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Business Law Lawyers in San Mateo County, California

Searching for a business lawyer in San Mateo County? Counsel for businesses: forming the company, contracts and deals, and the disputes that follow. This page indexes the county's business law coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

The Peninsula county between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, home to San Francisco International Airport and the headquarters of several major technology companies; the Hall of Justice in Redwood City anchors its civil calendars. Venue for most business law matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, seated at Redwood City.

The law also keeps time: four years to sue on a written contract; two years on an oral contract (§ 339) under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337. Fraud claims run three years from discovery (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(d)); unfair competition claims under Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 run four years (§ 17208). Contractual limitation clauses can shorten these periods. The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

This page is the San Mateo County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Business Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Four years to sue on a written contract; two years on an oral contract (§ 339).

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337

Fraud claims run three years from discovery (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(d)); unfair competition claims under Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 run four years (§ 17208). Contractual limitation clauses can shorten these periods.

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo.

County seat: Redwood City

Main courthouse: Southern Branch: Hall of Justice and Records, 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: sanmateo.courts.ca.gov

Business Law · San Mateo County roster

1,412 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list business law among their practice areas with an address of record in San Mateo County.

1,353 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Redwood City (418), Menlo Park (295), San Mateo (188) and Burlingame (89).

2 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 185, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1963 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Latham & Watkins LLP (32), Goodwin Procter LLP (30) and Gunderson Dettmer (27).

The full San Mateo County roster · 1,351 attorneys with an active license and a business law practice area: is listed by surname in the 8 sections below.

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Business Law matters in San Mateo County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • forming a corporation or LLC
  • drafting and reviewing contracts
  • buying or selling a business
  • partnership and operating agreements
  • raising capital and securities offerings
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • corporate governance and compliance
  • breach of contract
  • partnership and shareholder disputes
  • business fraud and misrepresentation
  • trade secret misappropriation
  • unfair competition
  • commercial lease disputes
  • collections and unpaid invoices
  • franchise agreements and disputes
  • corporate dissolution and buyouts

From the answer files

How long do I have to sue for breach of contract in California?Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337Are non-compete agreements enforceable in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16600How much does business litigation cost in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 1717

Every business law attorney in San Mateo County, by surname

Abat – Chang172 attorneysChantler – Elemen162 attorneysEllingson – Herder177 attorneysHerz – Lau173 attorneysLaugier – Molina164 attorneysMonte – Rosas170 attorneysRosati – Tidwell165 attorneysTighe – Zwibelman168 attorneys

Related counsel in San Mateo County

Litigation Attorneys in San Mateo CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337, 338, 339Intellectual Property Attorneys in San Mateo County17 U.S.C. § 507(b)Tax Attorneys in San Mateo County26 U.S.C. § 6501All practice areas in San Mateo CountyCounty record

Business Law in nearby counties

Business Law in San Francisco County4,367 attorneysBusiness Law in Alameda County1,265 attorneysBusiness Law in Santa Clara County2,484 attorneysBusiness Law in Santa Cruz County119 attorneysBusiness Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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