Jack Fernandes
Attorneys
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
- 619-738-3744
- jfernandes@astuno.com
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