{"id":1299,"date":"2015-04-14T23:37:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T23:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberlawstudio.com\/w\/?page_id=1299"},"modified":"2024-03-29T23:18:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T23:18:13","slug":"general-counsel-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyberlawstudio.com\/w\/practice-areas\/general-counsel-services\/","title":{"rendered":"General Counsel Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><h2>General Counsel Services as a Tool, not a Luxury<\/h2>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>balancing the practical needs of a business vis-a-vis legal considerations<\/li>\n<li>understanding a company&#8217;s culture and its risk tolerance<\/li>\n<li>devising and implementing legal strategies with the company&#8217;s overall budget and legal issues in mind, both short and long term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<p>GENERAL CORPORATE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business formation (i.e., corporations, LLCs, benefit corporations, non-profits, etc.) and capitalization structure<\/li>\n<li>Corporate governance, director and shareholder resolutions<\/li>\n<li>Stock options, restricted stock agreements and equity and non-equity based incentive compensation<\/li>\n<li>General counsel&#8211;management of outside lawyers or firms retained for highly specialized projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FINANCE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Venture and angel financing term sheets and transaction documents<\/li>\n<li>Crowdfunding<\/li>\n<li>Compliance with federal and state securities laws<\/li>\n<li>Mergers and acquisitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TECHNOLOGY, DIGITAL CONTENT, INTERNET AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technology licensing agreements for SaaS, PaaS and IaaS<\/li>\n<li>Digital content production, licensing and distribution<\/li>\n<li>Website terms, data privacy and e-commerce<\/li>\n<li>Trademark, copyright and other intellectual property protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vendor and professional services agreements (MSAs, SRAs, VSAs)<\/li>\n<li>Reseller, distribution and publishing agreements<\/li>\n<li>Strategic alliance and partnership agreements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EMPLOYMENT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Executive compensation<\/li>\n<li>Employment and consulting agreements<\/li>\n<li>Incentive compensation (stock options, restricted stock units, phantom units, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BANKRUPTCY<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s2\">Contract claims against vendors and vendees on verge of bankruptcy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s2\">Creditor claims against debtors in bankruptcy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s2\">Defense against lawsuits by bankrupt vendor or vendee to recover preferential transfer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Counsel Services as a Tool, not a Luxury CyberlawStudio provides cost-effective general counsel services to startups and mid-size companies. 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