People

Kaitlyn represents startups in corporate and transactional matters including entity formation, governance, funding, contracts, and general business issues. 

Stephen helps entrepreneurs launch and grow their companies, from planning at the earliest stages to funding to growth and scale-up. He provides practical advice along every step of the way, counseling clients on key transactional and business matters including entity formation, corporate governance, private equity and venture capital investments, contracts and agreements, brand protection, acquisitions and divestures, employment issues including immigration, and when needed, dispute resolution.

Carrie guides employers at all stages of their lifecycles through the development, implementation, and management of compensation and benefits strategies. She focuses her practice exclusively on employee benefits and executive compensation law (and the enmeshed labor and tax considerations). Carrie is a trusted advisor to clients, helping them ensure they adopt the right plans for their workforce as well as their shareholders and members. 

Kieran assists entrepreneurs with the full range of foundational business issues including funding, formation, governance, regulatory compliance, contracts, hiring, and more. He advises businesses across all industries, including high tech and fintech-driven companies.

Ashley focuses her practice in employment law. She helps start-ups lay the foundation of their corporate culture by drafting human resources policies and procedures that fit the size and personality of the company. She works closely with growing executive teams to build recruitment strategies and offer proactive HR training and education. For clients without in-house HR departments, Ashley can step in to fill the void and assist with day-to-day matters as well as issues like internal complaints and investigations. She also conducts HR due diligence for sales and acquisitions, from both the buyer and seller side.

Dan solves legal and business problems for Venture Best clients throughout their lifecycles, from helping entrepreneurs refine early-but-visionary ideas into fundable business plans to executing successful exit transactions.

Adam represents clients in corporate and transactional matters including business formation, governance, financing (debt, equity, angel, and venture financing), mergers and acquisitions, and IP licenses and agreements. Additionally, Adam serves as outside general counsel to select companies in the U.S. and around the globe.

Nic is a former venture-backed entrepreneur, with a deep understanding of both the business and legal aspects of forming, growing, and exiting a business.

Brad’s clients include innovative start-ups and high-growth companies, and the venture funds and angels who invest in them.

Jordan represents tech founders, startups, investors, and executives as their legal quarterback, covering all aspects of the corporate life cycle, including venture capital Series A-Z equity rounds, convertible note and SAFE financings, business formations, founders agreements, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities law compliance, and commercial technology transactions.

A co-founder of Venture Best®, Greg represents emerging, growth-stage, and venture-backed companies and investors in corporate structuring, financing, and exit strategies.

Jennifer brings more than a decade of experience to her work as a paralegal. She provides assistance with a full array of matters, including preparing and filing corporate documents, managing transaction closings, and assisting with incorporations, financings, conversions, mergers, and acquisitions. Jennifer also conducts research, onboards new clients, and prepares initial drafts of documents. She previously worked as a paralegal for a start-up focused law firm.  Earlier, she spent sever ...

Galen represents companies, founders, management, and investors in entrepreneurial endeavors – many of which involve building enterprises that have never before been built. He works with clients across the country, involved in all manner of go-to-market strategies – B2B, B2C, marketplace, SaaS, manufacturing, and distribution – and across numerous industries. From the start of each engagement, Galen’s focus is on protecting and building an enterprise for a successful exit.

Clients count on Bethany’s seasoned advice on a full spectrum of employment matters.

David represents entrepreneurs and their startups in a range of transactional matters including debt and equity financings, mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions, and general corporate matters. He also represents investors in PE and VC fund formations.

Venture Best clients look to Vince for creative solutions and practical strategies to help their businesses succeed.

Marc is an experienced business development professional and startup community connector who supports all forms of entrepreneurship across Texas and beyond. Throughout his career, Marc has assisted hundreds of companies with business strategy, capital acquisition, marketing, customer development, strategic partnerships, and product development. Marc connects talented executives with services and capital sources through professional networking and events. He supports the firm through strategic in ...

Dan has worked at the intersection of technology and content since the 1990s when he began handling the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ video game and digital comic book publishing deals. In the video game space, Dan has represented Ubisoft and Sony PlayStation Group among others and helped define the legal paper for many of successful developer publisher deals. He also managed much of Ubisoft’s M&A program, including buying companies like Redstorm (Tom Clancy) and properties like Myst and Prince of Persia. 

For more than 30 years, Richard has served as counsel and trusted advisor to hundreds of innovators, executives, investors, and their businesses, helping them launch, grow, and transition their companies. During his career he has worked as an attorney in private practice and in-house, and has served as a corporate officer for multiple entities, including a role at Union Pacific’s technology incubator.

Clients have described Lyndon as “a businessman who is also a lawyer.” For 37 years, he has served small and large businesses, personally handling many business issues and then selecting and quarterbacking a team that handles all other issues that businesses face.

An entrepreneur at heart and in trade, Shawn works with start-ups, privately held businesses, business owners, investors, and investment funds, focusing on business planning, forming, funding, and mergers and acquisitions.

Melissa fearlessly works with entrepreneurs across the country.

Betsy is a go-to resource for broker-dealer services, securities law, and regulatory compliance.

Adam focuses his practice on startups and emerging companies, angel and venture capital financing, and M&A and other significant transactions.

Arimi works with both start-up companies and investors in the U.S. and Japan, helping them navigate legal issues and pursue business opportunities in new markets. She leverages her strong network of contacts to help Venture Best clients grow their companies around the world.

Andrew is a business-minded lawyer and Certified Information Privacy Professional – United States (CIPP/US) practicing at the intersection of venture, data, and technology transactions, intellectual property, and deal-making. He provides legal and business counsel to emerging, venture-backed, and high-growth startups across the full spectrum of matters throughout their lifecycles. In addition to handling the key business transactions of each client, Andrew enjoys navigating through the cutting edge of technology and innovation to provide counsel in areas such as privacy and data security and artificial intelligence. 

Keith provides founders and their startup companies with practical legal and business advice on a variety of transactional matters including formation, funding, and exit, including drafting and reviewing contracts, technology assignments, employment agreements, founder purchase agreements, real estate transactions, and other issues.