Starting a new business can be daunting and you will want trusted advisors to represent your interests during the process.  For more than a decade, I have counseled entrepreneurs in all legal aspects of starting and growing their businesses.  During this time, I practiced at large and sophisticated law firms that demanded high legal fees because of their tremendous overhead.  I emphasize client service, rather than ornate board rooms, and I pass along the benefit of reduced overhead to you with my reasonable fee structure. 

I work with founders and entrepreneurs to help them understand and plan for the resolution of future potential break-downs in their relations.  No one plans to have disagreements with their partners and you certainly cannot contemplate each and every issue that may arise.  But, with a well thought out plan to resolve disagreements, you may be able to avoid paralysis that can result in the failure of your business. I can help founders plan for exits in good and bad times.

Start-ups typically spend a great deal of time designing and perfecting their products or services and on marketing and sales efforts.  In all of the excitement, record keeping is often overlooked.  But keeping good corporate records is important.  For example, prospective investors and buyers will likely engage a team of lawyers to review your corporate documents and records.  This is called a “due diligence investigation” and the completion of a deal will generally be conditioned upon the investor’s or buyer’s satisfaction with the due diligence investigation.  If your record keeping is weak or non-existent, you may not be taken seriously and you may not even get a chance to structure a deal.  Weak or non-existent record keeping also invites otherwise avoidable disputes between co-founders, employees, consultants or other parties who may have misunderstood the terms of their respective arrangements with you or your company.  I can help you clean up your records, whether in anticipation of a financing or sale or if you simply desire to protect against future potential disputes.

Typical record keeping issues arise in connection with the following, although there are others:

·          Stock issuances for founders or key employees (including, option plans and grants)

·          Board appointments

·          Financings (whether debt or equity)

·          Major transactions. 

Please contact me today to hear how I can help your business.