Phoenix Thottam

About Phoenix Thottam

Phoenix is a litigation and real estate attorney, as well as a licensed broker, with extensive experience in transactional and litigation matters. His background includes over 15 years handling contracts, negotiations, and leasing for both retail and residential properties. Additionally, he has significant experience managing lease disputes and eviction proceedings.

Beginning his legal career in 1999, Phoenix worked in corporate securities law in the San Francisco Bay Area at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and O’Melveny & Myers LLP. During this time, he represented high-profile clients such as Netflix, Wells Fargo, CHUBB Insurance Group, Golf Trust Association of America, HP Computing, and Apple. His legal experience also includes positions at major law firms and companies such as Goldman Sachs, Kennedy Wilson, and The Planning Center. He has also served as general counsel for a Los Angeles financial firm, overseeing litigation, employment law matters, and managing outside counsel on appellate cases.

Phoenix holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University with dual majors in Economics and Government. He earned his Juris Doctor from UC Berkeley School of Law and later obtained an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.