Long Beach Corporate Attorney | California
Main Office
Lewis Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
Office Hours
Monday - Friday9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Serving all of Los Angeles County, including: Torrance, Inglewood, Glendale, Burbank, and Santa Clarita.
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About Paul
Paul Bent is a California attorney who advises and represents clients in all areas of business, finance, transactions, contracts, and ventures.
He has been licensed to practice law for more than 30 years and has personally participated (as a lawyer and an investment banker) in more than $2.5 billion in equipment leases, corporate financings, and many other kinds of business transactions and ventures.
Paul is a graduate of UCLA (with honors in mathematics and computer science) and of Southwestern University School of Law (where he served as an editor of the Southwestern University Law Review). He is an active member of several professional organizations in Long Beach, California, where his offices are located.
He has been licensed to practice law for more than 30 years and has personally participated (as a lawyer and an investment banker) in more than $2.5 billion in equipment leases, corporate financings, and many other kinds of business transactions and ventures.
Paul is a graduate of UCLA (with honors in mathematics and computer science) and of Southwestern University School of Law (where he served as an editor of the Southwestern University Law Review). He is an active member of several professional organizations in Long Beach, California, where his offices are located.
Please call 562-426-1000 for a free consultation.
Experience
Senior Managing Director
The Alta Group, LLC
Present
Reno, NV
Attorney at Law
Law Office of Paul Bent
Present
Long Beach, CA
President and General Counsel
GoodSmith & Co., Incorporated
Present
Long Beach, CA
Admission
CA
1978
Education
UCLA
A.B., cum laude (Mathematics and Computer Science)
N/A
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Ball/Hunt American Inn of Court
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Long Beach Bar Association
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Southern California Mediation Association
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State Bar of California
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Capital Equipment Leasing logo
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Commercial Equipment Leasing
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Equipment Leasing Professionals
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Foro Legal Latinoamericano de Leasing
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International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
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Law Journal Press
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UCLA Alumni
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UCLA Bruins Biz Network
Notable Work
Publications
“Dodd-Frank: What About Leasing?” (LJN’s Equipment Leasing Newsletter, October , part 2 of a 2-part article)
2011
“Dodd-Frank: What About Leasing?” (LJN’s Equipment Leasing Newsletter, September , part 1 of a 2-part article)
2011
”Considering the Alternatives in Alternative Energy” (Equipment Leasing Today, October )
2008
“Investing in Alternative Energy Equipment and Projects” (Journal of Equipment Lease Financing, Spring )
2008
“The Future of Financing Alternative Energy Equipment” (with Professor Gilbert E. Metcalf, Tufts University; Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, October )
2007
“When is a Consumer? The Dynamics of a Changing Leasing Landscape” (Equipment Leasing Today, September )
2005
“Cross-Border Disputes and the Potential for Resolution via Mediation” (LJN’s Equipment Leasing Newsletter, July )
2005
“Mediation in Leasing” (with Susan Rosenthal; Equipment Leasing Today, January )
2005
“Transaction Troubles? The Courtroom’s Not Your Only Recourse” (AFP/Exchange, November/December )
2004
“Avoiding the Courtroom When the Transaction Goes Bad” (The Secured Lender, September/October )
2004
“Mediation Provides a Different Way to Address Defaults” (Business Leasing News, September )
2004
“Transaction Gone Bad? You CAN Avoid the Courtroom” (Business Credit, July/August )
2004
“Leveraged Lease Gone Bad? You CAN Avoid the Courtroom” (LJN’s Equipment Leasing Newsletter, May )
2004
“Resolving Conflicts in Real Time” (Grynbaum’s Dispute Prevention Newsletter, April )
2004
“Managing Conflict in IT Outsourcing” (with Matthew T. Furton; Outsourcing Journal, in 2 parts, October and November )
2003
“Hardware and Software Lease Transactions” (Fifteenth Annual Computer Law Institute; Practising Law Institute, Los Angeles, . Republished by Business Laws, Inc., ).
1993 / 1994
Additional Info
Founded 1979
Law Office of Paul Bent Highlights
Business & Trade, Transactions, Contract, Lending, Corporate Governance, Equipment Leasing, Joint Ventures, Captives
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