The legal dimensions of running the business.

Outside General Counsel & Executive Advisory

Ongoing counsel to CEOs, owners, founders, and boards, with direct support to management and operational personnel in implementing legal strategy, managing risk, and coordinating the legal function.

Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Affirmative and defensive representation in commercial litigation, arbitration, contract and governance disputes, and emergency injunction matters, with strategy guided by the business objective and the cost of achieving it.

• Affirmative and defensive commercial claims
• Contract, ownership, and governance disputes
• Arbitration and emergency injunction matters
• Pre-litigation strategy and negotiated resolutions

Corporate Governance & Board Advisory

Advice on governance frameworks, ownership and control, fiduciary considerations, corporate approvals, board materials, and sensitive enterprise decisions.

Capital, Equity & Debt

Capital-structure planning, equity issuances and transfers, founder and investor arrangements, debt facilities, secured transactions, guarantees, lender negotiations, and restructurings.

• Capitalization and recapitalizations
• Equity issuances, transfers, and buy-sell arrangements
• Debt facilities, notes, secured transactions, and guarantees
• Lender negotiations and debt restructurings

M&A & Strategic Transactions

Acquisitions, dispositions, equity and asset transactions, ownership transitions, due diligence, purchase agreements, approvals, financing conditions, and post-closing obligations.

• Letters of intent, due diligence, and structuring
• Purchase agreements and disclosure schedules
• Approvals, financing conditions, and closing documents
• Transitions and post-closing obligations

Commercial Contracts & Strategic Relationships

Structuring and negotiating customer, vendor, licensing, channel, procurement, and partnership agreements, then working with operational teams to deploy them and manage the obligations they create.

Employment, Executive & Workforce Matters

Executive arrangements, compensation and incentives, contractor structures, policies, separations, investigations, disputes, and management advice.

Compliance, Investigations & Enterprise Risk

Compliance programs, internal investigations, regulatory risk, and governmental inquiries, with practical policies and processes developed alongside the personnel responsible for carrying them out.