Will Stafford
Trusted Business Lawyer
Texas
TX
"Will's work was thoughtful and efficient. Will definitely look to work with him again.."
About
Will's prior experience includes 9 years in private firm practice before joining a financial tech startup as in-house counsel. He lives… read more in Houston, but represents clients throughout the country.
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Client Reviews
"Will's work was thoughtful and efficient. Will definitely look to work with him again.."
"Used Will on a LLC conversion and he made it simple, even though there was a lot of work to be done! Thanks, Will!"
"Will did a fantastic job in helping us achieve our business goals. I would definitely recommend him to anyone for their legal needs. Very helpful and responsive to questions."
"Will was extremely helpful and his communication was excellent. His timeliness and professionalism made us look excellent and well prepared in front of our customer."
"Very professional, seamless and quick delivery for a simple small S-corporation project."
"Excellent advice and assistance. Wonderful communication and immediate turn around time on my needed legal contract. Highly recommend!!!"
Work History
Stafford Law Firm PLLC
Managing Member
Mar 2019 - Present
Help a diverse set of clients with their transactional legal needs. Extensive experience with business formation, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets offerings, real estate transactions, corporate governance, and general commercial contract drafting and review.
NextSeed
Counsel & Compliance Officer
Jan 2019 - Present
I oversee the legal and compliance functions for NextSeed, a FinTech startup online investment platform.
Schwartz, Page & Harding, LLP
Associate
Nov 2012 - Nov 2018
Represented various public entities as their outside general counsel, including governance, contracts, real estate, regulatory and other legal matters. Also represented real estate developers relative to financing of utilities for large land development projects.
Haynes and Boone
Associate
Nov 2009 - Nov 2012
Represented various corporate clients on mergers & acquisitions, capital markets offerings, securities regulation, corporate governance, and various other transactional matters.