Corporate Counsel
General Corporate Counsel
Growing businesses need steady, strategic legal guidance without the overhead of a full in-house legal department. We serve as outside general counsel—on call for the decisions that matter, fluent in your business, and priced for a company that is still scaling.
Capabilities
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Entity and governance
Formation, operating and shareholder agreements, board and member resolutions, equity issuances and option plans, and corporate housekeeping that keeps the cap table clean.
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Commercial contracts
Customer and vendor agreements, MSAs and SOWs, licensing, NDAs, and the day-to-day contract review that keeps deals moving without unnecessary risk.
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Financings and transactions
Seed and growth equity rounds, convertible notes and SAFEs, debt facilities, and the occasional acquisition—handled by lawyers who do this work full time.
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Fractional general counsel
A defined scope, a predictable fee, and a single point of contact for legal questions—so leadership gets counsel when it is needed, not a surprise invoice afterward.
Who we represent
The parties we sit across the table for.
- Growing companies without a full in-house legal department
- Founders and executives who need counsel on the decisions that matter
- Companies running periodic financings, contracts, and the occasional deal
- Boards and management seeking a single, predictable point of legal contact
Documents
The paper that carries the deal.
- Formation and organizational documents
- Operating, shareholder, and partnership agreements
- Board and member resolutions and consents
- Equity issuances, option plans, and grant documents
- Customer, vendor, MSA, SOW, and licensing agreements
- NDAs and commercial templates
- Convertible notes, SAFEs, and round documents
Engagement
How working together is structured.
Fractional general counsel is offered on a defined scope with a predictable fee — often a monthly or quarterly arrangement — so leadership gets counsel when it is needed rather than a surprise invoice afterward. Discrete projects and transactions can also be handled on a standalone basis.
Common Questions
FAQ
What is fractional general counsel?
It is an arrangement in which an outside firm serves as a company’s general counsel on a defined scope and a predictable fee — handling the recurring legal questions, contracts, and governance that a growing company faces, without the cost of a full in-house department.
When should a company put a formal operating or shareholder agreement in place?
Before there is anything to fight about. Operating and shareholder agreements govern control, transfers of equity, deadlock, and exit. Adopting them while the founders are aligned is straightforward; negotiating them after a dispute has started is not.
What is a 409A valuation and does an early-stage company need one?
A 409A valuation is an independent appraisal of a private company’s common stock, used to set the exercise price of stock options at fair market value. Any company granting options should obtain one — granting below fair market value without a valid 409A exposes option holders to significant tax penalties.
The Team
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Ready to talk?
Moving transactions forward — and closing them.
Tell us about the deal — buy-side, sell-side, a financing, a lease, or a fractional-counsel arrangement. Initial conversations are straightforward: no pressure, no jargon.
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