PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial /
Contracts
Years of experience negotiating commercial contracts for individuals, startups and mature businesses.
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Promissory Notes (interpersonal or inter-business lending)
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Master Service Agreements
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Joint Ventures
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Customer Contracts
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Referral Agreements
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Confidentiality Agreements
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Enterprise Agreements
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Purchasing Agreements
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Distribution Agreements
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Employment / Consulting Agreements
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deep Sell-Side and Buy-Side experience with various transaction structures (statutory mergers, share sales, asset sales)
Deals ranging from pre-bankruptcy work arounds to +$1 billion dollar consideration payouts
From single entrepreneur or small team acquihires to complex multi-entity / multi-jurisdictional
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Diligence
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Including "Pre-Sale Review" - full company diligence on your company prior to initiating a sales transaction
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Data Room Management / Assistance / Review
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Term Sheets / Letters of Intent
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Consideration Waterfalls
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Confidentiality Agreements
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Definitive Transaction Documents (e.g., Merger Agreement, Share Purchase Agreement, Asset Sale Agreement)
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Earn-Out Provisions
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Escrow Arrangements
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Shareholder Representative / Paying Agent Coordination
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Post-Closing Employment Arrangements / Non-Competes
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Promised Equity Arrangements
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Option Treatment (cancellation / swap / assignment)
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Release Agreements
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Assignment & Assumption Agreements / Bill of Sale
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Lease Treatment
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Board and equityholder approval materials and outreach
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Deal organization and satisfaction of closing conditions (e.g., required third party approvals)
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Post-Closing Dissolution Assistance
Corporate Advisory
Assistance with the creation and maintenance of your business entity and the internal practices of your business
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Entity Formation
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Initial Certificate of Incorporation / Partnership Agreement
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Equity / Partnership Interest Issuance
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Restricted Shares / Vesting Arrangements
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Cap Table Management
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Equity Plans (Options, RSUs)
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Profits Interests (for LLCs)
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Amendment or Restatements of Certificate of Incorporation / Partnership Agreement
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Employee Offer Letters / Agreements
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Consultant Offer Letter / Agreements
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Financing
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Debt: Promissory Notes, Convertible Notes, SAFEs
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Equity: Series Seed, Series A etc.
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Equity Repurchases / Re-Distribution
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Board / Manager Approvals and Consents
International
Subset of other practice areas - experience with both US based companies with subsidiaries in foreign countries as well as foreign companies doing business in the US.
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US-centric M&A transactions with foreign subsidiaries
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Deal management related to local laws and regulations of foreign subsidiaries
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Often complex approvals, filings and/or informational requirements necessary for certain change of control transactions
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In multi-jurisdictional transactions:
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Diligence pertaining to US entities and US businesses
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Drafting of definitive agreements and management specific to US entities and US assets and employees
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Corporate advisory
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Best practices with managing intra-company agreements and approvals when dealing with US Company with foreign subsidiaries
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