YOUR Challenges / OUR Solutions
We recognize the distinct challenges faced by our emerging company clients – seizing on growth opportunities, operating in a competitive landscape and protecting valuable intellectual property assets, to name a few. We also understand that these challenges are often met in an environment where capital and human resources are limited. Our attorneys collaborate with emerging company clients to provide:
- cost-effective entity formation guidance and implementation
- forward-thinking advice regarding the transfer, protection and commercialization of intellectual property
- strategic introductions to our established network of angel, venture capital, private equity and investment banking professionals
- market-informed insights into debt and equity financing transactions
- in-depth knowledge of IPO and sale transactions
- seasoned state and federal securities law compliance savvy
OUR Strategy
It is our mission to assist early-stage investor clients in maximizing the return on their investment, and we understand the economic and business factors involved in decisions our clients make. Our emerging companies practice works closely with investor clients to develop the best business and legal strategy for each transaction. Driven by our client’s objective to maximize value, we provide:
- strategic evaluation and structuring of initial and follow-on investments
- timely risk-management counsel
- thoughtful evaluation of intellectual property portfolios of target companies
- pragmatic advice on the governance of portfolio companies
- value-enhancing strategies for exit
OUR Experience
With decades of experience, attorneys in our Emerging Companies practice apply sophisticated industry knowledge and honed business acumen to a wide range of matters and transactions for early-stage companies. We are keenly focused on helping our clients make the best use of their limited resources. We also recognize that we cannot be successful partners with our clients without a comprehensive understanding of the industries in which they operate, which is why we attend and speak at industry conferences and report on the latest legal and business developments in our client publications.
OUR Services
We draw on the resources and experiences of our professionals across a variety of disciplines to provide an integrated set of legal services for emerging companies and venture capital fund clients, including:
LIFE CYCLE
We guide our emerging company and entrepreneurial clients through each stage of the growth cycle with a hands-on approach and practical, business-oriented advice.
Formation
- business plan review and evaluation
- executive compensation and incentive arrangements
- governance, voting and control issues
- intellectual property and technology protection
- legal structure and choice of entity
- tax-saving strategies
Raising Capital
- asset-based loans and factoring
- commercial bank and mezzanine loans
- funding by founders, friends and family
- growth-equity investments
- seed or angel investments
- venture capital funding
Operations
- corporate governance
- customer and vendor agreements
- employment arrangements
- licensing transactions
- master services agreements
Growth & Exit
- sale transactions
- initial public offerings
- joint ventures and strategic alliances
- acquisitions