Spencer Adler
San Diego,CA
Summary
Second-year associate attorney with a practice focused on representing corporate clients from a wide array of industries in day-to-day strategic transactions and data privacy compliance. My background in commercial, employment, and insurance litigation informs a current practical understanding of risk, compliance, and dispute avoidance. My goal is to help clients find individualized solutions to mitigate risk without slowing the pace of their business operations.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Attorney
Buchalter LLP
11.2024 - Current
- Advise clients on data privacy compliance, including CCPA/CPRA, BIPA, COPPA, and other state and federal privacy laws; draft privacy policies, notices, and related compliance documentation.
- Provide outside corporate counsel support, advising on governance, regulatory compliance, and day-to-day commercial matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, NDAs, and vendor contracts.
- Assist with M&A transactions by conducting due diligence, reviewing target company contracts, and drafting ancillary transaction documents and closing materials.
- Support complex commercial litigation by drafting pleadings and motions, managing discovery and ESI review, and conducting legal research.
Law Clerk
Buchalter LLP
05.2023 - 11.2024
- Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda, pleadings, and discovery materials in litigation matters involving wage-and-hour, discrimination and retaliation, insurance coverage, and indemnification disputes.
- Assisted with motion practice, including drafting motions to dismiss, motions to compel discovery, and motions to quash.
- Prepared internal research memoranda and client-facing materials addressing employment-law compliance and litigation risk.
Legal Intern
San Diego City Attorney's Office - Civil Division
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Analyzed state laws and municipal ordinances of multiple jurisdictions in anticipation of amending the City Municipal Code and Charter.
- Provided litigation support in premises liability claims asserted against the City by analyzing discovery materials and drafting internal memoranda.
USD Entrepreneurship Clinic
University Of San Diego
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Advised small business owners on their options for entity formation and drafted related documentation.
- Drafted general corporate agreements, including terms of service, NDAs, and propriety information and invention agreements.
Corporate Counsel Extern
ViaCyte, Inc.
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Collaborated with finance and clinical departments to negotiate clinical trial management system software licensing and training agreement.
- Analyzed and recorded legacy contracts, including master service agreements and clinical trial agreements, in anticipation of future acquisition.
Education
J.D. -
University of San Diego School of Law
San Diego, CA05-2024
Bachelor of Arts - Music With Ethnomusicology Emphasis
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA06-2019
Skills
- Westlaw
- LexisNexis
- iManage
- Relativity
- Microsoft Office: Suite
Legal Fields
- Data Privacy
- Corporate Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor & Employment
Bar Admissions
California
Timeline
Associate Attorney
Buchalter LLP
11.2024 - Current
Law Clerk
Buchalter LLP
05.2023 - 11.2024
Legal Intern
San Diego City Attorney's Office - Civil Division
01.2023 - 03.2023
USD Entrepreneurship Clinic
University Of San Diego
06.2022 - 12.2022
Corporate Counsel Extern
ViaCyte, Inc.
06.2022 - 08.2022
J.D. -
University of San Diego School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - Music With Ethnomusicology Emphasis
University of California Santa Barbara