Law
built
for
how
technology
actually
moves.
Trident represents founders, engineers, and the companies they build — from the first patent filing to the public offering. Deep technical fluency, litigation muscle, and counsel that keeps pace with the product.
One firm, built around the work technology companies actually need.
Most of our clients touch all three of these areas over their lifetime — so we built the practice to move between them without handing you off.
Intellectual Property
Protecting the ideas the company is built on — and defending them when someone comes for them.
- Patent prosecution & strategy
- Trademark & brand portfolios
- Trade secret protection
- Freedom-to-operate opinions
- IP litigation & ITC
Data & Privacy
Building programs that let you ship globally without inviting a regulator to the launch.
- GDPR & CCPA/CPRA compliance
- Cross-border data transfers
- Security incident response
- AI governance & model risk
- Privacy-by-design reviews
Corporate & Venture
Formation to exit — the transactional backbone for companies that intend to grow fast.
- Entity formation & equity
- Venture financings
- M&A & strategic deals
- Commercial contracts
- IPO & exit readiness
Engineers first. Lawyers second.
Half of our attorneys held technical roles before law school. That means we read the codebase, the cap table, and the case law with the same fluency.
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We staff lean and senior
The partner who pitches you is the partner who does the work. No handoffs to a pyramid of associates you never met.
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We price for the relationship
Flat fees and phased scopes for early-stage clients; hourly only where the matter genuinely demands it.
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We answer in hours, not days
When a deal or a breach is moving, response time is the whole product. You have our direct lines.
Counsel you'll actually work with.
A small bench of senior lawyers, each with a technical past and a track record you can check.
Dana Okonkwo
Former semiconductor engineer. First-chair in over 30 patent trials across the NDCA and the ITC.
Marcus Reyes
Builds global privacy programs for consumer platforms. CIPP/E certified; ex-security lead.
Priya Venkatesh
Has closed 200+ financings from seed to Series F, plus cross-border acquisitions.
Sam Whitfield
Registered patent attorney with a PhD in machine learning. Drafts claims that hold up.
Selected outcomes.
A sample of recent work, anonymized. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Defended a Series C infrastructure startup in a five-patent NDCA dispute.
Stood up the privacy program for a 40M-user consumer app ahead of its EU launch.
Led a cross-border acquisition of a machine-learning tooling company.
Built a defensive patent portfolio for a robotics client entering a crowded market.
Tell us what you're building.
Consultations are confidential and there's no charge for the first conversation. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right firm for the matter.
San Francisco, CA 94105
New York, NY 10036
Austin, TX 78701