I work with entrepreneurs to maximize the return on their sweat equity and investors to increase their capital returns. My typical clients are inventors, programmers, small business owners, freelancers and product and service companies with less than 100 employees.

Representative matters include:  

Initial Start-Up Organization

• Shareholder Agreements
• Capital Financing Structure
• Term Sheets
• Seed and Angel Funding
• Non-Profit Formation and Compliance (501(c)(3))
• Employment and Post-Employment Issues

Protecting Ideas and Inventions

• Copyrights
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Trade Secrets
• Nondisclosure Agreements
• License Agreements

Strategic Issues

• Professional Service Agreements
• Joint Ventures
• Corporate Operations
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Debtor/Creditor Issues
• Intellectual Property Disputes
• Business Litigation