Founder
CurrentLegal counsel, strategic adviser, and founder of boutique firm specializing in Silicon Valley startups, focusing primarily on independent-minded entrepreneurs with early-stage startup companies.We handle the range of startup matters from company formation to exit, including founder arrangements, equity incentive plans, ISOs, NQOs, restricted stock, IP protection, technology licensing and distribution, strategic alliances, OEM deals, bridge funding, preferred stock financing, key employment contracts (CEOs, etc.), trade secret and unfair competition issues, and mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations.I have been working with startups almost exclusively for over two decades from within Silicon Valley and have represented many successful companies, entrepreneurs, and executives within the startup field.Our approach to startups is distinctive in that we represent only founders and entrepreneurs and their startup business ventures. We respect VCs but we do not represent them or hold interests in them that can potentially conflict with those of our client companies.
