Rosana Ortega

Practice areas

Business/Corporate, Employment & Labor: Employer, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nonprofit Organizations

Focus areas

Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Sub-chapter S Corporations, Wage & Hour Laws

Fluently conversant in English, Spanish, and Italian, Rosana Ortega stands as the initiator of Ortega Business Law Firm, APC, situated in San Diego, California. Her services extend across the broader metropolitan region, catering to an array of clients. Since 1992, Ms. Ortega has held admission to practice in all California state courts, and she is additionally authorized to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of California.

In alignment with her firm’s nomenclature, a substantial portion of Ms. Ortega’s professional focus encompasses a diverse spectrum of business affairs for both profit-driven and nonprofit entities. Her expertise encompasses tasks such as entity establishment, regulatory adherence, navigating mergers and acquisitions, overseeing corporate governance, facilitating licensing transactions, and the comprehensive preparation, negotiation, and assessment of contracts. Ms. Ortega also assumes the role of general counsel for numerous clients spanning various sectors like franchising, real estate, distribution, manufacturing, healthcare facilities, practitioners, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions.

Ms. Ortega’s active involvement extends to the domain of employment law. Within this capacity, she offers guidance and advisory services to companies on an extensive range of matters, including recruitment and termination policies, the formulation and review of employee manuals and employment agreements, preemptive measures against litigation risks, adherence to federal and state labor laws concerning wages and hours, and the training of managerial staff in relation to discrimination and cases of sexual harassment.

During her undergraduate tenure, Ms. Ortega pursued an English major at the University of San Diego, culminating in a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. Her educational trajectory led her to the University of San Diego School of Law, where she participated in moot court competitions and eventually secured her Juris Doctor degree in 1990. Noteworthy affiliations include her membership in the San Diego County Bar Association.