Silicon Valley Counsel founder Peter Szymanski is a legal expert with 15+ years of experience providing advice to early-stage start-ups and VC-backed growth companies. He studied Banking, Corporate, Finance and Securities Law at Duke Law and earned a BS and an MBA in entrepreneurship from Rensselaer. As General Counsel and VP of Corporate and Business Development at www.cuil.com, Szymanski managed the search engine's legal affairs, as well as M&A transactions, strategic partnerships and business development. Szymanski also served as Senior Attorney at Cooley LLP and a U.S. Federal District Court Clerkship for Chief Judge, the Honorable Graham C. Mullen at United States Federal District Court Clerkship.

Szymanski specializes in helping growth companies navigate contracts, seed and angel stages, and mergers and acquisitions effectively. To ensure efficient business processes, he uses the latest technologies and best practices and collaborates with growth teams to close more deals. His top-tier clients include Nima, Enlighted, Doximity, One Medical and Angel Backed Startups like Benefitter, Workshop Café, Fanium, Wingtip, Heka Health, Lyric Pharma, Innogen Energy and Mr. Holmes. You can learn more and check out testimonials at siliconvalleycounsel.com or reach out to Peter through peter@siliconvalleycounsel.com.