Jigna Patel

Jigna Patel has extensive legal and operational experience, currently serving as Chief Operations Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Counsel at Smart Circle International since June 2008. Prior to that role, Jigna Patel was Corporate Counsel at World Premier Investments from April 2005 to December 2006, specializing in legal advice related to commercial leasing. Jigna Patel also held the position of General Counsel at Ria Financial, providing legal and executive oversight for an international money transfer company from May 2002 to July 2004. Furthermore, Jigna Patel worked as Legal Counsel for CMG Worldwide, assisting celebrities and their estates with rights of publicity and trademarks from June 2000 to December 2001, and began the legal career as an Associate Attorney at Bailey & Ross from December 1997 to May 2000. Jigna Patel holds a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, Law & Society with a minor in Political Science from UC Irvine.