Beau Epperly
Attorney
6801 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 210
Pleasanton, CA 94566
925-460-3369 | 925-224-7782
beau.epperly@hogefenton.com
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Main Bio
Practice Overview
Beau comes to us from Epperly | Elam which was founded in the summer of 2012 at the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. As a partner of the firm, Beau advised startup-business clients in all aspects of the startup cycle; from formation to exit. He guided mature companies through complex securities and regulatory matters. He and his team led a wide variety of complex and unique funding deals for startups and recapitalization funding for existing businesses. He previously practiced with a local firm, Pond North LLP, as well as with Neil, Dymott, Frank, McFall & Trexler in San Diego.
In addition to practicing law, Beau co-founded two companies: TriVino, a supply-chain management company for California wineries, and All9s, a cloud-to-cloud disaster-recovery software-as-a-service (SaaS) company for cloud-based businesses. He is interested in the interplay between business strategy and legal influence as a determinant of commercial relationships.
Beau received a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A) from the University of San Diego; a J.D. from the California Western School of Law; and an LL.M. in Law and Entrepreneurship from Duke University.
Background
Outside the office, Beau is a downhill skier, a former men’s rugby 7s US Men’s club champion, and a coach for Basel Switzerland and Olympic Club SF. He also took a sailboat across the Atlantic Ocean. He has an incredible wife, daughter, and a Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Practice Areas
- Business Transactions
- Cannabis
- Commercial Banking and Lending
- Corporate & Business Law
- Family Office Support
- Intellectual Property
- International Law
- Manufacturing
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Privacy and Data Security
- Software
- Tech Transactions
Education
- LL.M., Duke University
- J.D., California Western School of Law
- B.B.A., University of San Diego
Admissions
- California
- Washington D.C.
Affiliation & Awards
Awards
- Northern California “Super Lawyer” Super Lawyers Magazine, 2023-2025
Speaking & Publications
Speaking Engagements and Publications
Publications
- How to Break Through an Impasse in Business Contract Negotiations, Practical Guidance® LexisNexis (2024).
- Strategic Considerations in Effectively Negotiating Business Contracts, Practical Guidance® LexisNexis (2024).
- Cannabis Law Practice Overview, Practical Guidance® LexisNexis (2024).
- Rise of the Cannabis Economic State, California Business Law Reporter, Vol. 42, No. 2 (Sept 2020).
- Mitigating IRC §280E Effects on Cannabis Businesses, California Business Law Reporter, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Sept 2018).
- IRC §280E Deflation of Cannabis Distributor Valuations, California Business Law Reporter, Vol. 40, No. 1 (July 2018).
- Cannabis Venture Capital: Navigating Investment Vehicles Through Uncertain Regulatory Terrain, UC Regents CEB (2016).
- Modular Contracts, San Diego Business Journal (Nov 2007).
- Risk Allocation in the Supply Chain, San Diego Business Journal (May 2007).
- Class Action Fairness Act: Reducing the Total Cost of Litigation, San Diego Business Journal (Jan 2007).
Speaking Engagements
- Presenter: Ethically Navigating Licenses for Cannabis Businesses – UC CEB (2024).
- Speaker: Cross-border Cannabis Trade in Europe – ICBA CB Expo, Zurich (2022).
- Panelist: Cannabis: Business Fundamentals – PLI MCLE, San Francisco (2020).
- Moderator: The Innovators Driving the European Market – Cannabis Europa, Madrid (2020).
- Speaker: Investing in the Cannabis Industry – The Seminar Group MCLE, San Francisco (2019).
- Panelist: Challenging Traditional Investment Models in Cannabusiness – Alameda County Bar Association, Oakland (2019).
