STRATEGIC TRANSACTIONAL COUNSEL FOR COMPANIES, FOUNDERS, INVESTORS, AND EXECUTIVES.

STRATEGIC TRANSACTIONAL COUNSEL FOR COMPANIES, FOUNDERS, INVESTORS, AND EXECUTIVES.

I ADVISE CLIENTS ON FORMATION, CAPITAL RAISING, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES, OWNER DISPUTES, AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
I ADVISE CLIENTS ON FORMATION, CAPITAL RAISING, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES, OWNER DISPUTES, AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

PRACTICAL JUDGMENT FOR IMPORTANT BUSINESS DECISIONS.

PRACTICAL JUDGMENT FOR IMPORTANT BUSINESS DECISIONS.

THE RIGHT LEGAL ADVICE SHOULD ADVANCE THE CLIENT’S OBJECTIVE, NOT ADD FRICTION.
THE RIGHT LEGAL ADVICE SHOULD ADVANCE THE CLIENT’S OBJECTIVE, NOT ADD FRICTION.

I work directly with companies, founders, investors, and executives to understand what they are trying to accomplish, identify the issues that matter, and find a practical path forward.

Whether starting a venture, raising capital, pursuing an acquisition, resolving a disagreement, or negotiating a significant contract, my focus is on moving the matter forward.

I work directly with companies, founders, investors, and executives to understand what they are trying to accomplish, identify the issues that matter, and find a practical path forward.

Whether starting a venture, raising capital, pursuing an acquisition, resolving a disagreement, or negotiating a significant contract, my focus is on moving the matter forward.

MEET AARON . . .

MEET AARON . . .

I FOUNDED MY FIRM IN 2008 TO DIRECTLY ADVISE A SELECT GROUP OF COMPANIES, FOUNDERS, INVESTORS, AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES.


I FOUNDED MY FIRM IN 2008 TO DIRECTLY ADVISE A SELECT GROUP OF COMPANIES, FOUNDERS, INVESTORS, AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES.


THE 4 PRINCIPLES

THE 4 PRINCIPLES

HOW I WORK . . .

HOW I WORK . . .

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FOCUSED

FOCUSED

I help clients address what’s in front of them without losing sight of where they are trying to go. Whether starting a new venture, raising capital, pursuing an acquisition, addressing a dispute, or negotiating a deal, I focus on advancing the objective, not adding friction or distraction.

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Strategic

Strategic

Before negotiating or drafting, I work to understand the business and what is driving the other side. That makes it easier to identify the real issues, avoid wasting time, and find a practical path to an agreement that works — or to recognize when walking away is the better decision.

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Experienced

Experienced

After thousands of transactions, I know where deals tend to get stuck and how to keep them moving. While experience alone does not eliminate problems, it does help identify and address them early — before they become expensive or disruptive.

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Active

Active

My clients make decisions and run businesses in real time. I respond promptly, give clear advice, and take ownership of the matter. Whether getting to closing, resolving a disagreement, or moving a contract to signature, I identify the next step and work through obstacles.

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

I FOUNDED MY FIRM IN 2008 TO ADVISE A SELECT GROUP OF COMPANIES, FOUNDERS, INVESTORS, AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES DIRECTLY.
I FOUNDED MY FIRM IN 2008 TO ADVISE A SELECT GROUP OF COMPANIES, FOUNDERS, INVESTORS, AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES DIRECTLY.

After more than a decade in large law firms and in-house roles, I have built a practice around close client relationships, practical advice, and responsibility for the work from start to finish.

For more than thirty years, I have advised public and private companies on offerings, financings, acquisitions, commercial agreements, and significant business matters.

Before law school, I started and ran businesses of my own. I have remained an entrepreneur throughout my career, including more than two decades running my own law practice. That experience shapes how I advise clients. Legal advice has to work in the real world.

After more than a decade in large law firms and in-house roles, I have built a practice around close client relationships, practical advice, and responsibility for the work from start to finish.

For more than thirty years, I have advised public and private companies on offerings, financings, acquisitions, commercial agreements, and significant business matters.

Before law school, I started and ran businesses of my own. I have remained an entrepreneur throughout my career, including more than two decades running my own law practice. That experience shapes how I advise clients. Legal advice has to work in the real world.

LARGE-FIRM

TRAINING.

REAL-WORLD

JUDGMENT.

LARGE-FIRM

TRAINING.

REAL-WORLD

JUDGMENT.

PRACTICE AREAS

PRACTICE AREAS

TRANSACTIONAL COUNSEL
ACROSS THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE
OF THE BUSINESS.

TRANSACTIONAL COUNSEL
ACROSS THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE
OF THE BUSINESS.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Represent purchasers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of selected assets and entire businesses, from term sheet through due diligence and closing.

VENTURE CAPITAL

Represent founders, investors and companies in structuring initial and follow-on investments and manage board, shareholder, officer, equity plan and employee matters.

REAL ESTATE FINANCE

Negotiate complex multi-family real estate financing matters; senior, subordinate and mezzanine debt, GP and LP transactions, buyout and restructuring and portfolio interest exempt transactions.

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS & CORPORATE LAW

Represent founders and investors in selecting and forming their initial business entities through raising debt or equity capital through public and private offerings, including convertible notes, SAFEs, secured and unsecured debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

Represent U.S. and foreign corporations in transactions in the U.S. and abroad. Form, establish and manage corporate entities in numerous jurisdictions.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & LICENSING

Manage IP development, including directing outside counsel for trademark and related patent matters. Draft software, trademark and patent licensing, sale and acquisition agreements.

MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTION

Represent manufacturers and distributors in national and international development, OEM, sales and distribution matters.

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT & EMPLOYEE RETENTION

Counsel c-suite executives and companies in employment matters and disputes and draft and negotiate incentive, retention, separation, termination and severance agreements.

GENERAL COUNSEL

Function as chief legal officer for dozens of companies and identify and manage outside counsel for client litigation and intellectual property matters in the U.S. and abroad.

TRANSACTIONS

TRANSACTIONS

A BROAD RANGE OF TRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE.

From financing and acquisitions to commercial agreements, executive matters, and complex business issues, I advise clients throughout the life of a company and its most consequential transactions.

FINANCING &
CAPITAL

FINANCING &
CAPITAL

EQUITY AND DEBT FINANCINGS, CONVERTIBLE NOTES, SAFES AND OTHER INVESTMENT STRUCTURES.

MERGERS &
ACQUISITIONS

MERGERS &
ACQUISITIONS

ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES, DUE DILIGENCE, NEGOTIATION AND CLOSING.

CORPORATE &
COMMERCIAL

CORPORATE &
COMMERCIAL

FORMATION, GOVERNANCE, JOINT VENTURES, LICENSING, MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

EXECUTIVE
MATTERS

EXECUTIVE
MATTERS

EMPLOYMENT, INCENTIVE, RETENTION, SEPARATION AND TERMINATION MATTERS.

CLIENT LIST

CLIENT LIST

SERVING BUSINESSES, FOUNDERS, AND INVESTORS IN A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES.

My clients include mature businesses, funded early-stage companies, venture capital funds, individual investors, family offices, and chief executive officers.

I work with companies across technology, medical devices, healthcare, education, branding and design, real estate, software, retail, and other industries.

BRAINMATTERZ
READ/WRITE LABS
SUBTLE MEDICAL
EPIMINDER
NEUWIRE
XNERVE
SYNCHRONY
QUINSITE
EVOLVE ORTHOPEDIC PARTNERS
BROOKLYN PRESCHOOL OF SCIENCE
CURIOUS JANE CAMP
IF DESIGN USA
RED ANTLER
HABITAT PARTNERS
RIVINGTON

HISTORY, EDUCATION & TEACHING

HISTORY, EDUCATION & TEACHING

A BIT ABOUT MY PAST...

A BIT ABOUT MY PAST…

HISTORY
HISTORY
2008
LAUNCHED MY OWN LAW FIRM
2008
LAUNCHED MY OWN LAW FIRM
2005–2007
GENERAL COUNSEL
2005–2007
GENERAL COUNSEL

For a group of medical device companies

1993–2005
PRACTICED LAW
1993–2005
PRACTICED LAW

At Arnold & Porter in New York, Kronish Lieb (now Cooley), and the general counsel offices of Ernst & Young and Blimpie International

BEFORE LAW SCHOOL
BEFORE LAW SCHOOL
MULTIPLE BUSINESSES
MULTIPLE BUSINESSES

Started and ran businesses, including gardening and house-painting

EDUCATION
EDUCATION
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Magna cum laude

BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON UNIVERSITY

B.A. in Psychology, cum laude

TEACHING
TEACHING
2020–2023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW
2020–2023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

Adjunct Professor of Law
Mergers & Acquisitions

2013–2020
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
2013–2020
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Law School Lecturer • Adjunct Faculty
Contract drafting and transactional course upper-class and LLM students

2003–​2005 / 2008–​2014
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
2003–​2005 / 2008–​2014
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL

Adjunct Professor of Law
Contract drafting and corporate transactional courses to upper-class students

A PRACTICE BUILT ON WORD OF MOUTH.

A PRACTICE BUILT ON WORD OF MOUTH.

Since launching my firm, my practice has been sustained entirely by referrals from clients, opposing parties, and lawyers on both sides of the table.

I believe transactional law works best as a collaborative process. Responsive service, practical advice, and constructive relationships help get better work done.

Since launching my firm, my practice has been sustained entirely by referrals from clients, opposing parties, and lawyers on both sides of the table.

I believe transactional law works best as a collaborative process. Responsive service, practical advice, and constructive relationships help get better work done.

I WAIT FOR

THE PHONE

TO RING.

I WAIT FOR

THE PHONE

TO RING.

MY FAMOUS
MARKETING STRATEGY
MY FAMOUS
MARKETING STRATEGY

CLOSING

CLOSING

WHEN MATTERS MATTER, EXPERIENCE HELPS.

You may be starting something new, raising capital, negotiating a deal, acquiring or selling a business, or working through a complicated problem.

Whatever is in front of you, the objective is the same:

Understand the issue.

Find the path forward.

Get the work done.

CONTACT ME ANYTIME

CONTACT ME ANYTIME

CONTACT ME ANYTIME

HAVE A MATTER TO DISCUSS?

HAVE A MATTER TO DISCUSS?

Initial consultations are always confidential.
Initial consultations are always confidential.
LET'S TALK!

CONTACT

CONTACT

CONTACT

MAIL

MAIL

MAIL

1220 BANK ST.
UNIT 502
BALTIMORE, MD
21202
1220 BANK ST.
UNIT 502
BALTIMORE, MD
21202
1220 BANK ST.
UNIT 502
BALTIMORE, MD
21202

CALL

CALL

CALL

646.789.4272
646.789.4272
646.789.4272

EMAIL

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EMAIL

AARON@AJP-ESQ.COM
AARON@AJP-ESQ.COM
AARON@AJP-ESQ.COM

ADMITTED IN...

ADMITTED IN…

ADMITTED IN…

NEW YORK · MARYLAND · PENNSYLVANIA

NEW YORK · MARYLAND · PENNSYLVANIA

NEW YORK · MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA

Clients throughout the United States and internationally.
Clients throughout the United States
and internationally.

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