Thomas Koster
Attorney at Law Offices of A. Thomas Koster
Real Estate Attorney
Attorney predominantly representing property owners and landlords in real estate transactions, dispute resolution, and litigation.
Law Offices of A. Thomas Koster
Attorney
- Drafted commercial and residential leases.
- Assisted in the resolution of pre-litigation commercial and residential lease disputes.
- Assisted in the resolution of HOA disputes.
- Assisted in the resolution of disputes between property owners and various bay area counties and local regulatory bodies.
- Litigated unlawful detainer cases in San Francisco County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Santa Clara County, and San Mateo County.
- Litigated cases involving breach of contract, fraud, consumer protection, and tort.
San Francisco Bay Area
MELLEN LAW FIRM
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mellen-law-firm
Associate Attorney
- Litigated cases in a plaintiff’s side consumer financial protection and real estate firm
- Drafted dozens of oppositions to demurrers, motions to dismiss, and motions for summary judgment
- Drafted applications for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
- Appeared and argued in almost 100 law and motion hearings 
- Conducted written discovery and defended depositions
- Negotiated and drafted settlement agreements
- Sat second-chair in civil trial, drafted: motions in limine, trial brief, and closing brief 
- Attended bankruptcy hearings on behalf of debtors
San Francisco Bay Area
Roblox
https://www.linkedin.com/company/roblox
Legal Counsel
- Reviewed and negotiated SaaS contracts and commercial vendor agreements
- Experience with data privacy issues involving the GDPR and COPPA regulatory schemes
- Reviewed and negotiated advertising agreements and ad insertion orders
- Drafted contract and lease compliance memos
- Drafted consulting/contractor agreements
- Reviewed NDAs
San Francisco Bay Area
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Santa Clara University Entrepreneurs Law Clinic
https://www.linkedin.com/company/santa-clara-university
Legal Intern
- Drafted a complex LLC operating agreement involving multiple classes of members
- Researched and recommended the best strategies for business entity formation for start-ups
- Drafted and reviewed leases and service contracts for a solar power company
- Conducted an internal document review of a benefit corp. for potential investors
- Participated in VC term sheet negotiations moot with teams from the MBA school
Santa Clara, CA
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JONES HALL, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jones-hall-a-professional-corp
Legal Intern
- Researched and wrote memos concerning financing strategies for local governments
- Drafted closing document for dozens of municipal bond deals, totaling more than $100 million
- Communicated with city and county supervisors regarding said bond deals
San Francisco Bay Area
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Bohmann Patent Law Office
Summer Intern
- Learned about the EU patent prosecution process, and claim drafting
- Reviewed Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications
- Experience red lining patent licensing agreements
- Reviewed European Patent Office (EPO) office actions
Munich, Germany
QuoteMedia
https://www.linkedin.com/company/quotemedia
Tech Support Level 2
- Researched and consolidated financial information
- Troubleshot live market data software over phone and through email for high value clients
- Corrected discrepancies in the SQL database
- Communicated issues to developer and quality assurance teams
- Updated the employee knowledge-base
Vancouver, BC
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QuoteMedia
https://www.linkedin.com/company/quotemedia
Tech Support Level 1
- Troubleshot software over phone and email for both normal and high value clients
- Researched and consolidated financial information
- Detailed an researched steps to recreate bugs in the system
- Communicated issues to level 2 tech support team through a ticketing system.
Vancouver, BC
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High Tech Law Certificate: International Specialization with Honors
Doctor of Law (JD)
Santa Clara University School of Law
https://www.linkedin.com/school/santaclaralaw/
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Physical and Biological Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
The University of British Columbia
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High Tech Law Certificate, International Specialization with Honors
Santa Clara University School of Law
Business Organizations
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Entertainment Transactions
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Entrepreneurs' Law Clinic
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Intellectual Property
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International Business Transactions
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International Intellectual Property
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Technology Licensing
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Environment
Project Kaisei
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Deckhand
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencejensen
Lawrence Jensen
Real Estate and Business Attorney
San Jose, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-philipovitch-2063292b
Catherine Philipovitch
Real Estate Attorney
Santa Cruz, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombartasi
Tom Bartasi
Transactional Real Estate Attorney
San Jose, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-williams-21b14a9
Elizabeth Williams
Attorney at Law, Real Estate Broker
Burlingame, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadagallagher
Chad Gallagher
Transactional Real Estate Attorney and Shareholder at Miller Starr Regalia
Walnut Creek, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-murai-414a8511
Jason Murai
Real Estate Attorney at Strategy Law, LLP
San Jose, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-wagley-3828ab41
Derek Wagley
Attorney | Real Estate Broker
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-deangelis-1aa7127a
Paul DeAngelis
Real Estate Attorney
San Francisco, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-haskell-26461722
Kristin Haskell
Real Estate Attorney at looking for new opportunity
Mountain View, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katierowejones
Katie Jones
Real Estate Attorney at Miller Starr Regalia
Walnut Creek, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gagliardo-256076174
Michael Gagliardo
Paralegal at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariarelos
Marialorena Relos
Contract; Real Estate; Privacy; Mass Arbitration Defense Attorney
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-schnitzler-1974504
Gabe Schnitzler
Real Estate Attorney
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-a-b2748678
Sonia A.
Real Estate Attorney at Last & Faoro
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sierrabunnell
Sierra Bunnell
Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Real Estate
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/apdunning
Andrew P. Dunning
Litigator | Counselor | Writer
Las Vegas, NV
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfried
Christopher J. Fried, Esq., MBA, MGA
Attorney, Entrepreneurial Strategist, Investor
Philadelphia, PA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbohne
Christopher Bohne
Corporate Attorney
Detroit Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-vartanian-esq-509a1151
Andrew Vartanian, Esq.
Attorney at LA Injury Group
Los Angeles County, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-hardy-21811917
Greg Hardy
Attorney • DOTD • Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA
Thomas Köster
https://de.linkedin.com/in/thomas-k%C3%B6ster-58989118b
Kommunikation und Vertrieb Verfassungsorgane, Geschäftsstelle für den Öffentlichen Dienst
Berlin
Thomas Koster
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/thomas-koster-696b911
Sr. System Consultant bij Ricoh IT Services
Maasbracht
Thomas Koster
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/thomaskoster
New Business Development Manager at Fjällräven
Amsterdam
Thomas Koster
https://ch.linkedin.com/in/thomas-koster-a30972152
Geschäftsleitung bei TechnoWood AG
Gommiswald
Thomas Koster
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-koster-2ba13b150
Licensed Health Insurance Advisor
Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area