Profile:
Ralph E. Harrison II, J.D./L.L.M., has offices in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Harrison's primary practice focuses on business and banking law. He works with clients in the areas of public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, and complying with reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Harrison also advises clients on complying with the requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.

Mr. Harrison represents franchises and start-up companies in various complex business transactional projects, including business formation, negotiations, and drafting agreements. Mr. Harrison's work entails helping clients wade through the myriad of legal issues they confront when purchasing businesses and making business decisions. Mr. Harrison has advised clients in matters spanning the business spectrum including financing multiple projects.

Mr. Harrison's practice is not limited to business and banking law. Mr. Harrison is also an adept litigator who handles a gamut of matters involving business tort, white-collar crimes, real estate law, civil litigation and criminal defense. Mr. Harrison is also a member of the litigation team who successfully represented Mayor Omar Bradley in his election law trial against the City of Compton.

A collegiate orator, Mr. Harrison speaks at numerous educational institutions, ceremonies, national organization and association events throughout the country. Mr. Harrison has also appeared on a sundry of shows: CNN's Connie Chung Tonight, CNN's American Morning with Paula Zahn, The Today Show with Matt Lauer, The CBS Early Show, MSNBC, ABC NEWS Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer,  and a number of radio broadcasts.

Mr. Harrison is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where he obtained his L.L.M., in Securities and Financial Regulations. He also interned for the Securities & Exchange Commission in the Mergers and Acquisitions department. He earned a J.D., cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, and holds a B.A., from Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California. Mr. Harrison is a member of the California State Bar.