Todd joined Solomon Minton Cardinal Doyle & Smith LLP in 2007 after an extensive career as in-house counsel for public and private companies. Todd is a Partner with over 15 years of experience as the General Counsel and Senior Vice President of national companies in the professional services, management consulting, retail, and restaurant industries. He has extensive hands-on experience in handling business transactions, mergers & acquisitions, licensing, real estate transactions, employment matters, financings, trademarks, and corporate governance. Todd began his legal career at the San Diego law firm Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek where he practiced in the litigation and corporate/business groups for six years. Todd’s legal representation, including General Counsel services, include:

• Entity formations and governance
• Mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations
• Licensing and trademarks
• Real estate leasing and sales
• Employment matters
• Service and vendor agreements
• Contract preparation and negotiation

Todd graduated cum laude from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and earned his J.D. at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.