Our Team

Meet Our Attorneys

George Grellas

George Grellas

Founding Counsel

For over 25 years, George has practiced business, corporate, commercial, and intellectual property law in Silicon Valley and has served as a business and corporate lawyer for a broad range of startup and business…

Dhaivat Shah

Dhaivat Shah

Partner

Dhaivat H. Shah has spent his entire private sector career representing public and private companies, their executives and their boards in complex litigation, regulatory investigations and internal investigations.

David Siegel

David Siegel

Partner

David is an unusual startup lawyer in having done sophisticated legal work in both transactional and litigation matters: he is an accomplished startup lawyer and litigator who has extensive experience…

Mital Makadia

Mital Makadia

Partner

Mital is a partner at Grellas Shah. Her practice is focused on representing technology startups and startup founders . She provides counsel on a variety of corporate and transactional matters and negotiates…

Titus Lin

Titus Lin

Associate Attorney

Titus is a transactional associate with Grellas Shah. A member of the firm since 2011, Titus has represented domestic and international clients on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including securities compliance…

Erin Adrian

Erin Adrian

Associate Attorney

Erin Adrian is an associate attorney at Grellas Shah, where she focuses on commercial litigation. Ms. Adrian has handled a wide range of complex litigation matters, including complex contract, copyright, trade secret…

Seth Kugler

Seth Kugler

Associate Attorney

Seth Kugler focuses on disputes regarding corporate governance and fiduciary duties, as well as other complex commercial litigation including breach of contract, IP, real estate, and defamation litigation. Seth’s specializes in preventing…

Katherine Hart

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

Da Zhuang

Associate Attorney

Da Zhuang is a transactional associate with Grellas Shah. A member of the firm since 2019, Da advises clients on a wide range of transactional matters, including equity financings, corporate governance, M&A, technology transactions…

Holly Carmichael

Holly Carmichael

Of Counsel

Holly is of counsel with the firm. With 25 years of experience serving multinational clients. Holly has extensive experience in corporate international tax, including advising on business acquisitions and dispositions, joint…

Paul Horstmann

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…

Asma Bashir

Asma Bashir

Of Counsel

Asma is of counsel with the firm. Ms. Bashir has almost a decade of experience as an immigration and naturalization attorney, focusing on employment (H-1b, L-1A, L-1B, O-1, EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-1C, EB-2/EB-3, TN, E-2, PERM…

MARK GRAYSON

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

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…

Seth Kugler

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

Joseph W. Guzzetta

Associate Attorney

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 almost 20 years…