About Our Attorneys
Our team-oriented approach offers clients access to attorneys who are familiar with and understand their products, technology and business models. Our attorneys combine and provide legal expertise and counseling in the specialty areas of corporate law, intellectual property, and business operations, with a genuine understanding of the unique business needs of entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies.
Renie Leakakos, Esq., Managing Attorney
Renie Leakakos, Esq. is the Managing Attorney at Leakakos Law, APC. She is a detail oriented and entrepreneurial leader who has worked in various business settings as an attorney, manager, and sales and marketing professional. Originally from Chicago, she moved to Southern California to study business management and psychology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She went on to study law at Loyola Law School.
Not only does Renie have “traditional” attorney work experience in a law firm setting as an associate and managing partner, she also has extensive hands-on experience working in the corporate arena as General Counsel and VP of Sales and Marketing. Renie can effectively work with the business entrepreneur, possessing the knowledge, understanding and passion necessary to help and care for the various needs an entrepreneur faces daily. Throughout her career, she has focused on assisting the small to mid-sized business owner, working with individual entrepreneurs, small businesses, and middle market companies in various industries.
Renie has a solid civil litigation background, with an emphasis in real property and business litigation. She has litigated numerous real property disputes throughout California, specifically handling complex land use disputes and construction litigation matters. Her extensive litigation experience gives her an edge as she can draft agreements and negotiate transactions with dispute avoidance in mind. Her expertise encompasses the practice areas of real property law, corporate formation and compliance, contract negotiation, investment due diligence and business transactions.
Renie and her colleagues serve as general counsel-at-large for a variety of clients. They provide affordable advice on legal issues, so each client can succeed.
Renie proudly belongs to the following organizations:
Lawyer’s Club of San Diego
Member of the Board of Directors 2016-2019, VP of Special Projects 2018-2019
North County Bar Association
Member
Hera Hub Inc.
Member of the Advisory Board and Entrepreneur Law Guru
Hera Angels
Member of the Board of Directors and Angel Investor, 2016-2018
Stella Angels
Mentor to Business Accelerator for Entrepreneurial Women, 2019-Current
Hera Labs
Mentor to Business Accelerator for Entrepreneurial Women, 2015-2018
Stella Labs
Mentor to Business Accelerator for Entrepreneurial Women, 2019-Current
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Member and 2014 Nominee for Small Business of the Year, 2014-2016
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