Paul O.

Paul O. is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Chief Legal Counsel at SamCERA since February 2021. Prior to this role, Paul O. held significant positions at the County of San Mateo, including Chief Deputy County Counsel and Deputy County Counsel, from January 2003 to February 2021. Earlier in the career, Paul O. worked as an Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati from August 1998 to January 2003 and at Proskauer Rose LLP from November 1995 to June 1998, along with a brief position as an Associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in 1994-1995. Paul O. obtained a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law between 1991 and 1994 and a BA in Rhetoric & Asian American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley from 1986 to 1991.