Chris Passarelli

Chris Passarelli is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in intellectual property and business law. Currently serving as Partner and Senior Counsel at Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty since February 2014, Chris has also held significant roles within the State Bar of California, including Advisor and Vice Chair of Marketing & Outreach for the Business Law Section. Previously, Chris contributed as Vice Chair of Programs & Publications within the same section, overseeing continuing legal education and support for over 8,000 practitioners. Prior experience includes a partnership at LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP from 2006 to 2014 and serving as Chair of the Agribusiness Standing Committee for the Business Law Section. Educational credentials include a Doctor of Law degree in Intellectual Property Law from Santa Clara University School of Law and an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty

Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty is a full service law firm with offices located in California's Napa and Sonoma counties. Our attorneys are routinely recognized in legal rankings and surveys as some of the best in their fields, and the firm is involved regularly with matters of local and national import. The Firm’s major practice areas include alcohol beverage law, business and corporate dealings, cannabis law, land use matters, labor and employment, civil litigation, intellectual property, real property transactions, as well as estate planning and probate. As a result of its location in the hubs of Northern California's wine country, DP&F also has very specialized expertise in providing counsel on all aspects of legal issues affecting the wine and hospitality industries. While some firms claim to have a wine law or hospitality practice group, only Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty can claim that all of its attorneys work with clients from the wine or hospitality industries every day. For more information on legal issues affecting the wine industry go to DP&F's free 'Lex Vini"​ wine law blog at www.lexvini.com


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