Corporate & M&A

Startups & Growth Companies

Finance

Commercial Contracts

Labor & Employment

Litigation

Startups & Growth Companies

We advise founders, startups and growth-stage companies across the lifecycle of their businesses—from formation and early structuring through expansion, strategic transactions, and beyond.

Focus on what matters.

We approach this practice with the same mindset that underlies the rest of our work: avoid unnecessary complexity and align legal advice with the realities of the business. We work closely with management teams as companies scale, providing practical guidance that evolves alongside the business.

For early-stage companies, that often means balancing appropriate legal structure with speed and cost discipline. For growth-stage companies, it means helping management teams navigate increasing complexity without losing momentum. We often serve as an ongoing legal advisor to companies that are building their internal capabilities—providing support across transactions, contracts, employment, and other day-to-day issues as they arise.

Scope of Practice

  • Entity formation and initial structuring

  • Founder arrangements and governance matters

  • Equity financings and capital raising (company-side)

  • Commercial contracts and customer relationships

  • Hiring, equity compensation, and employment matters

  • Strategic transactions, including acquisitions and exits

Recent Matters

  • Advising founders on company formation, governance, and early-stage structuring

  • Supporting growth-stage companies in negotiating key commercial agreements and customer relationships

  • Assisting companies in preparing for and executing strategic transactions, including acquisitions and exits

  • Acting as outside counsel to companies as they build and scale their internal legal function