Building a startup is chaotic, high-stakes, and often lonely. Most traditional law firms don't understand that because they operate like traditional law firms.
At Fahner Law, we operate like a startup. Because we are founders ourselves, we look at legal architecture through an operational lens.
We aren’t just here for paperwork. We are here to be your strategic partner from day one.
We deliver BigLaw expertise with boutique agility. After training at some of the top corporate law firms in the country (including Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Goodwin Procter), our founder, Michael Fahner, built Fahner Law to offer elite legal execution without the bloated overhead of a traditional firm.
To do this, we leverage a distributed network of highly experienced, specialized attorneys.
Every attorney in our network is hand-selected and vetted by Michael for their technical rigor, deal experience, and operational pragmatism. By utilizing this curated, decentralized model, we match the exact right legal talent to your specific stage and industry. You get the sophistication and firepower of a premier law firm, delivered at the speed of a startup.
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Michael Fahner is a corporate attorney specializing in the representation of startup and technology companies. Drawing from his experience in the corporate legal departments of Goodwin Procter LLP and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Michael offers elite legal expertise at a responsible rate.
J.D. New York University School of Law
B.A. University of Virginia
New York Bar
Follow Michael on LinkedInWe have helped launch and scale hundreds of companies across enterprise SaaS, AI, consumer products, digital health, and beyond. That volume gives us unparalleled pattern recognition. We know what a clean, VC-ready cap table looks like, and we know the exact mistakes that cause investors to walk away during due diligence.
Whether you are raising a $500k friends-and-family round, negotiating a complex Series A, or papering a multi-million dollar exit, we have been at the table. We know when to fight for a term, and when to close the deal so you can get back to building.
Practice areas
digital media
cybersecurity
deep tech
robotics
proptech
edtech
logistics & supply chain
web3 & blockchain
space technology
and more
We don’t write twenty-page legal memos analyzing theoretical risks, and we don't hold up your deals over academic disputes.
We use our BigLaw training to quickly identify the structural threat, map the commercial reality, and give you a definitive path forward. You get uncompromising technical precision, distilled into actionable advice you can actually use to grow your business.
No "it depends." We synthesize complex legal mechanics into clear, operational directives.
We build cap tables, IP chains, and corporate structures designed to withstand ruthless VC diligence and M&A scrutiny.
We know the difference between an existential risk worth fighting for and standard friction you can safely ignore. We protect your leverage without killing your momentum.
Series A — Consumer Fashion Brand. $10 million Series A financing for a D2C apparel brand led by a consumer-focused venture capital firm.
Series A — Enterprise SaaS Platform. $20 million Series A financing for a B2B software company serving enterprise clients, led by a growth-equity firm.
Series A — Consumer Pet Wellness Brand. $10 million Series A financing for a premium pet-nutrition company, led by a consumer-focused venture capital firm.
Series B — Digital Health Marketplace. $25–30 million Series B financing for a healthcare-technology platform transforming care delivery models.
Series C — Healthcare Technology. $70 million Series C financing for a telehealth platform, led by a growth-focused private-equity firm.
Digital Music Platform — Buy-Side. Acquisition of a music-streaming service by a consortium of technology investors for Web3 integration and expansion.
Restaurant Technology — Buy-Side. Acquisition of an enterprise SaaS platform serving multi-unit restaurant operators with digital-ordering and guest-experience tools.
Marketing Technology — Sell-Side. Majority recapitalization of a profitable creative-automation software company with $50M+ revenue, acquired by a software-focused private-equity firm.
3D Visualization Software — Buy-Side. Acquisition of a reality-capture software company by a global technology business expanding its spatial data and visualization capabilities.