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Our tech-focused advisors help founders and funders alike navigate legal complexities with a commercial-first mindset.

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Attilio Mazzilli

I’ve always had a soft spot for technology, since when I was a junior M&A and Private Equity lawyer. In my 20-plus-year career, I’ve advised standout technology companies and their founders in all stages of their life cycle, as well as venture capital firms in their investments in Italy and Europe. I am a strategic partner to companies and private equity funds in their most relevant business transactions. I am also the proud leader of an amazing team of enthusiastic Italian tech lawyers.

Contact me Partner, Milan [email protected] +39 02 4541 3832

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What inspires you about working with tech companies?

The tech world is made up of people who never stop imagining new solutions. There is a constant ferment fueled both by the younger generation and by operators with considerable experience. It is a universe that gives space to anyone who wants to succeed.
If you weren't a tech lawyer, what would you do?

Needless to say, a Business Angel!
What's the best advice you've ever received?

Learn to say 'no' (and focus just on the goal you have in mind)
What's your mantra?

No negativity

Nicholas Mider

I work with Orrick's marketing & sales team. I help connect emerging tech companies to sources of capital, experienced legal and business advisers, and more. I leverage my network of companies, investors and entrepreneurs to identify fund raising and commercial opportunities, and advise on financing and business strategy.

Clients I've worked with: Seed - through growth-stage companies and investors across technology, life sciences & healthcare, energy & infrastructure and finance

Contact me Sr Marketing Manager, Austin [email protected] +1 512 582-6909

What inspires you about working with tech companies?

Helping them develop and monetize novel ideas.
Where do you find inspiration in life?

My family.
Tell us something we'd be surprised to know about you.

I used to be a jazz musician and attended a conservatory high school, where I played saxophone and piano.
What is your ideal weekend?

A long run in the morning, outdoor time with my family and drinks at one of the thousand cool outdoor spots in ATX.
Tell us about a favorite book, work of art or piece of music?

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.
What's the best advice you've ever received?

The smartest person in the room is the person who knows they're not the smartest person in the room.

Andrew Miller

I leverage my diverse background as a general counsel, operator, and angel investor to provide practical, business-oriented guidance to high-growth companies and VCs and offer invaluable insights on corporate governance, venture capital transactions and employment matters, among other critical areas. As employee #2 at a venture-backed startup I have first-hand experience wrestling with and solving some of biggest challenges startups face from defining and executing business strategies, navigating customer and vendor relationships to the basic blocking and tackling of setting up payroll and accounting functions.

Clients I've worked with: Anthropic | Outrider Technologies | DevRev | Beyond Meat | Edge & Node

Contact me Senior Associate, San Francisco [email protected] +1 415 773 5432

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What inspired you to become an emerging companies and venture capital lawyer?

My dad co-founded the first cloud data storage company during the dot-com boom. I had a front-row seat as he and his team developed and launched what was at the time a game-changing technology, pitched VCs and institutional customers to take a leap of faith to store critical data on the internet and took the company public back in 2000. Witnessing the highs and lows of willing a new business into existence was exciting and I knew I wanted to play a part in this process. I'm far from the best coder in the world, but it turns out I'm pretty good at this lawyer thing and really enjoy helping founders navigate the legal intricacies of starting and scaling a company.
If you weren't a tech lawyer, what would you do?

Fly Fishing Guide
What technology are you most excited to see develop?

Generative AI
What is your ideal weekend?

Grabbing breakfast with my wife and daughter at our local farmer's market followed by a hike to a nearby river to get a couple hours of fishing in.

Justin Montis

I am a trusted advisor for companies of all sizes as well as financial sponsors and their portfolio companies in a range of strategic transactions, including complex mergers and acquisitions, equity investments and other growth transactions. I work with and deliver tailored solutions to tech and business leaders and financial sponsors so that they can strategically grow their businesses and achieve their business objectives.

Clients I've worked with: Mosaic ML | Duetto | Warburg Pincus | Turn/River Capital | Banneker Partners

Contact me Senior Associate, Santa Monica [email protected] +1 310 633 2822

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What inspires you about working with tech companies?

Having the opportunity to support visionaries and pioneers who are pushing the boundaries of various industries.
Where do you find inspiration in life?

My wife and family always provide me with inspiration to be a better person and lawyer.
If you weren't a tech lawyer, what would you do?

I'd be an engineer or an accountant.
What technology are you most excited to see develop?

I am most excited to see how emerging technologies around renewable and clean energy develop as the world continues its energy transition.
What is your ideal weekend?

Some gym time and/or a morning run, time with the family, a Michigan football, Chargers and/or Arsenal win (any will do, I'm not picky) and an evening out with my wife for a nice dinner and drinks.

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