You have an idea for a business or service, and it’s time to get started. Our team stands ready to help. At this stage, it’s important to lay the right legal foundation (missteps or hacks can come back to haunt you), but your resources are limited. We understand that. Our approach to incorporation was specifically designed with those concerns in mind. We provide the counsel and documents you need to not only get started, but to do so comprehensively and based on established best practices.
If, like so many others, you started out as a limited liability company but are ready to position the company for investment and convert to a corporation, we can help. With dozens and dozens of these transactions under our belt, we’ll make the process quick and easy (click here to see how it usually goes).
Click here to see the fixed-pricing model we use for LLC conversion transactions.
As your business starts to track, you will begin to encounter day-to-day legal needs. Reviewing NDAs, drafting MSAs, structuring license agreements, and so on. We have the know-how to cover you here, and because we deal with these matters all the time, you won’t be investing in a learning curve. We turn documents quickly and cost-effectively.
Click here to learn more about our fixed-price packages to take care of your day-to-day legal needs.
IP Commercialization
We understand all manner of technology transactions, including IP commercialization. Whether you require in-license, out-license, sale or another more exotic structure, we can help.
Specialists Who Know Startups
It takes a village. Our core team covers the bases, but there are times when specific technical knowledge is required in adjacent legal areas. And our firm provides that. Whether it involves tax, compensation, intellectual property, employment, securities, immigration or any number of other business or legal issues, we can put together the team you need.
Congratulations! You’ve hooked an investor. We’ll be with you at every step, from the initial high-level discussions through structuring the term sheet, negotiating definitive documents and closing the deal. We’ve even mapped out what that back-and-forth looks like once the terms are set. Click here to take a look if you’re raising money using a SAFE or here if you’ll be selling preferred stock.
Once we dig in, it’s unlikely that there are issues we haven’t seen or challenges we haven’t faced. We understand market terms and best practices – in many cases, we helped develop them. You need a trusted partner to get you to the end zone, and it would be our privilege to play that role for you.
Click here to learn more about our fixed-price packages designed to help you structure and close your next round.
Or, click here if you’re looking to expand your current round to bring in more capital or push it out so you have more time to finish off your raise.
Exit transactions or liquidity events for high-growth companies are different from traditional M&A work. The buyer’s priorities are different. The deal points of sensitivity are different. The structures and desired outcomes are different. We understand that. We leverage the deep bench of transactional experience that our firm brings to bear, flavored by our understanding of your company and our grasp of the unique nuances of your world. We’ve been there. We’ve done that.