Mr. Gerald Lau is a pragmatic corporate generalist and has counseled and represented Fortune 50 companies, and numerous other businesses at various points throughout their business cycles, from startup to maturity.

He is comfortable and successful as a lead dealmaker and negotiator in a variety of contexts and attributes his success to an ability to understand not only the legal risks and how to mitigate them, but also the motivations and business concerns of all parties, and how to creatively and effectively balance competing interests while advocating zealously for his clients and maintaining a good working relationship with the party on the other side of the table.

In addition to years of corporate transactional practice, Mr. Lau is also a very strong litigator. He has been involved in the litigation and successful resolution of numerous and varied civil disputes and believes that understanding the real consequences of contractual language and other actions in litigation is important even in a transactional context.

As a successful trial attorney, Mr. Lau brings not only passion and aggressiveness to the cases he handles but also prudence and thoughtfulness which are important in litigating efficiently and resolving controversies.

Mr. Lau enjoys volunteering his time to help those in need and also manages to stay busy outside of work with hobbies such as snow sports, hiking, surfing, and martial arts.