Corporate & Commercial Advisory

Counsel for decisions that can't be undone.

Vlad & Bell advises founders, boards, and private capital on the transactions that define a company's next decade.

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M&A Advisory
Venture & Growth Equity
Governance & Board Advisory
Regulatory & Compliance
Dispute Resolution

Practice areas

Three partners, one point of contact, and no handoff to an associate you've never met.

I.

Mergers & Acquisitions

End-to-end deal counsel from term sheet through close, including diligence and post-merger integration.

II.

Venture & Growth Financing

Representing founders and funds across seed through late-stage rounds, term negotiation, and cap table strategy.

III.

Governance & Disputes

Board-level advisory, shareholder disputes, and regulatory matters that require discretion above all else.

The partners

Two names, one standard.

Mara Vlad

Founding Partner, M&A

Two decades advising public and private companies on cross-border transactions exceeding $500M.

Theo Bell

Founding Partner, Venture & Governance

Former general counsel turned advisor, focused on founder-friendly financings and board governance.

Our approach

  • I.

    Partner-led, always

    Every matter is led personally by Mara or Theo — never delegated wholesale.

  • II.

    Fixed-fee where possible

    We scope engagements up front so clients aren't surprised by the invoice.

  • III.

    Deliberately small

    We take on fewer clients than most firms our size, by design.

"They negotiated our Series C in eleven days and never once made me feel like a line item."

— Client, Series C Financing

Discuss your matter, in confidence.

Consultations are private, unhurried, and led directly by a founding partner.

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