Bio

Eric J. Stiff is a partner in the San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles offices of Lewis Brisbois, a member of the Corporate Practice and National Vice-Chair of the Securities & Corporate Finance Practice. He represents privately held and publicly traded companies in a variety of practice areas, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities, venture capital, private equity, health care, managed care and real estate. Eric provides advice and direction on a wide range of U.S. and cross-border transactions, including equity and debt financings, combinations, joint ventures, strategic alliances and government contracts. Eric’s peers consistently recognize him as a top attorney. He has been listed in the prestigious The Best Lawyers in America, and in San Francisco and Sacramento Magazine as a Northern California Super Lawyer. He has also been named one of San Francisco’s Top Attorneys by the San Francisco Chronicle, he is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale Hubbell, the highest peer review rating available, and has twice been selected as Corporate Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America (2016 and 2019). Eric advises health care organizations, among others, on a wide range of transactional and state and federal regulatory matters. He has more than 20 years of experience representing clients including HMOs, insurance companies, health plans and medical device manufacturers. He has assisted health care clients in various matters including, (i) mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations, credit facilities and financings; (ii) regulatory approvals from state agencies, including the Department of Managed Health Care; (iii) real estate transactions; and (iv) contractual matters including administrative services agreements, business associate agreements and confidentiality arrangements. A significant portion of Eric’s practice involves advising Canadian and other international clients in accessing the U.S. capital markets, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and investment transactions, and U.S. securities law compliance. In particular, Eric represents clients in national security reviews before CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States), as well as other agencies of the U.S. government. Clients include issuers, underwriters, investment banks, and placement agents. Eric regularly counsels clients, CEOs, Boards of Directors and Special Committees in connection with a variety of business, corporate governance, and strategic planning issues including fiduciary duties, executive compensation, and disclosure issues. His clients range from early stage to Fortune 100 companies and internationally recognized investment banking firms. Education: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Juris Doctor, 1995 ; University of California, Santa Barbara Bachelor of Arts, 1989;