David Hart
Corporate counsel who thinks like an operator — from your first cap table to your exit.
Meet David
David founded Meridian Law and leads the firm's corporate and M&A practice. He advises founders, established companies and investors through the full commercial lifecycle — formation, financing, contracts and the transactions that define a business.
Clients value David for translating legal risk into plain business terms and keeping deals moving. He is known for structuring clean, defensible outcomes quickly, and for the firm's transparent, fixed-fee approach to well-defined corporate work.
- Confidential & privileged
- Plain-English advice
- Fixed fees where possible
- Fast response
Where David can help
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Corporate & Commercial
Formation, shareholder agreements and day-to-day corporate counsel.
Explore practice area →Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side deals, share transfers and diligence.
Explore practice area →Commercial Real Estate
Leases, acquisitions and property matters for growing companies.
Explore practice area →Selected work
- Led the sale of a California SaaS company in a mid-eight-figure acquisition
- Structured multiple seed and Series A financings for local founders
- Standing outside counsel to several San Francisco technology companies
- Negotiated cross-border distribution and joint-venture agreements
Bar admissions & education
- Admitted to the State Bar of California
- J.D., Stanford Law School
- B.A. Economics, University of California, Berkeley
- Member, Business Law Section, State Bar of California
“David cut through a complicated acquisition and told us plainly what mattered. We closed on time and on budget.”
— Founder, technology client
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