About | Arvelo PLLC

Mission

To successfully guide startups through legal issues so that they can focus on growing their companies.

Frankie Arvelo, General Partner

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For years I've aided founders in establishing and running their businesses. My work has included entity formation and organization, friends and family, angel and venture capital financings, equity plan administration, corporate governance, commercial agreements, HR, resolving founder disputes, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to starting my own firm I was a partner at Richards Rodriguez & Skeith LLP and an attorney at Egan Nelson LLP. In total I've advised clients in transactions with a value over $900M.

I am open about my pricing and provide flexible options for founders. I also leverage technology (e.g. Carta) whenever I can to keep costs down so founders are only billed for true legal work.

Other Experience

Cisco Systems, Data Analytics Consultant
Goldman Sachs, Securities Division Compliance

Education

University of Texas at Austin - M.B.A., 2014
University of Pennsylvania - J.D., 2010
University of Massachusetts at Amherst - B.S., 2007

Other

Based in Austin, TX
Conversant in Spanish
Serial Angel Investor
SKU Mentor
DivInc Mentor
Techstars Mentor
MassChallenge Mentor

Bar Admission

Texas

Ashley Elsner, Senior Attorney

As a two time startup founder, I have been in your shoes and understand the challenges that founders face in running their businesses, especially in regulated industries.

I have years of experience in financial and fintech law and operations. This experience includes payments, banking, fund management, securities, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, stable coins, NFTs, financial regulation, policy development and implementation, data privacy, cybersecurity, and IP.

I have done entity formation and organization, trademark search and application, friends and family, angel and venture capital financings, corporate governance, commercial agreements, RFPs, and mergers and acquisitions.

Most recently I founded and operated Artery Pay, an award-winning payments system for the US cannabis industry.

Other Experience