Andrew Joseph Piunti

Andrew Joseph Piunti

Licensed for 41 years

Corporate and incorporation Lawyer at San Jose, CA
Practice Areas: Corporate & Incorporation, Business, Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions

1100 Lincoln Ave., Suite 231, San Jose, CA

About Andrew

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Business 30%

Drew assists his business clients with their contract review, drafting and negotiation. Because his clients tend to be smaller service and technology companies, he is very experienced in helping clients negotiate sales and service contracts where the counter-party is a much larger counter-parties.

30%
Corporate and Incorporation 30%

Andrew (Drew) advises entrepreneurs, startups, and domestic and foreign privately held companies in matters of corporate organization, choice of entity, state of organization, and angel and venture backed financings and investments. He often serves as general counsel for clients on an out-sourced basis.

30%
Commercial Real Estate 20%

Business clients, frequently seek Drew's assistance in litigation and pre-litigation matters, and, on a select basis, he continues to litigate business disputes. These matters often involve exits from corporations, shareholder and partnership disputes, and allegations concerning the taking of corporate business opportunities or trade secrets.

20%
Mergers and Acquisitions 20%

Drew represents businesses and corporations seeking to sell substantially all of their assets or ownership to others, or seeking to merge with, or acquire other businesses.

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 41 years

State: California

Acquired: 1984

Active

No misconduct found

Location

DPA Law Group

1100 Lincoln Ave., Suite 231, San Jose, CA, 95125

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Andrew Joseph Piunti's Reviews

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2.3 /5.0

3 Client Reviews

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Posted by Rick | June 29, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Mergers & Acquisitions

Great work

I hired Drew to do some work with my startup as we were considering potential M&A offers - he was very responsive and helpful throughout the process. We had an issue come up with a contract on Sunday morning and he hopped on a call with me Sunday afternoon to discuss. One thing to consider when h...iring an attorney is the size of the firm, will you work directly with your point of contact or are you getting handed off to an associate? I worked with Drew from start to finish and appreciated his level of hands-on, personal service.

Posted by anonymous | May 05, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Corporate & Incorporation

It's Better to Incorporate Online

I hired Drew to set up my corporation professionally when I could have done it online for a few hundred dollars. After paying over $7,000 to have this set up by him, I am left with cleanup to do because he made mistakes. Similar to the other reviewer, his math was incorrect on my company stock opti...ons agreements, so those contracts are invalid. He also did not provide me with any stock certificates, so I cannot execute said agreements either. I asked him to fix these agreements, and he never responded. If I used on online service, I would have received a corporate package with certificates, templates, a company seal, etc. I did not receive any of this through him. I also paid him to correct my company name, and he only corrected it in Delaware, so now my corporation has 2 names! He said it does not matter. He became very rude when I asked him to fix this and refused. As a business owner it's extremely important to appreciate your clients, since without them, the business could not operate. I ended up regretting that I hired Drew and felt totally unappreciated as a paying client. My review of Drew's service is not all negative. He did a good job on some documents, but overall I cannot recommend him because he made some crucial errors, became rude and did not complete the work I paid for.

Posted by sanjaya maniktala | December 22, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Contracts & Agreements

Couldn't even get the Math right on Stock Options

Seemed OK at first. I hired him. After that a nightmare ensued. He got into a private correspondence with a prospective business partner and wrote all the paperwork to suit him it seemed (his consultancy contract etc)....even the founder stock split was compltely wrong, giving him 18.5% of the compan...y instead of the 15% he was supposed to get. Luckliy I did the msth and discovered it. When confronted, Drew pleaded the fifth, (no repl) and just sent me a bill for the $1500 I spent on him from my personal credit card. Also gave me horrendous advice which could have got a prospective consultant on H1B visa deported. Never a sorry, I heard not one ooops (I am sorry) from this guy. Good luck...

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Experience

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Work Experience

2003 - Present

Corporate Attorney, DPA Law Group

1999 - 2003

Corporate Attorney, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Associations

2008 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

2007 - Present

San Francisco Bar Association

Member

2004 - Present

TIE

Member

Education

1984

Univeristy of California, Hasting College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1980

University of California, Berkeley

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

French

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