Sapana Grossi

Sapana Grossi is the founder of the Shah Grossi law firm. Ms. Grossi has broad experience serving as outside counsel to businesses and high net worth individuals and represents them in all facets of litigation and business transactions. She assists the firm’s business clients from start-up through established success, servicing in the areas of formation and capitalization, corporate restructuring and governance, intellectual property, real estate, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and labor and employment law. Ms. Grossi's litigation experience includes trial advocacy in federal and state courts, arbitration and mediation proceedings, as well as administrative agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the California Franchise Tax Board, and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Ms. Grossi has in-depth experience in the hospitality, food and beverage, and healthcare industries. In the food and beverage area, she represents restaurant groups, hotel owners/operators, craft breweries, and wineries in connection with alcoholic beverage license applications, transfers, compliance, and regulatory matters. In the healthcare area, she represents dentists and physicians in all aspects of the purchase and sale of their practices, governance, and employment matters.

Ms. Grossi serves as counsel to both franchisors and franchisees. Her franchise law practice encompasses the preparation and filing of Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars for both new and currently existing franchisors, the negotiation and preparation of multi-jurisdictional and multi-unit franchise agreements and area development agreements, and acquisition transactions involving currently existing franchises.

Ms. Grossi has received several awards since establishing her firm. She has been selected as a Super Lawyer Rising Star each year from 2016 through 2020 – an award given to no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers – and is bestowed upon lawyers who are only 40 years old or younger, or have only been in practice for 10 years or less, yet have garnered accomplishments equal to those of the most well-established, prestigious law firms in the nation. Ms. Shah has been voted as a Top Women Attorney in Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine, received the Avvo Superb Rating and Client’s Choice Award, and is a member of America’s Most Trusted Attorneys.