Prior to joining Vela Wood, Janae was an associate at Vinson & Elkins LLP’s Dallas office in the Corporate practice (formerly known as MACM). During her time at Vinson & Elkins, she assisted with public and private mergers & acquisitions, […]
Prior to re-joining Vela Wood, Denise served as Associate General Counsel at 8VC in Austin, where she led and managed venture capital investments across all stages—from seed to late-stage growth. In that role, she negotiated and structured complex financing transactions, […]
Prior to joining Vela Wood, Sherwin practiced at Baker Botts L.L.P. for more than a decade. Sherwin graduated with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas, where he was a member of the Order […]
Prior to joining Vela Wood, Mark worked as an associate at Haynes and Boone as an investment funds attorney in their Investment Management practice group. During his time at Haynes and Boone, Mark worked with investment managers to structure, launch, […]
Prior to joining Vela Wood, Jordan worked as an associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Jones Day in Dallas, Texas, where she represented public and private companies in high-stakes litigation and government investigations. Jordan graduated with honors from the […]
Karthik Srinivasan is a Senior Attorney at Vela Wood. He focuses his practice on complex civil and commercial litigation.
Daniel graduated from Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas. While in law school, Daniel completed the Business Planning Professional Track, was a member of the Baylor Barrister Society, and served as Vice President and co-founder of the Baylor […]
Laura Lopez Nickerson was included in the 2025 and 2026 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for her work in Corporate Law, Energy Law, and M&A Law. She was also selected to the 2020-2023 and 2025 Super […]
Jennifer Steiger is a senior attorney at Vela Wood. She advises clients on a variety of corporate matters, including investments, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and other private company transactions. Jennifer takes a pragmatic approach to her work and stays focused on her clients’ objectives.
Tyler Beas is a Senior Attorney at Vela Wood. He focuses his practice on intellectual property counseling and litigation in connection with trademark, copyright, trade dress law, domain name disputes, social media, name, image, and likeness (NIL), and advertising practices.