About Me
Sheila Merchant Legal is a boutique law firm, serving California specializing in business law, real estate law, and contract law with a special interest in working with socially conscious and sustainable businesses.
I’m a graduate of Columbia Law School and, prior to founding my private practice, I worked at two of the nation’s premier law firms —Akin Gump and Winston & Strawn —where I handled large scale, high-impact transactions, including billion-dollar utility-scale wind and solar energy projects.
My clients love how I keep things simple, take the time to educate them on their options, and help them grow their businesses and navigate challenges with a conscious and collaborative mindset.
I am passionate about social justice and climate change, and actively volunteer with the Aga Khan Foundation, Conscious Planet, and Transformative Change.
Connect With Me
I offer new clients a 15 minute complimentary consult to see how I can help.
Business and Real Estate Law Areas of Expertise
I advise and provide general counsel services to clients of all types and sizes including LLC’s, start-ups, small businesses, large corporations, franchises, C-corps, S-corps, B-corps, private real estate buyers and sellers, and social purpose corporations. Our firm specializes in:
Corporate formation and structuring
Real estate law
Contract drafting and negotiation
For sale by owner (FSBO) real estate transactions and transfer deeds
Partnership and operating agreements
Franchise agreements and disclosure documents
Mergers and acquisitions
Trademark filings
Corporate filings and maintenance
We provide expert legal services throughout California, including the various neighborhoods of Los Angeles (Downtown LA, Marina del Rey, Playa Vista, Playa del Rey, Brentwood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica, Westwood, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Encino), San Francisco & Silicon Valley (San Jose, Santa Clara, Encino, Alameda, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Walnut Creek, Redwood City), and other main metro centers such as San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Sacramento.
Schedule a complimentary consult if you need a real estate lawyer, general counsel attorney, contract lawyer, business lawyer, incorporation lawyer, small business attorney, startup attorney, franchise lawyer, business formation lawyer, corporate attorney, commercial lawyer, or trademark lawyer.