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Sam Zabaneh

Sam Zabaneh

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Sam Zabaneh, the firm’s Austin Office Managing Partner, advises public and emerging private companies and their venture capital and private equity investors through their life cycles, from formation to liquidity.

Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Sam advises clients across industries — particularly technology and life sciences — on a broad range of corporate issues, including:

- General corporate matters

- Various capital raising and liquidity event transactions

- Private and public equity financing

- Mergers and acquisitions

- Corporate governance and periodic reporting requirements of publicly held companies

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Technology: Corporate & Commercial - Texas

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Individual Editorial

Sam Zabaneh has a wealth of experience advising both public and private companies from multiple industries on acquisitions and venture capital deals, among other transactions. He also counsels on matters such as business formation and corporate governance concerns.

Corporate/M&A - Texas: Austin & Surrounds

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Sam Zabaneh guides emerging private and public companies and their investors throughout all stages of development.

Technology - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Sam Zabaneh, the firm's Austin office managing partner, regularly advises emerging companies in the technology sector, alongside private equity and venture capital investors, throughout their development. His experience includes financing transactions, M&A and corporate governance.

Strengths

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  • Sam is very practical, balanced and has really good business judgement. He has good strategic insights on the business, not just the legal components.

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