Startup Law Blog

Our team of lawyers advises startups and emerging companies from formation through successful exit and investors with their investments in these companies. We are involved in all stages of the company’s life cycle, starting with choice of entity and founder arrangements through seed, angel and venture financings through to the eventual exit. We also typically serve as principal outside counsel, advising our emerging company clients on the various legal issues they confront.

Specifically, we routinely advise our startups and emerging company clients with respect to:

• Choice of entity
• Founder's equity and vesting arrangements
• Equity financings, including structuring and negotiation angel and venture capital financings
• Intellectual property issues, including patent, copyright and trademark protection and inbound and outbound licensing agreements
• Compliance with federal, state, and international privacy laws
• Stock option plans and equity compensation matters
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Employment law counseling
• Employee benefits matters
• Litigation strategy and execution