Jeffrey B. Harris

Member

jbharris@ClarkHill.com

Los Angeles
+1 213.617.6130

Jeffrey B. Harris is a solution-oriented legal, tax, and business advisor to emerging and growing companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, real estate, equity financings, corporate formation and governance, intellectual property licensing, technology licensing and protection, distribution and supplier contracts, and joint venture agreements. He has a straightforward, pragmatic approach to helping businesses with their legal needs. Jeff works with clients in a wide range of industries, including high-tech, med-tech, defense-tech, entertainment, sports, technology, and real estate.

Jeff also is a Certified Public Accountant and has extensive experience in estate planning and the administration of private and court-supervised high-value estates and trusts and related estate tax, federal and state income tax, and accounting issues.

Jeff has represented publicly held and private business and individual interests for more than 35 years. His experience ranges from serving as tax and business counsel to numerous corporate and partnership entities, including closely held family businesses and trusts, to investigating transactional fraud and undertaking financial, tax, and valuation analysis for those entities.

Practice Areas

Education

L.L.M., Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1983, Taxation

J.D., University of Pacific, 1982

A.B., Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1979

Memberships

AICPA

C.P.A.(California) certificate granted May 1987

Member American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Holder-Inventor, US Patents 10849909B2; 10420776B2 (antibiotic compositions for nasal irrigation and methods)

NRA – Expert Marksman

Shaolin Kempo 2^nd Dan

AYSO (National Referee Instructor, National Referee Assessor, National 1 Referee; Former Area 1C Director of Referee Instruction and Director of Referee Assessment, Co-Founder and Director of the Leo Nedeff Referee Super-Camp, Advanced Coach and Advanced Coach Instructor. USSF Coach and Referee.

State Bar Licenses

California

Civic Activities

Former Member, Board of Directors, Beeve Foundation for World Eye and Health Care (Surgical Intervention in Fiji for cataracts, corneal transplants and other eye surgical procedures and involving logistical support and medical services performed by surgical teams from the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
Former Chairperson, La Canada Unified School District Emergency Response Committee
Former Member, Board of Directors (Nonprofit organization providing housing and outpatient social services for the mentally ill homeless of the City of Los Angeles, California).
Former Executive Committee Member, Board of Directors, The Children’s Clinic (Nonprofit outpatient clinic for underprivileged children residing in Los Angeles County, California).