STARTUPS

Starting and growing your business presents a wide array of legal challenges. Our startup lawyers work with entrepreneurs to launch and grow successful business ventures and regularly advise entrepreneurs in NYC and beyond on a wide range of legal matters, including implementing efficient corporate, tax and financing structures. Our clients value our diligence, attention to detail and dedication to their businesses.

We strive to provide exceptional service, valuable advice and effective solutions for our clients throughout their full business cycles – from formation to angel and venture financing to IPO. We make it our priority to understand the industry, business and client’s goals to develop tailored and effective strategies to suit their needs.

We leverage our corporate and industry experience assisting startups, as our clientele also includes established businesses, corporations and their directors and shareholders, US and foreign investors, and other successful entrepreneurs and businesses.

Our services offered to startups and emerging companies include:

• Advising on appropriate business structures;

• Assisting in setting-up corporate and organizational systems;

• Preparing agreements for founders to reinforce/solidify their relationship and to avoid future disputes;

• Protecting intellectual property rights by registering trademarks and copyrights and drafting confidentiality agreements to protect trade secrets;

• Handling employment matters, including drafting employment contracts and incentive compensation agreements;

• Guiding entrepreneurs through various rounds of financing, from angel level to venture capital;

• Providing full support to our clients in their strategic deals – mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and spin-offs;

• Preparing successful companies for IPOs.

As entrepreneurs ourselves, we recognize and appreciate the fast-paced schedule and hard work it takes to develop from an idea into a thriving business.