Stan D. Blyth

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sdb@c-blaw.net

559-554-3004

Stan grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was a proud Marine for six years (Semper Fi!) with the Middle East, Japan, South Korea and Thailand, being among his international assignments, and being stationed at Camp Pendleton upon receiving his honorable discharge, which is what brought him to California. After leaving the Marine Corps, Stan went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Davis; later obtaining his Master’s in Taxation from Golden Gate University. 

Stan has a flourishing tax and business litigation practice as an accomplished trial lawyer in both state and federal court, successfully trying cases to both judges and juries. As a litigator, he specializes in agricultural, construction, and business disputes. Additionally, Stan is a corporate powerhouse given his Master’s in taxation coupled with his extensive corporate experience in planning, negotiating and structuring mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, expansions, contractions, restructurings, and financing transactions for corporate and pass-through entities in the United States and internationally. His practice covers many facets of tax law that are intertwined with business activities, including: advising clients on the tax aspects of private equity, mezzanine capital and M&A transactions. Stan also advises litigators and litigation clients on the tax aspects of lawsuit settlements and judgments and assists nonprofit entities with organizational and operational matters.