Noah Pittard

What I do:
I help clients and investors across the US form and finance emerging technology companies. I have a ton of experience with all aspects of startup company law, with a particularly deep knowledge of financing and selling companies. I prefer to work out of coffee shops and co-working spaces so I can stay close to my clients and the community generally.

What my clients value:
I was an entrepreneur before becoming a lawyer, and so I think about practicing law from a nonstandard perspective. I think having started and run companies myself helps me focus on just the stuff that matters and translate complicated legal issues into straightforward business choices. While I am a lawyer, I try to maintain a strict T-shirt and jeans dress code – just like my clients.

Why Cooley?
Cooley has a great platform and talented people. But most importantly, Cooley prizes results and client service above face time and billable hours. This is huge for me.

Likes:
Surfing without a wetsuit, hike-and-fly paragliding, trail runs that end on odd fractions of a mile, meditation, black coffee, playing piano badly and not looking at my phone when I’m around other humans.

Great reads:

• • “The Way of Zen” by Alan Watts
  • “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman
  • “Meditations for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman
  • “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why” by Laurence Gonzales
  • “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern
  • “Pet Semetery” by Stephen King
  • “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” by Ernest Hemingway