Biography Richard J. Sweet is a corporate attorney with decades-long expertise in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, contract negotiations, and debt and equity financing. Rich represents various business entities including middle-market, automotive, food and beverage, service, real estate, and high-tech companies. He is experienced in advising clients in connection with: general corporate and securities matters; drafting and negotiating complex limited liability company operating agreements and joint venture agreements; drafting and negotiating asset purchase, stock purchase and merger agreements, shareholder agreements, and executive compensation agreements; and advising clients in connection with regulatory issues. Prior to earning his B.A. and J.D., Rich earned an Associate Degree in Automotive Technology from Universal Technical Institute (UTI). Upon graduation from UTI, Rich spent years honing his trade in the automotive field, focusing on cutting-edge supplemental restraint technology and automotive electronics. Professional AffiliationsMember, Speaker Chair, Bruin Professionals, Century City Member, Sponsorship Committee, ACG Los Angeles AwardsListed in Los Angeles Business Journal's "Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys," 2022 Listed, Los Angeles Times as a Business of Law Visionary, 2021 Recipient, American Bar Association Legal Opportunity Scholarship Alpha Kappa National Honor Society Listed, Southern California Rising Stars, 2012 & 2014 Listed, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2023–2024 Bar AdmissionsCaliforniaEducationUniversity of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2004)University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude)History
Biography Richard J. Sweet is a corporate attorney with decades-long expertise in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, contract negotiations, and debt and equity financing. Rich represents various business entities including middle-market, automotive, food and beverage, service, real estate, and high-tech companies. He is experienced in advising clients in connection with: general corporate and securities matters; drafting and negotiating complex limited liability company operating agreements and joint venture agreements; drafting and negotiating asset purchase, stock purchase and merger agreements, shareholder agreements, and executive compensation agreements; and advising clients in connection with regulatory issues. Prior to earning his B.A. and J.D., Rich earned an Associate Degree in Automotive Technology from Universal Technical Institute (UTI). Upon graduation from UTI, Rich spent years honing his trade in the automotive field, focusing on cutting-edge supplemental restraint technology and automotive electronics. Professional AffiliationsMember, Speaker Chair, Bruin Professionals, Century City Member, Sponsorship Committee, ACG Los Angeles AwardsListed in Los Angeles Business Journal's "Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys," 2022 Listed, Los Angeles Times as a Business of Law Visionary, 2021 Recipient, American Bar Association Legal Opportunity Scholarship Alpha Kappa National Honor Society Listed, Southern California Rising Stars, 2012 & 2014 Listed, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2023–2024 Bar AdmissionsCaliforniaEducationUniversity of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2004)University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude)History