Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, our core clients are start-ups and technology companies who need experienced, cost effective legal assistance papering and closing their sales deals, as well as managing other pressing in-house legal matters.
Sales & Deal Support
We have been through it all with outside sales and know the crazy requirements that are thrust upon in-house counsel, at any size company. We get it.
For clients with no current in-house counsel, we can provide legal support to close all of your new business deals with an arrangement that is start-up friendly.
For clients that already have in-house counsel or a general counsel, we can provide back-up support for your new sales deals.
Our goal is to make the impossible end-of-quarter turnaround timelines possible, and turn your in-house legal team into a strategic advantage for your company.
We are experienced at negotiating and finalizing transactions with large organizations and enterprises that can overwhelm a small company with lots of documentation, often with terms inapplicable to your business. Companies like Salesforce, Google, Cisco, Microsoft, large banks and telecoms, and other mainstream companies such as UPS. We know how to clean up those docs so they make sense for all parties.
Our experience in working with large enterprises - knowing what to push for and what to accept - can help deals move a bit faster through the large org red tape.
Bottom line - we keep the deals moving forward and we work hard to get them closed.
Data Compliance
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was just the start. Since GDPR went live in 2018, many U.S. states, including California, have implemented data protection rules and requirements. The changes will not end any time soon.
At the core, data privacy compliance is an exercise in defining your data processes and becoming open and honest to consumers and other businesses about your data privacy practices.
We can support new projects or provide an "outsiders" third party assessment of your current set-up.
Please reach out if you need help with data privacy compliance.
General Counsel Services
We run our practice based on the view of the in-house lawyer - efficiency and efficacy are key, as well as practical legal decision making. With that mindset, we can help tackle any of the issues your in-house legal team is facing.
From a knowledge and experience basis, we can provide start-up oriented support for items such as venture financings, M&A and IPO prep. For later stage start-ups or public companies, we can provide temporary GC services for any day-to-day matters.
As related to ethics and whistle-blowing compliance, we can serve as the notification designee for your ethics hotlines.
Please get in touch to learn more.