Jesse-Issa Hawatmeh
- San Francisco
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Issa is an associate in the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice in the firm's San Francisco office.
Issa Hawatmeh graduated from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, where he was awarded the Chancellor's Scholarship and served as president of the Middle Eastern Law Society and vice president of the Hastings Technology and Law Society. Issa also worked as a student associate for the school's Startup Legal Garage, where he collaborated with leading Bay Area lawyers in representing several early-stage technology startups. Issa was also recognized as a California ChangeLawyers scholar by the Arab American Law Association of Southern California.
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Education & Credentials
Education
- University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., 2023
- University of California, Riverside, B.S., Bioengineering, cum laude, 2020
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
Related Employment
- Upgrade, Inc., San Francisco, CA, Legal Operations Specialist, 2023; Legal Intern, 2022-2023
- Perkins Coie LLP, San Francisco, CA, 3L Law Clerk, 2022-2023; 2L D&I Fellow, 2022; 1L Law in Tech Diversity Fellow, 2021
- Ironclad, Inc., San Francisco, CA, Contract Analyst, 2022
- Rain Intelligence LLC, San Francisco, CA, Consultant, 2021-2022
- Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, Legal Intern, 2021
Additional Languages
- Arabic
