Practice Area
Startup & Business Transactions
Founders need documents that reflect how the business actually works — clear on ownership, decision rights, and what happens when circumstances change.
Who the firm represents
- Solo founders and co-founder teams
- Early-stage operating businesses
- Service providers and consultants
- Buyers and sellers of small businesses
Common services
- Entity formation and governance
- Founder, operating, and shareholder agreements
- Independent-contractor and services agreements
- Customer and vendor contracts
- Financing documents for early-stage rounds
- Asset and equity purchase transactions
What may be at risk
- Ownership, vesting, and control
- Intellectual-property ownership and assignment
- Personal liability of founders
- Enforceability of key commercial terms
Immediate practical steps
- 01Write down the intended ownership split and decision rights before drafting.
- 02Collect any existing formation documents, cap-table records, and prior agreements.
- 03Identify who currently owns the intellectual property used in the business.
- 04List upcoming milestones — fundraising, hires, launches — that documents must support.
Evidence and documents to preserve
- Existing formation and governance documents
- Prior contracts and letters of intent
- Cap-table and equity issuance records
- Assignments of intellectual property
The firm's approach
Transactional work is preventive litigation. Documents are drafted with the assumption that they will be read carefully by someone with an opposing interest — and structured so the client is in a strong position if that happens.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a lawyer to form an LLC?+
You do not, but the value is not in filing — it is in the operating agreement and related documents that govern how the entity actually functions.
Can the firm negotiate on the client's side of a transaction?+
Yes. The firm advises founders and operating businesses in selected commercial and early-stage financing transactions.
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