Legal Decoder
Falls Church, US · Founded 2012 · Delaware corporation
Legal Decoder analyzes legal invoice and billing data, offering Aperture, a natural language interface that lets users query legal spend to surface staffing, pricing, and billing inefficiencies. It serves corporate in-house legal teams and law firms, flagging billing anomalies, benchmarking rates, and diagnosing realization leakage.
Founders & leadership
Legal Decoder was founded in 2012 by Joseph R. Tiano, Jr..
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Joseph R. Tiano, Jr.Founder
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Christopher J. MillerExecutive
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David SolomonExecutive
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Meredith TianoNamed on SEC filing
Board
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Paul SethiBoard director
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Michael FrankelBoard director
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$4.2M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2014–2025
▶$3.8MraisedOct 2025 · 2 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$3.8MraisedOct 2025 · 2 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael FrankelDirector
- Christopher J. MillerExecutive Officer, Director
- Joseph R. Tiano, Jr.Executive Officer, Director, Promoter
- David SolomonExecutive Officer, Director
- Paul SethiDirector
- Offering amount
- $3.8M
- Amount sold
- $3.8M
- First sale
- Oct 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$400KraisedOct 2014 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$400KraisedOct 2014 · 5 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Meredith TianoExecutive Officer
- Joseph R. Tiano, Jr.Executive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Christopher J. MillerExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $800K
- Amount sold
- $400K
- First sale
- Oct 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Legal Decoder do?
- Legal Decoder analyzes legal invoice and billing data, offering Aperture, a natural language interface that lets users query legal spend to surface staffing, pricing, and billing inefficiencies. It serves corporate in-house legal teams and law firms, flagging billing anomalies, benchmarking rates, and diagnosing realization leakage.
- Who founded Legal Decoder?
- Legal Decoder was founded by Joseph R. Tiano, Jr. in 2012.
- How much funding has Legal Decoder raised?
- Legal Decoder has disclosed $4.2M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Legal Decoder headquartered?
- Legal Decoder is headquartered in Falls Church, US.