About The Law Office of Brandon S. Chabner
About Brandon S. Chabner
After attending Yale College, where he graduated with honors and majored in Political Science, and UCLA Law School (law review), Brandon began his legal career as a commercial litigation and energy regulatory attorney in the Washington, D.C. and Houston, TX offices of Fulbright & Jaworski. In 1994, Brandon left the practice of law to attend Harvard Business School, where his studies focused on general management and regulated industries. After receiving his MBA and returning to Los Angeles, CA, Brandon’s law firm affiliations have included Greenberg Traurig and Troop Steuber. More recently and before starting his own practice, Brandon served as General Counsel for ESI Enterprises, a multimillion-dollar revenue distributor and trader of consumer electronics products, located in Woodland Hills, CA.
Brandon’s corporate legal practice involves a wide range of business/commercial transactions, including general business contracts and license agreements, debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, internal corporate governance, and labor law matters. Representative clients are companies in the consumer products, financial, and health care industries.
In addition, through affiliations with other local legal service providers, Brandon handles matters relating to business disputes and other types of commercial litigation and regulatory compliance (including securities matters as well as estate planning matters). Brandon’s extensive contacts within the Southern California legal professional, insurance and investment banking/private equity communities make him an effective referral source for clients and contacts.
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About Eric Sauve
Eric holds a degree in Philosophy from The University of British Columbia. He began his career as an Investment Advisor in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1996, he joined TD Canada Trust—Canada's largest trust company—where he collaborated with a team of Investment Counselors and Trust Officers. There, he served high-net-worth clients and charitable foundations, managing their investment portfolios as well as domestic and offshore trust requirements.
In 2003, Eric transitioned to the metals and mining sector in China, eventually serving as Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded and producing mining company. In 2007, he founded Grant Hartford Corporation in Montana, which he successfully took public in 2010 via an S-1 registration.
In his advisory role with the firm, Eric provides expertise across venture capital, private equity, securities transactions, and trust services. His extensive trust experience uniquely equips him to guide clients in structuring their estates effectively and tax-efficiently.
Through longstanding relationships with trusted local professionals, Eric refers clients to reliable specialists in areas such as healthcare, extended care, funeral planning, relocation and downsizing, wellness, investment management, accounting, and taxation.