Our Team
Meet Our Attorneys
George Grellas
Founding Counsel
Dhaivat Shah
Partner
David Siegel
Partner
Mital Makadia
Partner
Mital Makadia is a trusted advisor to startup founders, serving as outside general counsel to early-stage and growth-stage technology companies across a wide range of industries. She works closely with founders…
Titus Lin
Associate Attorney
Erin Adrian
Associate Attorney
Seth Kugler
Associate Attorney
Seth Kugler focuses on complex commercial litigation including disputes related to corporate governance and breach of fiduciary duties, trade secret and IP misappropriation, breach of contract, real estate, and defamation….
Katherine Hart
Associate Attorney
Katherine Hart is a transactional associate with Grellas Shah. A member of the firm since 2017, Katherine advises clients on a range of transactional matters, including corporate governance, equity financings…
Da Zhuang
Associate Attorney
Paul Horstmann
Of Counsel
Paul is of counsel with the firm. As a patent attorney who focuses on patent prosecution, Paul has been on the front lines of patenting technological advancements in computers and electronics for nearly a quarter century. He has worked on behalf…
Mark Grayson
Associate Attorney
Mark Grayson is an associate attorney at Grellas Shah, where he focuses on commercial litigation and intellectual property. Mark handles a wide range of litigation matters, including disputes involving complex contract, employment…
Vivi Lee
Associate Attorney
Vivi Lee is an associate attorney at Grellas Shah, where she focuses on commercial litigation. Ms. Lee has handled a wide range of complex litigation matters, including complex contract, corporate governance, fraud and other matters.…
Leon Liu
Associate Attorney
Leon Liu is a associate attorney with Grellas Shah. A member of the firm since 2021, Leon advises clients on a range of transactional matters, including corporate governance, equity financings, and M&A transactions….
Joseph W. Guzzetta
Of Counsel
Joseph W. Guzzetta is an attorney with Grellas Shah, LLP. His practice is two-fold – he is a litigator and counselor in privacy law. Mr. Guzzetta has been successfully trying cases in California courts and non-judicial venues for…
Sara Townsend
Associate Attorney
Sara Townsend practices intellectual property litigation. She has appeared in proceedings in federal and state courts and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board regarding patents, trade secrets, copyrights…
Joe Palmieri
Intellectual Property Associate
Joe graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law, where he was a member of the High Tech Law Journal and received a High Tech Law Certificate. He received his M.S. in physics from Boston College. Joe’s practice…
Jack Bussell
Associate Attorney
Jack Bussell is an associate at Grellas Shah, practicing with a focus on commercial litigation. Jack has litigated a wide range of matters, including co-founder disputes, complex contract…
Ryan Plesh
Associate Attorney
Ryan is a litigator whose experience includes advisory and transactional work as well, with a focus on intellectual property law. Ryan is experienced in trade secret, trademark, copyright, patent, antitrust, corporate, contract, and employment matters.
Omer Netzer
Seasoned Attorney
Omer is a seasoned attorney with a proven track record of providing practical, strategic advice and counsel to stakeholders on a variety of corporate law and transactional matters in the emerging companies and venture capital ecosystem.