Kevin Vela
Partner, Attorney at Vela Wood
mentor for RevTech Venturesco-manages Blossom Street VenturesDallas Business Journal Leadership Trustboard member of Digital Fight Clubboard member of the Fantasy Sports Gaming AssociationTexas Bar Foundation Fellow
About
Kevin Vela represents buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions as managing Partner at Vela Wood. He focuses his M&A practice on both buy-side and sell-side work. Before law school, Kevin spent seven years in Dallas in finance and marketing. He first worked at Fortune 500 companies. After those roles, he joined several startup companies. He later started a test preparation company. He teaches a venture transactions course at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. He teaches that course at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
Who is a good fit for Kevin Vela
- Buyers who need buy-side counsel on a merger or acquisition.
- Owners selling a company who need sell-side M&A counsel.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Texas Law School, J.D.
- University of Texas at Austin, BBA in Finance
- Bar admissions
- New Mexico, Texas
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America® for Gaming Law, 2026 edition
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014-2018
- D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas eight times, including most recently in 2026
- Top Latino Lawyer three times
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representation
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- General Counsel to numerous venture funds and accelerators
- Has facilitated over 600 Seed stage through C rounds ranging from $250k to $20M
- Represented a Dallas-based content platform in a $49M exit to a private equity firm ($49,000,000)
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional