Our Attorneys

  • “Vela, stop shooting so much.”

    – Coach Cranfill

    Kevin Vela

    Partner

    Kevin is the managing partner at Vela Wood. He focuses his practice in the areas of M&A, venture financing, and fund formation. Read More

  • “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
    — Marcus Aurelius

    Radney Wood

    Partner

    Radney is a named partner at Vela Wood. He divides his practice between commercial litigation and general corporate matters, concentrating on partnership disputes, corporate governance, venture financing, and contract negotiations. Read More

  • “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

    – Anonymous

    Carr Staley

    Partner

    Carr is a partner at Vela Wood. He focuses his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and real estate transactions and investment activities. Read More

  • “Don’t count the things you do, do the things that count.”

    – Zig Ziglar

    Lindsey Altmeyer

    Associate

    Lindsey is an associate at Vela Wood. She focuses her practice in the areas of venture financing, securities exemptions, and general corporate governance. Read More

  • Give them what they never knew they wanted. – Diana Vreeland

    Lara Bubalo Manor

    Senior Associate

    Lara is a senior associate at Vela Wood. She focuses her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, and private placements. Read More

  • “Learn from others whom have walked the path before you, but be smart enough to know when to cut your own trail”

    – Narciso Rodriguez

    Caroline R. Fabacher

    Associate

    Caroline is an associate at Vela Wood. She focuses her practice in the areas of entity formation, capital raises, corporate governance, and daily fantasy sports regulations. Read More

  • Christopher M. Jaquez

    Senior Counsel

    Chris is a Senior Counsel at Vela Wood. He focuses his practice on M&A, corporate governance, intellectual property, and complex corporate transactions. Read More

  • “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.”

    – Tina Fey

    Meaghan Johnston

    Senior Associate

    Meaghan is an associate at Vela Wood. She focuses her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private placements, corporate governance, and incentive plans. Read More

  • “A lot of people give up just before they’re about to make it. You never know when that next obstacle is going to be the last one.” – Chuck Norris

    Nic O’Brien

    Associate

    Nic is an associate at Vela Wood. He focuses his practice in the areas of venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and technology transactions, and general corporate governance. Read More

  • “Do it well, and do it fast.”

    – Juan Ramos Baeza, Dad

    Juan Ramos

    Associate

    Juan is an associate at Vela Wood. He focuses his practice in the areas of fund formation, M&A, real estate transactions, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution. Read More

  • Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.

    – Mark Cuban

    Aaron Terwey

    Senior Associate

    Aaron is a senior associate at Vela Wood. His practice is focused on representing investors and startups in venture financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Read More

  • “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”

    – Elon Musk

    Jeff Villalobos

    Associate

    Jeff is an associate at Vela Wood. He focuses his practice in the areas of intellectual property, technology commercialization, privacy, advertising, and corporate transactional matters. Read More

  • “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”

    – Anais Nin

    Jenny Young

    Senior Associate

    Jenny is Senior Counsel at Vela Wood. She focuses her practice on employment law and general corporate matters. Read More