STEPHANIE GRANATO, Managing Attorney

Stephanie Granato is a corporate attorney and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience advising growing companies, entrepreneurs and investors.  She has represented a broad range of private and public corporate clients, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. 

Ms. Granato’s practice focuses on early stage and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and commercial matters, and corporate governance.  She represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including technology, media, clean tech, entertainment, events, music, e-commerce, retail, manufacturing and distribution, and outsource staffing.

Ms. Granato serves on the Advisory Board of WE Global Studios, an AI powered SaaS platform for building and scaling businesses. Before founding Granato Law Office, Ms. Granato practiced corporate law in New York with an international law firm in the corporate transactional group, and in Los Angeles with a boutique corporate firm.  Prior to law school, Ms. Granato served as an analyst at a mid-market investment bank where she designed financial models and valued securities of private companies. Ms. Granato earned her JD from Yale Law School.

ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Admitted to the bar in California and New York.

• Hold FINRA Series 7, 79 and Series 63 licenses.

• Advisory Board Member, WE Global Studios, AI powered SaaS platform for building and scaling businesses, June 2020 – present.

• ProVisors: launch team member for Silicon Beach chapter in 2013, served as Group Leader Associate and Executive Committee member; member Century City II chapter, serve on Executive Committee, 2010 – present.

• Bruin Professionals member 2020 – present.

• Beverly Hills Bar Association 2021 – present.

• Associate member, Pasadena Angels, 2010-2013.

• Founding Partner and Director of Los Angeles Social Venture Partners, a non-profit that invests in and provides strategic advice to non-profits in Los Angeles, 2004-2006.