General Counsel Services

Providing general counsel services to start-ups, existing businesses and non-profit organizations, advising on matters including general corporate, finance, technology, internet, intellectual property and commercial contract matters.

General Counsel Services as a Tool, not a Luxury

CyberlawStudio provides cost-effective general counsel services to startups and mid-size companies. As we are senior attorneys with more than15 years of combined big law firm and in-house legal experiences, when acting as general counsel, we are adept at:

balancing the practical needs of a business vis-a-vis legal considerations
understanding a company’s culture and its risk tolerance
devising and implementing legal strategies with the company’s overall budget and legal issues in mind, both short and long term

For clients who wish to retain our general counsel services, we often agree on a negotiated weekly or monthly rate, which, if translated into an hourly rate, are at least 30% less than the rates charged by traditional law firms for comparable levels of expertise. As outside general counsel we provide the following services:

GENERAL CORPORATE

Business formation (i.e., corporations, LLCs, benefit corporations, non-profits, etc.) and capitalization structure
Corporate governance, director and shareholder resolutions
Stock options, restricted stock agreements and equity and non-equity based incentive compensation
General counsel–management of outside lawyers or firms retained for highly specialized projects

FINANCE

Venture and angel financing term sheets and transaction documents
Crowdfunding
Compliance with federal and state securities laws
Mergers and acquisitions

TECHNOLOGY, DIGITAL CONTENT, INTERNET AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Technology licensing agreements for SaaS, PaaS and IaaS
Digital content production, licensing and distribution
Website terms, data privacy and e-commerce
Trademark, copyright and other intellectual property protection

COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS

Vendor and professional services agreements (MSAs, SRAs, VSAs)
Reseller, distribution and publishing agreements
Strategic alliance and partnership agreements

EMPLOYMENT

Executive compensation
Employment and consulting agreements
Incentive compensation (stock options, restricted stock units, phantom units, etc.)

BANKRUPTCY

Contract claims against vendors and vendees on verge of bankruptcy
Creditor claims against debtors in bankruptcy
Defense against lawsuits by bankrupt vendor or vendee to recover preferential transfer