Valle Legal, PLLC

Engaged. Dedicated. Proactive.

More than just a law firm, Valle Legal provides comprehensive legal, business, and strategic advisory services tailored to the unique needs of life science, software, and technology companies.

We are part of your team.

We’ll guide you through the entire company life cycle. Turn to us for all corporate growth, venture fundraising, private equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiation, intellectual property licensing, and other general corporate issues.

Valle Legal prioritizes work for subscription clients. You receive committed, engaged legal and advisory services at a discounted rate. We dedicate a regular time each week solely to your company’s needs, so you know when Valle Legal is available to answer your questions and work on your projects.
Subscriptions provide enhanced structure, support, and accountability as your business grows. Together, we proactively address legal and business issues and position your company for more efficient, affordable, and company-favorable fundraising rounds and exits.
Our team has led hundreds of closings for high-dollar venture capital, angel investment, private equity, and crowdfunding transactions.
The fundraising process is perhaps to most stressful part of running a company. We provide more than just legal support–we’ll guide you through the entire financing journey. We help identify the best financing options, organize your company records, conduct thorough due diligence, search for investors, perfect your pitch, draft and negotiate term sheets and deal documents, communicate with existing and incoming stakeholders, handle securities compliance obligations, and more.
Expect us to play an active role in your fundraising journey.
M&A deals range in complexity and come in many forms. Should you sell your company and stay involved? Will you receive purely cash? Will you take ownership in the purchaser? Should you buy a company’s assets or the actual stock?
A key challenge of any M&A transaction is understanding the best option for you and your stakeholders. Whether you’re buying a company or selling the one you founded, Valle Legal will guide you through the entire process. We provide strategic advice and ensure a smooth transition.
As with all our services, expect us to play an active, engaged role in your M&A transaction.
We provide comprehensive counsel for privately-held limited liability companies and corporations at all stages of growth. We’ll support you through company formation and organization, allocating ownership among the founders and other team members, licensing intellectual property, drafting and negotiating contracts for your customers, vendors, suppliers, employees, and contractors, and more. We also help you run effective Board and Stockholder meetings and maintain compliant company records and capitalization tables.

About Sean

Education:

J.D., Duke University

Bachelor of Science in Biosynthetic Engineering, Stanford University

Community Activities:

Chair, Raleigh City Council Substance Use Advisory Commission (SUAC)

Member, Stanford Alumni Angels & Entrepreneurs

As a bioengineer, policy analyst, and lawyer by training, I help growing businesses tackle barriers to innovation by:

Empowering founders with clear, structured, and value-driven paths from founding to exit.
Building modern tools to streamline & optimize legal services and business processes.
Making the entrepreneurship journey more efficient, accessible, and enjoyable.

Prior to founding Valle Legal, I led complex fundraising, mergers, and acquisitions transactions for life science and technology companies at Wyrick Robbins and Fourscore Business Law, and I served as a policy analyst at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues under the Obama Administration. I once worked in several genetics and bioengineering labs and even programmed yeast to produce raspberry scents.

Outside my legal practice, I enjoy writing and making music (I release songs under the stage name Tulip!), hiking alone in the woods, and watching goofy ensemble sitcoms (“The Mick”, “Parks & Rec”, & “Workaholics”) or character-driven psych thrillers (“BEEF”, “White Lotus”, & “Taxi Driver”). I also run my own pet-related startup called Cotl (pronounced like “coddle”).