Candidate for
Council Member; City of Saratoga

HAB SIAM SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE 12304 CANDY COURT SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA 95070 PHONE (408) 368-5051 E-MAIL: Hab@HabSiam.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Siam Law Group, Oakland, CA July 2003 + Present Founder, Owner, and Chairman

General Corporate/Transactional: Legal representation of individuals and privately-held businesses in all aspects of leveraged acquisitions, venture capital investments, debt and equity financing, recapitalizations, restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, asset purchase transactions, stock purchase transactions, drafting and negotiating contracts, due diligence review and analysis, corporate formation and organization, and general corporate matters.

General Litigation: Legal representation of individuals and privately-held businesses in all litigation matters, including defending and prosecuting cases involving trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, unfair business practices, family law, domestic violence, defamation, government agency defendants, employee rights, and personal injury.

Senior Management Representation: Legal representation of chief executive officers, chief financial officers, and other senior management in all aspects of their relationship with past, present, and potential employers, including contract negotiations and litigation.

Trustee, East Palo Alto Sanitary District, East Palo Alto, CA November 2003 + July 2004

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA, February 2000 + July 2003 Corporate Associate

Legal representation of private and public entities in all aspects of leveraged acquisitions, venture capital investments, debt and equity financing, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, and general corporate matters, including asset transactions, stock transactions, debt transactions, drafting and negotiating contracts, due diligence review and analysis, corporate formation and organization, and analysis of legal issues under state and federal law.

Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, May 1996 + January 2000 Corporate Associate

Legal representation of privately-held companies in all aspects of leveraged acquisitions, venture capital investments, debt and equity financing, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, and general corporate matters, including asset transactions, stock transactions, debt transactions, drafting and negotiating contracts, due diligence review and analysis, legal research, corporate formation and organization, and analysis of legal issues under state and federal law. Litigation Associate

Defended corporate clients in complex commercial litigation, including defense of national and state class action lawsuits, prosecuting insurance coverage litigation against numerous insurance companies, and prosecuting trade secret cases.

Indiana Secretary of State, Indianapolis, IN, October 1997 + January 1999 Special Advisor

Provided strategic political advice to Deputy Secretary of State regarding public policy, fund raising, public relations, and campaigning.

LEGAL MEMBERSHIPS

California State Bar -- November 2001 + Present Illinois State Bar -- November 1996 + Present American Bar AssociatioN -- November 2001 + Present Association of Trial Lawyers of America -- December 2004 + Present

EDUCATION

Indiana University School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 1996, Bloomington, IN

American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts, 1994 Top 15% of Class of 1996 and Dean's Honors (Four Semesters) Member, INDIANA LAW JOURNAL, 1995-1996

University of Illinois, A.B. in economics and political science, June 1993, Champaign-Urbana, IL

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

Saratoga City Council Candidate + 2006 League of Women Voters Cupertino American Little League Team Manager + 2005 Palo Alto Little League Team Manager and Coach + 2004 and 2003 Resident of Prides Crossing on the north side of Saratoga Father of Blue Hills Elementary School fourth-grade student