MLG for Startups
Our target ICP for startups are venture-funded Seed through Series B technology startups, often in the enterprise SaaS/PaaS space.
Most often, our clients are AI technology startups in this space.
We offer discounted pricing for startups on our FAQ page.
Services for Startups
Entity formation
Corporate restructuring
Corporate governance
Onboarding advisors, independent contractors, and employees in the US
Securities compliance/exemptions, state registration, business licensing requirements in the US
Trademarks
Copyrights
IP Licensing or Sale Agreements
DPAs
Website Privacy Policy & Terms of Service
End User License Agreements (EULAs)
International restructurings (Delaware flips)
Asset sales
Stock sales
Mergers
Consolidations
IP Spinouts/Spinoffs
Individual and corporate representation
Coordination with international tax CPAs and counsel
QSBS
SAFE and priced venture rounds
Bridge/extension rounds
Alternative forms of financing (i.e., revenue-based financing)
Venture debt
MSAs
SLAs
Vendor Agreements
Licensing Agreements
Reseller/Channel Agreements
Strategic Partnership / Integration Agreements
Startup Blog and Vlog
These pages exist to help you understand the shape of the decisions ahead of you — not to replace the judgment of counsel who knows your specific company, your specific investors, and your specific facts. This blog and vlog is not legal advice, and they're not a substitute for counsel who can look at your specific facts, your specific investors, and your specific company. Nothing in this blog is meant to suggest that every business decision requires legal counsel. Templates, general knowledge, and careful attention handle a large share of what a technology startup needs day to day. The goal of this blog and vlog series is narrower: identifying the specific moments where the cost of skipping a lawyer meaningfully exceeds the cost of involving one.
Topics
Foundations, Cap Table Hygiene & Securities Compliance
Choosing your entity choice and jurisdiction, cap table basics, founder equity vesting and re-vesting. Read Part 1 “Foundations”.
SAFE/note stack, MFN side letters, undocumented advisor promises, missing 83(b)s, late Form D and blue-sky filings, accredited verification. Watch here.
Co-Founder Onboarding, Disputes & Departure
Founder equity vesting and re-vesting. Read Part 1 “Foundations”.
Missing founder vesting, ambiguous IP assignments, unenforceable repurchase rights, restrictive-covenant gaps, board deadlock between co-founders. Watch here.
IP Ownership Chain Integrity
Founder code from prior employers, contractor work without PIIAAs, open-source copyleft contamination, AI-generated code. Remediation cost grows over time. Watch here.
Employment, Equity & Workforce Compliance
Employment law basics, equity for employees, independent contractors, and advisors. Read Part 2 “Raising and Growing”.
Multi-state remote workforce nexus, worker misclassification, non-compete fragmentation, 409A, ISO design, pay-transparency and pay-equity laws. Watch here.
Venture Financing Structural Pitfalls
SAFE v. priced round, Term Sheets, Investor Rights, etc. Read Part 2 “Raising and Growing”.
Preference stacks, anti-dilution scope, pay-to-play, over-broad protective provisions, premature investor board control, post-money SAFE math errors. Watch here.
Governance, Fiduciary Duties & Board Hygiene
Fiduciary duties, interested transactions, AI tools and legal privilege. Read Part 3 “Staying out of Trouble”.
Conflicted director votes, related-party transactions, weak minutes, Caremark/Marchand oversight duties, Trados conflicts in down rounds and exits. Watch here.
AI/ML Legal Risk (Vendor & User)
Training data provenance, customer data use limits, hallucination liability, output IP ownership, AI-specific reps; inbound AI tools risk to dev workflow. Watch here.
M&A Readiness — Consents & Gates
M&A readiness, due diligence, control rights. Read Part 4 “The Exit”.
Change-of-control consents in contracts, drag-along enforceability, 280G, ISO disqualification on acceleration, R&W insurance findings, CFIUS, HSR. Watch here.