Derek Saunders
Attorney at Law
California
TX, CA
About
Advising client in the following
- Company formation and founders and investor agreements
- Contract and agreement preparation or review and edit
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Commercial transactions such vendor/contractor agreements, technology and IP licensing, including SaaS/Cloud, advertising and marketing agreements, and similar (both domestic and foreign)
- Joint ventures and other forms of business development
and marketing arrangements, including foreign based joint ventures and business development agreements
- Intellectual property matters, especially trademarks,… read more copyrights and licensing transactions
- Securities offerings and securities law compliance matters (’33 Act and ’34 Act and private offerings)
- Franchising and sale of franchises
client
upcounsel
experience
Practice Areas
Client Reviews
"Derek reviewed a subscription agreement at short notice. I provided comprehensive feedback. I would work with Derek again, anytime."
"“Derek was excellent to work with. Great communication made revisions for our documents. Took direction. Met deadlines. Responded to messages quickly. Highly recommended.””"
"“Derek was very informative, open, and understandable. He was very responsive- and even took care of my request regarding my startup employment documents over the weekend. He had much applicable experience in this area (even some first-hand experience at a startup), and provided much valuable counsel. On top of all that, he was very affordable for the services he offered.”"
Work History
L&F Brown, P.C.
Managing Attorney
May 2020 - Feb 2025
Business focused law firm with offices in Los Angeles and Dallas.
TruClear Water Solutions
General Counsel
Oct 2018 - Dec 2019
Oilfield water treatment services
Emc2 Financial, LLC
General Counsel
Sep 2017 - Oct 2018
Financial software (equity trading platform)
Shoutz, Inc.
EVP and General Counsel
Jul 2011 - Aug 2017
Mobile solutions for gaming and lottery industries
EnCore Water Services
General Counsel
Apr 2008 - Mar 2011
Continuation of WaterTexas business.
WaterTexas
CEO and General Counsel
Jan 2001 - Mar 2008
I co-founded the company with primary responsibility for all legal matters, business plan development, project ownership structure, tax planning and fundraising. WaterTexas leased or acquired control over water rights and obtained well field and pipeline easements covering an aggregate position in excess of 150,000 surface acres and 200,000 acre feet of potential annual production in TX and NM.
Prickett and Saunders PLLC
Partner
Jan 1993 - Dec 1999
A boutique law firm offering sophisticated legal services in business matters, securities offerings, and technology transaction for both startup and established businesses.
Thompson & Knight
Associate
Aug 1986 - Dec 1992
Associate in the Corporate/Securities Section, in both Dallas and Austin offices.