Manuel is a corporate and securities attorney based in the New York City office of Sosnow & Associates. With substantial expertise, he advises leading technology startups at every phase of their corporate lifecycles. He has represented clients in a wide range of transactions, including venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, crowdfunding offerings (i.e., Reg CF and Reg A), secondary transactions, recapitalizations, and reorganizations.
Manuel often acts as outside general counsel, offering practical business and legal guidance to his startup clients. His comprehensive expertise covers corporate governance, equity compensation, and employment law.
A significant portion of Manuel's practice is dedicated to fund formation. He represents private equity, venture capital, and crypto funds from inception to liquidation, assisting fund managers and sponsors in creating new investment vehicles, forming general partner and investment adviser entities, raising capital (including cross-border efforts), and managing daily fund operations and regulatory matters. He also assists these fund clients with their investments in portfolio companies.
Manuel's clients are primarily technology startups. He has advised a diverse range of clients across various industries, including artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain and web3, SaaS, health tech, legal tech, and consumer goods. Manuel has been particularly active in the blockchain and web3 space since 2018, advising on securities regulation, digital securities offerings, venture capital financings with token exposure, token distributions, DeFi protocol and application structuring and governance, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), airdrop structures, and stablecoins.
Manuel has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for the New York Metro Area in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.