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Dominic Petrakis

Founding partner · Open and Exit

Dominic sets up companies and, years later, helps sell them. Some clients have hired him for both.

Dominic worked on mergers and financings at a large downtown firm, usually for the buyer. He started this firm to work for the people on the other side of those deals: owners selling the company they built.

He leads the Open and Exit stages, and he is the lawyer responsible for this site.

Works on

  • Company formation
  • Founders' and shareholder agreements
  • Sale of owner-run companies
  • Family business succession

Dominic's admissions and education

  • Bar admissions

    • Pennsylvania

      2009

    • Ohio

      2014

  • Courts

    • Pennsylvania state courts

      2009

    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

      2010

  • Education

    • J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law

      2009

    • B.A., Economics, Allegheny College

      2006

  • Languages

    • English

    • Greek

      conversational

  • Memberships

    • Allegheny County Bar Association, Business Law Section

Dominic away from the firm

Dominic grew up behind the counter of his family's diner in Carnegie, which is where he learned what a bad lease costs.

He coaches a youth soccer team in Brookline and still eats lunch at the counter on Saturdays.

Book a call with Dominic

Twenty minutes, free, and you'll know whether Dominic is the right lawyer for it.

The first call is free. It doesn't make us your lawyers; a signed engagement letter does.