Australia’s leading law firm for innovators
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Practical legal,
at your pace
We partner with ambitious founders to move faster on fundraising, ESOPs, contracts and compliance. So you can focus on building while we handle the rest.
100M+
Venture raised
15+
Years of experience
50+
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We can meet your team where they already are
We work flexibly, inside the tools your team already uses. We can join your Slack or Teams channels, jump on Meet or Zoom, or keep it simple via email and phone—whatever gets your work done faster.
Richard Prangell
Richard is the founder of Viridian, a boutique law firm dedicated to supporting high-growth businesses and ambitious founders. Richard brings industry-leading expertise in venture capital, fundraising, structuring, and complex commercial transactions.
He has served as corporate counsel and is recognised for his practical, business-focused approach to legal solutions. Richard teaches Corporate Innovation & Regulation, and International Transactions at the University of Sydney, sharing his experience and insights with the next generation of legal leaders.
- Specialising in high-growth business and startups
- Industry-leading expertise in venture capital & fundraising
What Our Clients say
Hear from some of our clients
Richard is a founder-first lawyer… Richard is patient, deeply knowledgeable, creative, and kind—a combination that is rare to find in legal counsel
Sara Khorasani
Founder & CTO, Flowing Bee
Richard is pragmatic, solution focused and action oriented. He understands the needs of the rapidly moving startup/venture environment and the often complex relationship between investors and founders.
Simon Roy
Founder & CEO, Group 1 Sports
I highly recommend Richard for any legal matters related to startups and fast-growing companies. He’s been instrumental in supporting Fabra
Luke Grana
CEO & Co-Founder, Fabra
Richard provides honest and good value service, he is also not afraid to tell you things you might not necessarily want to hear, but need to, a true professional.
Nick Fox
Partner, BDO
Richard… took the time to understand the business needs in order to provide the best possible recommendations. He is a good communicator, is easy to work with and was able to deliver quality work within tight deadlines.
Alexis Soulopoulos
CEO, EverAI
Richard brings a personal touch to our relationship, not treating us like ‘just another client’, and makes recommendations that are in the genuine legal interests of the company
Giorgio Doueihi
Former Head of Product, Uprise.co