Advice with the whole business in view.
A hiring decision can affect intellectual property. An enterprise contract can create commitments for your product team. A new market can change the questions you need to ask about structure, data, and risk. These decisions rarely fit into a single legal category.
Outside general counsel connects those questions. We work to understand your business model, commercial priorities, and internal decision-making so that legal advice is useful in the context where you actually need it.
The goal is a decision you can act on: what matters, what your options are, and what needs attention next.
Where we can help.
Corporate structure and governance
Support with company organization, founder relationships, ownership arrangements, board and shareholder decisions, and the records that keep those decisions clear. We help leadership teams think through who has authority and how important actions should be documented.
Day-to-day business counsel
Reviewing contracts, addressing employment and contractor questions, assessing commercial issues, and helping management prioritize legal work. The relationship can provide continuity as the company’s needs evolve.
Risk and strategic planning
Identifying legal questions around a product launch, expansion, partnership, or transaction before they become urgent. We consider the business objective alongside the legal issues, timing, and available resources.
A working relationship built around you.
We begin by discussing your company, existing advisers, current agreements, and near-term priorities. Together, we define the scope of support, communication expectations, and the matters that need attention first. The appropriate engagement depends on your needs; it may involve a specific project or ongoing counsel.
For a SaaS company, that might mean connecting sales contracts with product commitments. For an AI business, it may mean working through vendor and data-use questions. For a blockchain venture, it may mean identifying the legal work needed before a new commercial model is introduced.
When to start the conversation.
Consider bringing in counsel when legal questions regularly land on a founder’s desk, different advisers need a common business context, or the next stage of growth calls for more consistent legal support.