Neil Devani
Corporate Counsel
California
CA
About
His prior experience includes work with or at startups, investment funds, and nonprofits, as an executive, investor, advisor, and board director or observer. He focuses on entity formation, financing/fundraising, and general employment and corporate matters. He lives in San Francisco and is often in New York and Los Angeles, with clients… read more across the United States.
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"We wanted new counsel and decided to work with Neil. So far, he's helped us transition to eShares/Carta, close financings, manage some IP issues, and handle a broad set of employment questions related to stock options, immigration, employee/contractor classification, etc. He's responsive, affordable, and thorough. Because he is experienced and works on the business/VC side of things, he understands how to provide advice that fits our business goals, unlike most other lawyers. We plan to keep working with him as we grow."
"Neil formed multiple entities and structured the relationship between them for our impending investment. He did so quickly and helped us save time/money by making sure we understood the options we had and the pros and cons of each. He also reviewed investment transaction documents and led the negotiation between our team and the counter-party (and their legal team). Our team has experience working with very large corporate law firms, but wanted to work directly with someone who would be our counsel and also our main point of contact. In many other situations, we’d work with a legal team and all of the work would be outsourced to an Associate with 0-2 years of experience. We received very experienced and skilled counsel for the fraction of the price. We will definitely be seeking his counsel again."
Work History
Comar LLP
Special Advisor
Nov 2016 - Present
Advising on investment and corporate issues from both a company and investor perspective, especially as related to early-stage financings, fund formation, M&A, employee/contractor issues, incentive programs, and other related corporate transactions.
Singularity Holdings
Investor
Sep 2016 - Present
Investing in early-stage technology companies and other private equity / venture capital opportunities.
Vicarious Surgical
Board Director
Dec 2015 - Present
Stealth health technology company
Rothenberg Ventures
Investor and General Counsel
Oct 2014 - Sep 2016
Responsible for forming/raising/closing three venture funds and multiple SPVs, driving 70+ seed stage investments, and supporting portfolio companies. Instrumental in building the world’s first frontier technology accelerator, River, which invested in 44 companies across three classes with a 45% follow-on rate and $30M+ raised in follow-on financing.