Services

Legal support for startups, community businesses and workers

Representative Matters

 

corporate governance

  • Drafted and negotiated investor term sheets, stock purchase agreements, convertible notes and SAFEs

  • Advised on fundraising, including equity structure and founder dilution

  • Prepared corporate charter documents with liquidation preferences and founder-friendly terms

  • Noticed board and shareholder meetings, drafted shareholder consents, maintained board minutes

  • Performed securities compliance review and filed offering notices with appropriate state and federal authorities


operations

  • Drafted and negotiated SaaS Agreements, Master Service Agreements, and Statements of Work for various technology and consulting companies

  • Drafted and negotiated commissioned employee, independent contractor, and advisor agreements

  • Drafted and negotiated management and employment contracts for medical practices

  • Advised on compliance with employment laws in New York and California



patent

  • Secured numerous utility patents in the fields of electrical and mechanical devices

  • Advised on patent strategy for medical device company with multiple patentable inventions in a single product

  • Negotiated service and license agreements involving joint development of new IP, maintaining client’s ownership of newly developed IP against global pharmaceutical companies

  • Performed due diligence on patent infringement claims, performed infringement analysis on competitor products and services, and drafted and responded to cease and desist letters


privacy

  • Conducted privacy assessment and advised on security and breach notification policies

  • Drafted Privacy Policies for consumer products websites

  • Advised on HIPAA compliance and drafted TOU for medical research app

  • Advised on retention of client’s data ownership for consumer healthcare app with AI component



trademark

  • Secured trademarks for clients in a wide variety of industries

  • Performed trademark clearance searches and advised on risks in usage or applications

  • Successfully removed competitor with lookalike product from Amazon

  • Successfully cancelled inactive marks that interfered with client’s registrations

  • Successfully demanded that competitors cease and desist use of marks that would harm clients


dispute resolution

  • Negotiated settlement with commercial landlord for early termination of lease

  • Negotiated the return of over $70K in funds stolen in a watch scam

  • Negotiated the return of over $100K in funds stolen from a Zimbabwean diamond mine

  • Negotiated better severance terms for employees and departing co-founders