Entrepreneurs can avoid costly legal issues that could threaten their growing companies by setting things up correctly from the beginning. Attorneys who specialize in startup law must be experts on entity structuring and formation, taxation, capital raising and securities law, intellectual property matters, employment and independent contractor arrangements, as well as e-commerce and IT agreement, privacy and data protection laws.
Partnering with an outside firm like MGLS allows early stage and growth companies to access expert legal advice without needing to bring on a general counsel before they are ready. The team at MGLS can also advise on specialized issues that startups face, including intellectual property and employment matters.
Because we are passionate about helping entrepreneurs, we have built a network of advisors and specialists who advise startups on other challenges like finance and operations, and we love to help our clients with those referrals and connections.
- Some of our startup law services include:
- Business entity formation
- Founder agreements
- Shareholder agreements
- Subscription agreements
- Capitalization strategy and cap table management
- Intellectual property contribution and assignment agreements
- Equity Incentive Plans
- Employment contracts and independent contractor agreements
- Legal compliance in employment practices