About
Mattison Raiford Spaulding represents buyers and sellers on mergers and acquisitions at Vela Wood. Mattie assists startups, investors, and established companies with corporate governance. She advises those clients on venture capital financing. She works with them from formation through funding. Mattie previously worked as an associate at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. She practiced in the corporate law section of that firm's Dallas office. There she assisted with public and private mergers and acquisitions. She also assisted with finance transactions and corporate governance for those deals.
Who is a good fit for Mattison Raiford Spaulding
- Founders of emerging companies who need counsel from formation through funding.
- Investors in emerging companies who need counsel on corporate governance.
- Sellers of an established company who need help on a merger or acquisition.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Tulane Law School, J.D.
- Baylor University, B.A. in International Studies
- Bar admissions
- Texas
Recognition
- 2026 Super Lawyers Rising Stars
- 2023 Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation Fellow
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationEntity formation and holding structures
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a Dallas-based family office in equity and debt financing rounds in excess of $85M, from pre-Seed convertible rounds through late-stage equity financings
- Represented numerous companies in convertible note, Safe, Series Seed, and NVCA financing rounds
- Assisted a large convenience retail chain in its $21B acquisition of gasoline and convenience store locations and advised on related divestiture transactions ($21,000,000,000, buyer side)
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional