His clients benefit from his expertise in all aspects of business and corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings, formation of partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations, corporate governance, contracts, and leases.

Technology Startup Companies

Mr. Chandler has acted as general counsel for numerous technology startup companies, including companies engaged in the manufacture and sale of semiconductors, computer network equipment, and test equipment, computer software development and licensing, Internet-based sales of products and services, and biotechnology.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mr. Chandler has handled more than 75 merger and acquisition transactions, including the following:

• Represented a printed circuit board design company in its $15,000,000 merger into a large contract manufacturer.
  
  
• Represented a semiconductor manufacturer in its acquisition of exclusive manufacturing and marketing rights to a line of computer chips from an international leader in chip manufacturing.
  
  
• Represented an international semiconductor manufacturer in its $13,000,000 merger into a publicly traded Internet security software company.
  
  
• Represented a media company in a $58,000,000 sale of radio station assets to a leading foreign language broadcasting company.
  
  
• Represented a fumigation company in a $2,500,000 merger into an investment holding company.
  
  

Securities Offerings

Mr. Chandler has represented issuers in more than 25 private offerings ranging in size from $500,000 to $8,500,000.

Professional and Civic Activities

Mr. Chandler has been active in the Santa Clara County Bar Association for many years.  He currently chairs its Lawyer Referral Service Committee and is a member and former chair of its Conference of Delegates Committee and Business Law Section Executive Committee.  He received the association’s prestigious Byrl R. Salsman Award, which is presented annually in recognition of contributions to the community and the legal profession.  He is a former member of the SCCBA’s board of trustees.

Mr. Chandler has lectured on mergers and acquisitions, recent developments in business and corporate law, and other topics.

He is a member of the Campaign Cabinet of United Way Silicon Valley.