - to give our clients the best services tailored to their needs. Practice areas include:

Business

Our firm works with an emphasis in trademarks, copyrights, licensing, digital rights and games, and trade secret protection.

  • Choice of Entity
  • Formation
  • Governance
  • Shareholder and Member Relations
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Finance (Private Financing and Securities [common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt])
  • Stock Sales
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Employment Agreements
  • Invention Assignment Agreements
  • Licensing
  • Distribution
  • eCommerce
  • Equipment Financing and Leasing
  • Operating Issues
  • Incentive Stock Plans (Incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock grants, and restricted stock purchase agreements)

Intellectual Property

Our firm works with an emphasis in trademarks, copyrights, licensing, digital rights and games, and trade secret protection.

Real Property

Real estate matters, including commercial and residential transactions, leases, equity sharing agreements, landlord-tenant relationships and financing.

Entertainment

One of our favorite areas in which to work is in the entertainment and multi-media world including film, publishing, music, songwriting, literary, interactive, mobile and digital devices, merchandising, Internet and art.

Litigation

We have over 30 years of experience in litigation matters in both federal and state courts, including business litigation, intellectual property matters (as seen above), probate and trust litigation, and employment matters.

Trusts, Estate Planning, Wills, and Probate

Trust and will drafting, estate planning, trust administration, advance health care directives, powers of attorney, asset protection and probate for estates of all sizes and complexities in addition to elder issues.

Matthew brings commitment, compassion and a tremendous amount of knowledge and resourcefulness to his estate planning practice. He is thoughtful and giving while being very efficient and effective. It has been a pleasure to work with him.

- Lindsay Leonard
Owner and Founder, Santa Barbara Estate Services