Business Details
Trusted Business Law Services for Startups and Private Companies
DPA Law PC is a specialized business law firm dedicated to serving entrepreneurs, startups, and private companies throughout their growth lifecycle. With over 25 years of transactional legal experience, we provide tailored legal solutions that combine big-law expertise with operational efficiency. Our practice focuses on entity formation, equity compensation, contract negotiation, fundraising, and business transactional matters. We prioritize practical guidance over bureaucratic overhead, helping clients avoid common pitfalls while navigating complex legal landscapes. Our team has extensive experience structuring SaaS agreements, SAFEs, and business purchase/sale transactions, with a particular emphasis on California and Delaware corporate law.We serve clients ranging from solo entrepreneurs to mid-sized businesses, offering both proactive legal strategy and reactive problem-solving. Our approach emphasizes transparency, market knowledge, and risk mitigation in all commercial relationships. We maintain active involvement in business succession planning, intellectual property protection, and compliance with evolving regulatory frameworks. Our practice extends to supporting technology companies, professional services firms, and manufacturing businesses across Silicon Valley and beyond.
Services
Business Law
Startup Legal Support
Private Company Representation
Contract Drafting
Business Purchase/Sale Transactions
Entity Formation
Equity Financing
SaaS Agreements
Business Succession Planning
Intellectual Property Protection
Highlights and features
- We offer 25+ years of specialized business law experience
- Our practice focuses exclusively on startup and SMB legal needs
- We provide practical guidance without big law overhead
- We have extensive experience with SaaS agreements and SAFEs
- We maintain active involvement in Silicon Valley business transactions
Services
Startup Legal Support
We provide comprehensive legal support for startups from formation through exit. Our services include entity selection, equity compensation planning, SAFE agreements, and venture capital financing. We help technology companies and emerging businesses navigate regulatory requirements while minimizing legal risks. Our team has extensive experience with Delaware and California corporate law.
Business Purchase/Sale Transactions
We represent buyers and sellers in business acquisition and divestiture transactions ranging from $200,000 to $18,000,000. Our services include deal structuring, due diligence, LOI negotiation, and definitive agreement drafting. We handle asset sales, stock sales, and mergers for technology companies and professional service firms.
SaaS Agreements
We specialize in drafting, negotiating, and redlining SaaS subscription agreements, software development contracts, and professional services agreements. Our team focuses on risk allocation, liability caps, and service level commitments tailored to technology companies' specific needs.
Private Company Representation
We provide ongoing legal support for small and medium businesses including contract drafting, employment agreements, and corporate governance. Our services cover business entity formation, reorganization, and compliance with California's regulatory environment for professional services and manufacturing companies.
Equity Financing
We assist startups with equity financing through priced rounds and SAFE agreements. Our services include investor term sheet analysis, securities law compliance, and documentation for pre-seed, seed, and Series A financings in Silicon Valley's technology sector.
People
Andrew J. Piunti
Principal Attorney
Andrew (Drew) Piunti brings over 25 years of business legal transactional experience to counseling startups and private businesses. He specializes in corporate law, equity financing, and business transactions with particular expertise in California and Delaware corporate law.
Kelly Raftery
Kelly Raftery provides legal support in business transactions and contract negotiation. With extensive experience in corporate law, she assists clients with entity formation, contract drafting, and business succession planning for technology and professional service companies.
Questions
What legal services do you specialize in for startups?
We specialize in entity formation, equity compensation plans, SAFE agreements, venture capital financing, and contract negotiation tailored to early-stage companies.
How do you support private companies in California?
We provide comprehensive legal support including business reorganization, contract drafting, employment agreements, and compliance with state-specific regulations for SMBs.
What experience do you have with business transactions?
We represent clients in business purchase/sale transactions ranging from $200,000 to $18,000,000 across various industries including technology and professional services.
How do you handle complex contract negotiations?
Our team specializes in analyzing, redlining, and negotiating SaaS agreements, professional services contracts, and B2B arrangements with risk allocation expertise.
What makes your firm different from big law firms?
We combine big law expertise with efficient service delivery, avoiding unnecessary overhead while maintaining technical excellence in business law matters.
