Speaker Bio
Chas manages the company’s legal functions and oversees all legal initiatives for product quality, research and development, and new markets. Chas’s previous experience includes launching EndeavorLegal, a Boston-based start-up law firm, and working as an associate, both at Testa Hurwitz and Thibeault in Boston and at Thelen Reid and Priest in Los Angeles. Over his career, he has assisted a variety of technology and emerging companies in managing transactions such as venture capital financing, mergers, acquisitions, and initial public offerings.
Chas is a prolific speaker on legal regulatory issues, alternative service providers, and the future of the legal profession. He penned a regular column for Inc. Magazine Online and co-hosted Legally Bound, a Los Angeles-based talk radio program focusing on current legal events and issues. Chas is a member of the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management section and is a contributor to both the Commission on the Future of the Legal Profession and the Stanford Legal CodeX. A member of the California and Massachusetts bars, he is also qualified as a solicitor in the United Kingdom.