Why Scali Rasmussen?
Business attorneys with uncommonly good sense
Consider Scali Rasmussen, PC your on-call, one-stop, in-house counsel, backed by the added value of a diverse and talented team at your disposal.

Founding Shareholders Christian Scali and Bert Rasmussen
Entrepreneurs and business owners in automotive, retail, manufacturing and distribution, hospitality and other leading sectors count on Scali Rasmussen to manage the full range of legal issues that arise for thriving companies. Scali Rasmussen's targeted counsel includes big-picture perspectives and industry insights that keep you protected and your business moving forward when issues appear in:
- Automotive law
- Advertising
- Complex litigation and class actions
- Consumer product safety
- Corporate and business law
- Corporate governance
- COVID-19 workplace compliance counsel
- Disputes, litigation and class actions
- Finance & Insurance (F&I) counsel and litigation
- Franchise and distribution law
- Labor & employment and Human Resources
- Outside general counsel
- Mergers & Acquisitions (including buy-ins and buy-outs)
- Privacy & cybersecurity
- Proposition 65
- Real Estate transactions
Advocates for your business, leading ahead of industry trends
Working from our five offices across California, we help you make the most of new opportunities. Uncertain of how to comply with California's constantly evolving privacy laws? Looking to acquire a new enterprise? How will an employee's claim or a vendor's lawsuit threaten morale and profitability?
We use our brand of business legal common sense to resolve your challenges. As attorneys who "think big," we also can help international entrepreneurs establish and grow their presence in the United States.
Whether devising practical regulatory programs for car dealerships, ensuring data privacy compliance across 50 states, or settling complex breach of contract claims, our attorneys focus on preventing issues from becoming hurdles.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, our customized counsel supported the rights of auto dealers and provided a range of clients with tools to come out of the end of this pandemic healthier than ever.
A leading business law boutique

Named a leading automotive boutique law firm by the Daily Journal not long after we established the firm in 2013, Scali Rasmussen today applies its high-level business legal insights to the issues that matter.
Based in California and working across the United States, we represent a wide range of automotive and transportation businesses as well as clients in retail, hospitality, insurance, real estate, manufacturing and service industries.
In the media, in webinars and in our own publications such as Ahead of the Curve, our attorneys anticipate and analyze developments that shape industry progress and your business.
Clients appreciate the practicality of our solutions and count on our combined depth and breadth of counsel and the resources we provide. We operate the same way our clients do — lean and mean — so the counsel you receive hits the mark.
Recent news
Court of appeal holds that fees on a motion to compel arbitration can only be awarded if the opposition is groundless
2021 case review: Patterson v. Superior Court
Court of Appeal holds that questions of the viability of PAGA claims, which are not subject to arbitration, are for the Court and not the arbitrator
2021 case review: Contreras v. Superior Court
Ninth Circuit holds that mandatory arbitration agreements are enforceable in an employment context despite 2019 law
2021 case review: Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing Co. LLC
Ninth Circuit ruled a retailer must pay for its own defense in a state consumer protection lawsuit brought against it by the California Attorney General despite insurance policy language providing defense
2021 case review: Adir International, LLC v. Starr Indemnity and Liability Co.
Court of Appeal holds that Covid 19 losses not covered by commercial property insurance
2021 case review: The Inns by the Sea v. Cal. Mutual Ins. Co.
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