C. Angela De La Housaye
Founding Attorney
B.A. In Communications,
Minor in Business from Pepperdine University, 1985
J.D. from Loyola Law School
Los Angeles, 1989
Angela De La Housaye founded the business law firm of De La Housaye & Associates in 2000 in Los Angeles, California. It has since expanded to two additional cities in California, Walnut Creek & San Francisco. Ms. De La Housaye began her legal career in civil litigation with a focus on business protection, and uses this experiential knowledge in managing DLHA’s litigation strategy. Ms. De La Housaye also specializes in the transactional areas of business law, mergers and acquisitions, liability protection, business succession, trade secrets, and proprietary information protection, and employment matters for her clients.
Ms. De La Housaye manages all DLHA offices and, in addition, works deeply within the community and East Bay region. She speaks on legal business matters and coaches business clients regarding preventative legal work. Various boards and involvement include:
- Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce; present position on the Board of Directors and past Chair
- East Bay Leadership Council Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the Business Task Force
- Member San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee
- Chair and Co-Founder of Shadelands PBID Property Owners Committee
- Walnut Creek Downtown Board of Directors; Member of Sustainable Walnut Creek Committee
- Co-Chair Walnut Creek on Ice
- Graduate of Leadership Contra Costa
- City of Walnut Creek; Centennial Steering Committee
- And a recipient of the Walnut Creek Chamber’s Business Person of the Year, the East Bay Leadership Council’s Outstanding Task Force Chair Award & also of the Pace Setter Business Award from Women’s Initiative
