Donald Buder
Don specializes in corporate and business law, including commercial transactions, capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate counseling. His clients include both start-up ventures and larger Bay Area corporations engaged in a wide range of business enterprises.
Don was graduated from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law) in 1980, where he served as Executive Editor of the California Law Review. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Princeton University in 1974. Don was a Fulbright Scholar at the Free University of Berlin in 1975-76, and was International Fellow at the Columbia University School of International Affairs in 1976-77. From 1980 through 1982 Don was an associate with the San Francisco law firm of Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe.
For every client Don tries to provide three basic services: to find cost-effective solutions to legal and business problems; to offer advice that is direct and practical; and to keep the parties involved in any negotiation focused on their common business objectives. Don believes that a lawyer is effective only if he can protect his clients' interests without frustrating their business judgment.
As part of the service he provides, Don regularly participates in management team and strategic planning meetings with his clients. He views his role as that of both a business partner and a legal advisor, helping his clients to grow their business ventures over the long-term. His collaborative approach has led even the most contentious parties to constructive results in complex business negotiations and commercial transactions. Don also serves on the Board of Directors of numerous non-profit and philanthropic organizations. Don and his family reside in Mill Valley, CA.
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