Jack Fernandes

Workplace discrimination lawyer in Palm Desert

ADMISSIONS

  • California
  • Pending – U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

EDUCATION

  • Claremont McKenna College, B.A., Government
  • UCLA School of Law, J.D., Business Specialization – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Buddy Epstein and Christine Kim Scholarship in Tax Law

JOURNALS

  • UCLA Law Review, Senior Editor

Jack Fernandes

Associate

After earning his J.D. from UCLA School of Law Jack founded and led Regenica Biosciences, a medical defense company focused on developing an antidote to a chemical weapon from a Nobel Laureate’s Lab. Jack traveled from the U.K. to Dubai focused on international business transactions in the life sciences and went on to lead corporate development at Cambrian Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical holding company that raised over $150m in Venture Capital. Jack has a diverse legal and business skillset, having served in varying roles at companies including Kite Pharma, Gilead Sciences, and Rimrock Capital, a multisector-focused hedge fund that managed over $8billion in assets.

A San Diego native, Jack currently serves on the board of the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation, proudly supporting San Diego’s only national park.

EXPERIENCE

  • Corporate/Transactional
  • Licensing
  • Emerging
  • Companies
  • Life Sciences
  • Litigation

MEMBERSHIPS

  • State Bar of California
  • Licensed California Real Estate Broker