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Rafelson Law PLLC

A law firm built for eCommerce and online business owners

Fortune 500 legal thinking, scaled for eCommerce

Rafelson Law PLLC is an internationally recognized law firm for eCommerce and online business owners. Our focus is buying and selling online businesses, from valuation and the letter of intent through due diligence and closing. We also handle intellectual property, regulatory compliance and Prop 65 notices, and we assist with complex Amazon account suspensions and Section 3 deactivations.

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By the numbers

$1B+In closed transaction value
95%Amazon appeal success rate
Millions+Recovered in litigation
20+Years of legal experience
1,000sOf happy clients

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Buying or selling an online business

We represent online business owners and buyers in exits and acquisitions. Paul S. Rafelson, the Founder, and Katherine (Katie) Dariano, a Senior Counsel, handle the firm’s deals.

For sellers

Have a lawyer read the broker agreement and letter of intent before you sign, because those documents can bind you early. We offer valuation advisory as part of sell-side work.

For buyers

We review the purchase agreement and the diligence record: financial statements tied to platform reports, account health, supplier contracts and brand and IP ownership.

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Our attorneys

Paul Rafelson, Founder

Paul S. Rafelson

Founder

Paul founded the firm and originates its M&A work. He also handles Amazon account matters, Prop 65 notices and compliance work. He is admitted in Florida (2005) and New Jersey (2006). He holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from Villanova, a B.B.A. in Accounting from UMass Amherst, and an LL.M. in Taxation from NYU.

Paul’s full biography

Katie Dariano, Senior Counsel

Katherine (Katie) Dariano

Senior Counsel

Katie’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, complex commercial contracts and dispute resolution. She leads the firm’s M&A practice and is admitted in New York (2021).

Katie’s full biography

Online Merchants Guild, the Supreme Court and Congress

Paul founded the Online Merchants Guild in 2018, a volunteer-led trade association run by and for Amazon sellers. It is the world’s first seller-run Amazon seller trade association.

Paul wrote the Online Merchants Guild’s amicus brief in South Dakota v. Wayfair at the U.S. Supreme Court (No. 17-494, 2018) as counsel of record. He submitted written testimony to the House Small Business Committee for its March 3, 2020 hearing on the Wayfair decision, and the Guild’s written statements to the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust investigation of Amazon (2020) and its 2021 antitrust markup.

In the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee’s October 2020 staff report (reprinted as Committee Print 117-8, 2022), the Guild was cited 13 times, more than any other outside group, on Amazon’s treatment of third-party sellers.

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EU launches antitrust investigation into Amazon

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