Gabriel draws on his experience as a traditional M&A attorney by offering comprehensive assistance throughout all stages of the business lifecycle, including initial formation, complex venture financing transactions, and exit.
Gabriel began his legal career with a focus on mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations—giving him a foundational understanding of the full business lifecycle. He continues to practice in this space, especially for technology and manufacturing clients, and has supported deals with values in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
But Gabriel also leverages that M&A experience to assist emerging companies in complex venture financing transactions. With a background in finance, he excels at helping clients understand how an evolving equity stack can impact a company’s corporate governance, as well as the value the founders will receive at a successful exit. His goal is to ensure that clients are in the best position possible—with the most valuable equity possible—going forward.
Gabriel considers his legal practice as his startup, but he also gained business experience as an undergraduate, when he founded “Threadbare” a business that set revenue and profitability records as part of the University of Missouri’s Student Unions Entrepreneurial Program. The experience gave him an inside perspective on the challenges, rewards, and anxieties of business management—and the importance of being on the same page with co-founders.
Most of all: Clients sense Gabriel’s personal investment in their businesses. With a deep sense of responsibility, he sees their problems as his problems and is eager to share in the risk and reward of growing a sustainable business from the ground up.