Viridian Law

What Viridian Law does

Viridian Law, P.C. is a privately held Maine-based professional law firm operating from offices in Ellsworth (204 Main Street) and Portland (16 Middle St, Suite 200). Founded and organized as a professional corporation, the firm delivers full-service legal counsel across nine practice areas: Corporate and Securities, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC), Employment and Executive Compensation, Intellectual Property (with sub-services in Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets), Liquidity and M&A Transactions, Litigation, Municipal Law, Private Fund Formation, and Real Estate. The firm is led by Managing Director Jeff Spaulding and Chief Financial Officer Jen Baroletti, with practice group chairs covering Litigation (Jason Barrett), Municipal (Patrick Lyons), Intellectual Property (Jeff Joyce), and Real Estate (Mike Tadenev).

The firm's go-to-market is a traditional sales-led legal model: client acquisition through professional networks, investor and startup referrals, attorney bios and practice-area pages on its website, and earned media coverage in regional outlets such as MaineBiz. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, with pricing not publicly disclosed and structured around hourly rates, fixed fees, or contingency arrangements depending on matter type. The firm has no external investment, no parent company, no public listing, and no disclosed subsidiaries, consistent with an independent regional firm ownership model.

Viridian's most differentiated commercial position is its ECVC practice, described by the firm as "region-leading" in Maine. It represents both startup and investor sides of venture transactions, with a disclosed roster that includes PureTerra Ventures (Amsterdam, anchor in Membrion's $20M Series B-1), Natural Ventures (Abu Dhabi, lead in Irrigreen's $19M Series A), Maine Venture Fund (lead in Kinotek's $2M round), and Bullish (lead in Singing Pastures' $2M round). It also maintains a representative client list across more than ten private investment funds (Clay Cove Capital, Dirigo Angel Funds I-III, Bangor Angel Funds I-III, Sonder VC, Bold Ocean Ventures, ECS Capital Partners, NordHavn Ventures I-II, Anthrofix, Northeast Timber Investment Fund). The firm has executed cross-border M&A on behalf of strategic acquirers such as Generac and Katadyn, and pursues patent prosecution in addition to traditional transactional work. Recognition includes Legal 500 New England Elite (Corporate and M&A, Band 2, 2026), Chambers & Partners Corporate/M&A (2018-2026), Best Lawyers in America, and MSBA Leadership Academy selections.

Name

Viridian Law

Legal name

Viridian Law, P.C.

Website

https://viridian.law

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Viridian Law, P.C. is a privately held, full-service Maine law firm with offices in Ellsworth and Portland, serving startups, venture investors, established businesses, municipalities, and individuals across nine practice areas with a region-leading ECVC practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Venture capital law
• Intellectual property law
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Litigation legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ellsworth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Viridian generates revenue through professional legal services fees. The firm provides counsel across multiple practice areas including corporate and securities, emerging companies and venture capital, employment and executive compensation, intellectual property, liquidity and M&A transactions, litigation, municipal law, private fund formation, and real estate. Fee structures likely include hourly rates, fixed fees for specific matters, and potentially contingency arrangements for certain litigation matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Viridian Law is a Maine-based full-service law firm delivering sophisticated legal counsel across nine practice areas: Corporate and Securities, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Employment and Executive Compensation, Intellectual Property, Liquidity and M&A Transactions, Litigation, Municipal Law, Private Fund Formation, and Real Estate. Services are provided on an engagement basis to businesses, startups, investors, municipalities, and individuals, with the ECVC practice being a regional standout for both startup-side and investor-side transactions.

Product overview

Viridian Law is a full-service law firm offering legal services through a unified practice model rather than a product platform architecture. The firm's service portfolio spans nine core practice areas including Corporate and Securities, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC), Employment & Executive Compensation, Intellectual Property, Liquidity and M&A Transactions, Litigation, Municipal Law, Private Fund Formation, and Real Estate. The Intellectual Property practice is further subdivided into specialized sub-services covering Patents, Copyright, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets. Services are delivered through the firm's offices in Ellsworth and Portland, Maine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate and Securities Comprehensive legal services for companies of all sizes, from startups to large corporations, covering corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, joint ventures, governance issues, fund formation, and commercial finance.
• Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) Dedicated legal services to entrepreneurs, startups, investors, and investment funds, including startup investment transactions, fundraising structuring, intellectual property counseling, and representation of venture capital funds on both the startup and investor sides.
• Employment & Executive Compensation Legal services including executive compensation arrangements, equity compensation plans, 409A compliance, trade secrets protection, and noncompete agreements.
• Intellectual Property Protection and leveraging of intangible assets including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, spanning registration, protection, commercialization, and enforcement.
• Liquidity and M&A Transactions High-value M&A transactions with public companies, private equity funds, and cross-border matters, including cash, stock-based, or combined acquisitions and liquidity transactions.
• Litigation Trial attorney representation in state and federal courts in Maine and Massachusetts, covering breach of contract, commercial disputes, construction disputes, IP litigation, real estate disputes, and personal injury.
• Municipal Law Expert legal counsel to local governments and public agencies covering zoning, land use, public finance, municipal governance, eminent domain, and public employment matters.
• Private Fund Formation Formation and representation of private investment funds including venture capital funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, and funds focusing on real estate, timber, securities, and emerging companies.
• Real Estate Comprehensive legal services for individuals, businesses, and developers covering residential and commercial transactions, zoning, land use, environmental issues, and dispute resolution along the Maine coast.
• Patents Full patent lifecycle services including patent search, preparation, filing, prosecution, litigation, portfolio management, and licensing.
• Trademarks Trademark search, clearance, registration, enforcement, portfolio management, and licensing services.
• Copyright Copyright registration, protection of original works of authorship, and enforcement against infringement.
• Trade Secrets Trade secret protection including confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements, litigation, and employee and contractor agreements.

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gunderson Dettmer LLP: National law firm that is the dominant specialist in emerging companies and venture capital work. Competes with Viridian's ECVC practice for VC-backed startups, especially as portfolio companies grow into later-stage rounds.
• Cooley LLP: National law firm with one of the largest ECVC and emerging companies practices. Represents an aspirational competitor for Viridian — the firm that successful Viridian clients often migrate to at Series B and beyond.
• Goodwin Procter LLP: National law firm with a leading ECVC and M&A practice. Competes for the same venture-backed startups and VC fund clients as Viridian, particularly as deals scale beyond Viridian's regional sweet spot.

Direct peers

• Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson PC: Portland, Maine-based full-service firm with broad practice coverage including corporate, real estate, and government work. A direct Maine competitor for both private and municipal clients.
• Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP: Maine-based full-service law firm with comparable corporate, litigation, real estate, and government regulatory practices. Direct regional competitor in the Maine legal market.
• Drummond Woodsum MacMahon LLC: Maine-based full-service firm with corporate, litigation, municipal, and real estate practices. Directly comparable in scale and regional positioning to Viridian.
• Pierce Atwood LLP: Maine-based full-service law firm with comparable practice breadth across corporate, litigation, real estate, and municipal work. Direct competitor for Maine-based business and municipal clients in the same regional market as Viridian.
• Verrill Dana LLP: Maine-headquartered full-service firm with corporate, M&A, real estate, and litigation practices. Comparable regional competitor serving the same Maine and New England client base as Viridian.
• Eaton Peabody: Maine-based law firm and former employer of multiple Viridian partners (Lyons, Joyce, Tadenev). Directly competes for the same Maine-based corporate, IP, municipal, and real estate matters, and is a direct lateral-talent competitor.

Emerging players

• Clerky (now part of Stripe): Legal-tech company that provides automated incorporation, 409A, and equity management for startups. Represents a structural disruptor to routine corporate/VC legal work that constitutes a meaningful portion of Viridian's ECVC practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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