Tristan Snell PLLC

We’re a full-service boutique law firm solving the challenges of high-growth businesses, bringing big-firm experience at founder-friendly rates. Our clients range from multi-million-dollar success stories to brand-new startups, in spaces from software to entertainment to life sciences to fashion and ecommerce. We’ll build your venture the solid foundation it needs — and give you the strength and confidence to scale. Managing Partner Tristan Snell has over 15 years of experience including successes in some of the most high-profile legal matters of the past decade -- leading the prosecution of Trump University, leading a trial team in the Broadcom/Qualcomm patent litigation, and negotiating landmark deals with everyone from Chase to Walmart. He has also represented numerous startups and served as a startup GC, CEO, Product Manager, and Founder, giving him a deep understanding of what small businesses need. Whether you’re forming your company, handling stock and governance among the founders, managing your team, landing major deals or fundraising rounds, protecting your brand or IP, or dealing with a dispute, we can make it happen: -- financings and acquisitions -- contracts (licenses, MSAs, terms of service, privacy, consulting, advisory, etc.) -- corporate (formation, stock, employment, formation, etc.) -- employment -- government regulation -- litigation and disputes -- intellectual property (trademark, copyright, patent, trade secrets) We're not just lawyers, we’re entrepreneurs ourselves, and we’re here to roll up our sleeves and help you with whatever you need to succeed.