Business Law Intellectual Property Business Development
Education :: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. 2000 University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Anthropology 1996
Admissions :: 2000 California State Bar
Biography :: Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal became a lawyer because she believes in justice. As corny as it sounds, it's true. Having spent a lifetime servicing the nonprofit sector on various issues - the arts, women's rights, water conservation, human rights - Shaheen resolved that these issues cannot be fixed without the requisite energy behind it. In today's modern times, money is probably the biggest component to the energy required, quickly followed by time and commitment. Merging her passion for social justice, her love of the law, and her entrepreneurial spirit gave birth to Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal, Esq, a boutique law firm empowering today's social entrepreneurs to find their double bottom-line: profitability and positive social impact.
Shaheen is an experienced business and intellectual property attorney who specializes in assisting companies grow through a comprehensive legal strategy. Her practice scope includes corporate organization, general business transactions including employment and service agreements, and protecting and exploiting intellectual property through copyright and licensing deals. She also brings her decade-long business development experience to bear on clients' business strategy needs.
Prior to starting her own practice, Ms. Sheik-Sadhal was an associate at the boutique business law firm of Spillane Shaeffer Aronoff Bandlow LLP, focusing on intellectual property and real estate development. She also successfully has run an independent record label for nearly a decade. Ms. Sheik-Sadhal graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2000 and was admitted to the California State Bar the same year. She received her B.A. from U.C. Berkeley in 1996.
About Shaheen: In addition to being a yoga practitioner and musician, Shaheen is a contributing writer to Ideal Bite, a daily newsletter offering bite-sized ideas for green living so real people with busy lives can help build a more sustainable world.
the union of profitability, positive social impact and the law.