Angela
De La Housaye

CEO/Founder/Managing Attorney

Angela De La Housaye founded De La Housaye & Associates in 2000 in Los Angeles, California.  The business law firm has since expanded to Walnut Creek, California. Ms. De La Housaye began her legal career in civil litigation with a focus on business protection and litigation strategy.  She uses this experiential knowledge in managing DLHA’s litigation practice. Ms. De La Housaye specializes in the transactional areas of business, mergers and acquisitions, liability protection, succession planning, trade secrets, proprietary information protection, and employment law.

In addition to managing the client work Ms. De La Housaye is actively involved in the community, city, and region. She is asked to speak about business law with a focus on preventative legal protections.

Ms. De La Housaye’s board and community engagement include the following past and present positions:

  • Certified Women Owned Business by WBEC

  • Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, Board member, Vice Chair of Economic Development (Prior Chair)

  • Co-Founder and Chair of Shadelands PBID Property Owners Committee

  • Graduate of Leadership Contra Costa

  • Member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association and Bar Association of San Francisco

  • Member, Women’s Presidents Organization

  • East Bay Leadership Council, Member (Past Board of Director)

Prior Positions:

  • Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, Board Member (prior chair), Vice Chair of Economic Development 

  • East Bay Leadership Council Member (Past Director) 

 

Awards:

  • Recipient, Walnut Creek Chamber’s Business Person of the Year

  • Recipient, East Bay Leadership Council’s Outstanding Task Force Chair Award

  • Recipient, Pace Setter Business Award from Women’s Initiative

 

Education:

  • B.A. In Communications,

  • Minor in Business from Pepperdine University, 1985

  • J.D. from Loyola Law School Los Angeles, 1989