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Corporate and Business
Counsel for companies from formation through financing, growth and exit.
How you form the company decides what you can do later.
Entity type, state of formation and governance documents together determine your tax treatment, your liability, and whether an investor can come in without restructuring first.
A single member LLC that suited a consulting practice becomes an obstacle the moment there is a co-founder, an option pool or an outside investor. Fixing it later means unwinding and refiling, and sometimes a tax event nobody budgeted for.
We advise on the choice itself, not only on filing it. That covers entity selection and formation, founder and operating agreements, equity and option plans, financings, and acquisitions on either side of the table.
What this covers.
Entity formation
LLC, C corporation and S corporation, and the choice of formation state, including Delaware.
Founder and operating agreements
Ownership, vesting, decision rights, deadlock and what happens when someone leaves.
Equity and option plans
Employee and advisor equity documented so it does not become a dispute later.
Financings
Convertible notes, SAFEs and priced rounds, from term sheet through closing.
Mergers and acquisitions
Diligence, transaction documents, closing mechanics and post-closing matters.
Governance and compliance
Board and member consents, corporate records, and annual filing obligations.
One attorney, start to finish.
The attorney who assesses your matter is the one who conducts it. You will not be passed between people, and you will not explain your situation twice.
You get their direct line, not a general inquiries address. When something moves at short notice, that is the difference between an answer today and an answer next week.
Speak with an attorney
How a matter runs.
Understand the plan
What the business is trying to become, and over what horizon. Structure follows from that.
Set out the options
Entity type, formation state and tax consequences, with an honest view of cost.
Document it properly
Agreements drafted so they still work when the relationship is under strain.
Stay available
The attorney who structured it is still your contact when the next round or the next hire arrives.
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Talk to us about a corporate and business matter.
A first consultation gives you a clear view of where you stand and what your options will cost.
