BOOTH LLP EXPANDS WITH A NEW PARTNER, PAULA J. BAILEY

We are pleased to announce the expansion of our firm with the addition of Paula Bailey, an experienced transactional and litigation attorney.  Paula has over sixteen years of corporate in-house experience at two Fortune 100 oil and gas companies (Atlantic Richfield Company and Chevron Products Company), and at one of the largest privately held, family-owned convenience store and motor fuel retailers in California (United Oil Co.), where she served as General Counsel.  As a Partner with Booth LLP, she serves as Marketing Counsel for a privately held, multi-site gasoline retailer and convenience store operator in California.  In her thirty years of practice, Paula has handled a wide variety of transactional matters, focusing on commercial and franchise matters, including formation and enforcement of franchise agreements for wholesaler relationships with independent retailers, vendor and service contracts, transportation agreements, purchase and sale agreements and lease agreements.  She also has had extensive experience and oversight in business litigation and employment matters, bankruptcy matters, banking and loan matters, antitrust issues and corporate compliance.