Julian Zegelman
(408) 891-7991
jzegelman@vzfirm.com
Prior to founding Velton · Zegelman, Julian Zegelman most recently practiced with the Silicon Valley office of Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley, a regional law firm with attorneys across California, Massachusetts and New York. His practice focuses on assisting clients with their diverse business needs, including entity formation, venture capital fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, private securities offerings, reverse mergers and alternative public offerings, equity and debt financing, corporate governance and compliance, intellectual property protection and transfer, technology licensing, and tax-exempt entity formation, restructuring and regulatory compliance. Mr. Zegelman successfully represents entrepreneurs and start-ups from inception through multiple rounds of venture financing and ultimate exit. In addition, he also represents a number of venture capital funds and individual angel investors in their investments into portfolio companies.
- Fluent in Russian and Hebrew
- B.A., University of California, San Diego
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Representative Transactions
- Represented a nanotechnology start-up in a $350,000 seed round, followed by two cross-border license agreements, a $1.5 million convertible note financing, a $5 million Series A financing and a $2.5 million joint development agreement
- Represented management in the formation of a $100 million venture capital fund organized in the U.S. and Cayman Islands
- Represented management in the formation of a $35 million private equity fund organized in Delaware
- Represented numerous limited partners in their investments into venture capital funds, hedge funds, and private equity funds
- Ongoing representation of publicly traded venture capital fund TMT Investments PLC in multiple seed and Series A investments into portfolio companies
- Represented a group of Russian investors in a $1.5 million investment into a Texas oil company
- Represented a regional non-profit provider of mental health services in connection with a $60 million merger
- Represented a pharmaceutical company in connection with a $49 million initial public offering (IPO)
- Represented a manufacturer of laboratory equipment in connection with a $30 million acquisition by a publicly traded competitor
- Represented a private equity group in connection with a $15 million acquisition of a chain of grocery stores in Northern California
- Represented a private provider of document reproduction services in connection with a $7 million acquisition by a publicly traded global electronics company
- Ongoing representation of numerous software, technology and traditional businesses in an outside general counsel capacity
Professional Associations
- Eastern European Bar Association (Co-Founder, Board of Governors)
- Moscow Advocates Club (Honorary Member)