General Counsel

San Diego Outside General Counsel Attorneys

Khashayar Law Group provides outside general counsel services to California businesses — handling the legal questions that arise every week, intercepting risk before it becomes litigation, and quarterbacking outside specialists when deeper expertise is needed. The model gives growing businesses sophisticated legal counsel without the cost of a full-time in-house GC, and lets the business focus on operating instead of vendor management.

What Outside General Counsel Services Include

Recurring work includes:

• Contract review and negotiation — vendor agreements, customer contracts, NDAs, employment agreements, and consulting agreements.
• Employment and HR matters — California wage-and-hour compliance, employee handbooks, terminations, leaves, accommodations, and PAGA risk management.
• Governance support — annual meetings, board resolutions, equity issuances, and amendments to operating documents.
• Vendor and customer disputes — pre-litigation negotiation, demand letters, and selective litigation when warranted.
• Regulatory compliance — California privacy law (CCPA/CPRA), industry-specific licensing, and consumer-protection compliance.
• Insurance review — coverage gaps, claims tendering, and bad-faith assertion when carriers refuse to defend.
• Litigation oversight — managing outside litigation counsel, budgets, strategy, and settlement decisions.

Who Benefits from a Fractional General Counsel Model

The model fits California businesses with $5M–$100M in revenue, professional services firms, technology companies, and family-owned businesses whose legal work is too large for ad-hoc transactional engagements but too small for a full-time GC. Engagements range from monthly retainers to project-based scopes.

How Khashayar Law Group Handles These Matters

Khashayar Law Group approaches every matter with the same trial-ready discipline that produced over $165 million in recoveries firm-wide. Daryoosh Khashayar has tried cases before juries, before judges, and before the California Court of Appeal, where he has secured multiple reversals of Superior Court rulings. He has litigated against major insurers including GEICO and Progressive, and against large corporations including Walmart and Costco.

ABOTA Membership and What It Means for Clients

Daryoosh Khashayar is a member of ABOTA — the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only organization for attorneys with exceptional verified civil jury trial experience and judicial recommendations. The firm has recovered more than $165 million for clients and prepares every matter — transactional or litigated — with the trial-readiness corporate counterparties respect.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does outside general counsel pricing work?

Most engagements run as a monthly retainer covering a defined scope of recurring work, with additional matters billed at agreed rates. The structure is significantly less expensive than a full-time GC and more predictable than ad-hoc engagements.

Does Khashayar Law Group handle litigation under the outside GC model?

The firm handles many disputes directly. For specialized litigation outside the firm's depth, the firm coordinates and oversees outside counsel — managing strategy, budget, and settlement positioning.

Will an outside GC understand our business well enough to add value?

Yes — when the engagement is structured with the right onboarding (deep dive into business model, key contracts, key risks) and ongoing rhythm (weekly or biweekly check-ins). The firm's outside GC engagements are built to feel like embedded counsel, not transactional vendor work.

Can outside general counsel handle our employment matters?

Yes — most California employment matters are within scope. The firm advises on hiring, terminations, accommodations, wage-and-hour compliance, employee handbooks, and PAGA risk. Specialized matters (class actions, EEOC defense at scale) may bring in additional counsel.

How is the work coordinated with our internal team?

Engagements include a designated lead attorney, defined contact protocols, secure document sharing, and regular check-ins. The model is designed to feel like an in-house counsel relationship, not an external vendor.

Talk to a San Diego Outside General Counsel Attorney

Khashayar Law Group serves clients throughout San Diego and California. Consultations are free and confidential. Call (858) 509-1550 or visit our office at 1350 Columbia St., Suite 303, San Diego, CA 92101.