Counsel for every stage, with depth where it counts.

From formation to exit, with particular depth in fintech, digital assets and the regulatory questions that come with them.

The company

Formation to exit

The corporate work every company needs, done with an eye on the round after this one.

Incorporation

The right entity, a clean cap table and the documents investors expect to see.

Fundraising

Every instrument a round can take, negotiated with an eye on the next one.

M&A and acquihires

Buy-side and sell-side counsel from structuring through closing.

The product

Regulatory & product strategy

Where financial regulation meets new technology. We get involved while the product is still on the whiteboard.

Regulatory compliance

Where financial regulation meets new technology, with a bias toward workable answers.

Product counsel & protocol design

Legal input while the product is still on the whiteboard, not after it ships.

Token launches & tokenomics

Launch structures that take regulatory risk, decentralization and user experience seriously at the same time.

The day to day

Ongoing counsel & investors

The contracts, policies and weekly questions that keep a company running, plus counsel for the investors behind it.

Commercial agreements, terms & privacy

Contracts and policies written for how your product actually operates.

Outside general counsel

A standing legal function for the day-to-day, on a plan you can budget for.

Investors & fund formation

Counsel for investors on both sides of the term sheet.

Pricing

Pricing that matches the stage you're at.

Three ways to engage, so you get the right level of support without hiring a full-time general counsel before you need one.

Hourly

Pay as you go

Hourly rates, no retainer, no minimum. Good for one-off questions and discrete matters.

Fixed fee

Scoped projects

A quoted price for defined work: formation packages, financing rounds, template suites and regulatory memos.

Monthly

Fractional GC

A monthly plan covering contracts, product reviews and the questions that come up every week.

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