Many of our clients retain us to act as their “outsourced in-house counsel.” This arrangement has three principal benefits: (i) We develop an in-depth familiarity with your business culture and legal needs; (ii) We maintain a long-term relationship, which facilitates efficiency of service (with no additional employee headcount); and (iii) We become an integral part of your management team. The specific general corporate services we provide include:
Startup Counseling
Formation of Corporations, LLC’s and other entities, and preparation of related documentation
Founders’ Agreements, Operating Agreements and Limited Partnership Agreements
IP Agreements, including Licensing Agreements, Confidentiality and Inventions Assignment Agreements, and Terms of Service/use and Privacy Policy
Employment and Consulting Agreements
Stock Option Plans and Agreements
Commercial Contracts, including Services Agreements, Partnering Agreements, Vendor/Supplier Agreements and Reseller Agreements
Structuring of Equity Ownership, including Vesting Issues
Corporate Governance, including Board of Director Matters and Stockholders’/Voting Agreements
Trademark Advice and Registration
Our transactional practice is the core of our business. We understand how to handle deals efficiently and at a cost that makes business sense. We handle the following types of transactions:
Financings (see “Securities Law Matters” below)
Licensing and other Technology Transactions
Debt Transactions
Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures, Outsourcing and other Partnering Transactions
Acquisitions of Specified Assets
Leveraged Buy-Outs
Divestitures and Dispositions
Restructurings and Recapitalizations