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Start Up Lawyer

Shestopalko Law’s startup lawyers represent and advise startups, emerging, and high-growth companies at all stages of their evolution. Our startup attorneys represent founders, angel investors, and venture capital firms in a multitude of startup related transactions. Our experience advising both founders and investors provides us with a comprehensive understanding of the legal issues faced by startups at all stages of their lifecycle. Due to our extensive experience with international clients we are considered the leading startup law firm for handling the unique multidisciplinary legal challenges faced by foreign startups, their founders, and investors. Our business startup attorneys provide a full-spectrum of startup law services from formation to capital raising and intellectual property protection. Launching a new company is a complex endeavor, but you can rely on our team of highly-regarded startup lawyers to serve as your foundation through every step of the process.

  • Startup Company Formation
  • Co-Founder Equity Split
  • Stock Option Pools & Equity Incentive Plans
  • Intellectual Property
  • Startup Fundraising
  • Startup Agreements & Contracts

Selecting the entity type for the new business is one of the first of many critical decisions every startup founder must make. As such, weighing out the pros and cons of each potential entity type your startup could adopt is vital in order to ensure the most advantageous selection is made. The number of founders, the type of products and services offered by your startup, whether you wish to raise venture capital, and whether any of the founders are based outside the United States are just some of the multitude of factors that must be considered when deciding on the right entity type for your company. Our clients form companies spanning a wide array of entity types including, but not limited to:

  • Corporation - including C-Corp and S-Corp
  • Limited Liability Company (LLC)
  • Partnership - including GP, LP, LLP, LLLP
  • Nonprofit Organization (Public and Private)
Our startup law services include advising on whether to form your company in the founders’ home state or a more business- friendly jurisdiction, such as Wyoming or Delaware. During the formation process, our lawyers for business startups draft all necessary organizational documents, including company bylaws, operating agreements, stockholder agreements, director and shareholder resolutions, and various other corporate governance documents. In summary, we help decide on the proper entity type, most advantageous jurisdiction, and best internal structure for your startup. Our business startup lawyers then make all necessary filings with the State Secretary’s Office and IRS as well as draft all relevant formation documents. We provide you with a turn-key company formation service so you can focus on your startup business.

Allocating equity and decision-making authority among co-founders from the outset is vital to ensuring your startup does not get exposed to crippling shareholder disputes. Fortunately, our startup lawyer services will provide you with the necessary advice to help you choose the best business equity structure, which can also massively impact the growth of your startup. Moreover, our talented team of lawyers for starting a business is able to draft all of the necessary documents to facilitate maximum growth of your new company:

  • Stock purchase agreements
  • Founder shares - ensure all founder shares are issued properly
  • Vesting schedules - design, implement, advise on vesting schedules
  • Shareholder and Founder agreements

Our startup lawyers unders that assembling a talented team is absolutely critical for any company’s success. To incentivize employees, startups often create stock option pools or equity incentive plans that grant employees equity in the company when certain milestones are reached. Our startup attorneys have an in-depth understanding of the equity and stock option award process. We have developed and implemented employee incentive plans for startups of various sizes and in different industries. We understand the nuances of different stock options and focus on devising an incentive structure best tailored to your startup’s needs.

We believe every founder must have adequate intellectual property protection to ensure their valuable ideas, branding, and designs are properly guarded. Our startup law firm offers comprehensive solutions, including Non- Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, and Intellectual Property (IP) Assignment Agreements to give all founders and equity holders of your startup peace of mind regarding the protection of its valuable IP assets. Our startup attorneys also ensure that all privacy policies included in these agreements are aligned with all relevant rules and regulations.

To scale from a promising startup to a prospering emerging growth company often requires outside financing. Our startup law firm has extensive experience with the startup fundraising process. Our startup lawyers listen to your goals and concerns and develop capital raising strategies tailored to your startup’s needs. We have represented startups and emerging growth companies in financing transactions at various stages of their growth cycle.

Shestopalko Law has earned a reputation as a leading startup law firm when it comes to assisting emerging companies on their path to growth. Our startup lawyer services focus on providing comprehensive guidance for your startup, relying on our broad range of expertise derived from working with numerous startups from around the world. Our legal services for startups include drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a wide range of agreements and contracts. Our lawyers are intimately familiar with the numerous transactions faced by startups. We effectively advise clients throughout all phases of your company’s growth process.

Startup Company Formation
Selecting the entity type for the new business is one of the first of many critical decisions every startup founder must make. As such, weighing out the pros and cons of each potential entity type your startup could adopt is vital in order to ensure the most advantageous selection is made. The number of founders, the type of products and services offered by your startup, whether you wish to raise venture capital, and whether any of the founders are based outside the United States are just some of the multitude of factors that must be considered when deciding on the right entity type for your company. Our clients form companies spanning a wide array of entity types including, but not limited to:
  • Corporation - including C-Corp and S-Corp
  • Limited Liability Company (LLC)
  • Partnership - including GP, LP, LLP, LLLP
  • Nonprofit Organization (Public and Private)
Our startup law services include advising on whether to form your company in the founders’ home state or a more business- friendly jurisdiction, such as Wyoming or Delaware. During the formation process, our lawyers for business startups draft all necessary organizational documents, including company bylaws, operating agreements, stockholder agreements, director and shareholder resolutions, and various other corporate governance documents. In summary, we help decide on the proper entity type, most advantageous jurisdiction, and best internal structure for your startup. Our business startup lawyers then make all necessary filings with the State Secretary’s Office and IRS as well as draft all relevant formation documents. We provide you with a turn-key company formation service so you can focus on your startup business.
Co-Founder Equity Split
Allocating equity and decision-making authority among co-founders from the outset is vital to ensuring your startup does not get exposed to crippling shareholder disputes. Fortunately, our startup lawyer services will provide you with the necessary advice to help you choose the best business equity structure, which can also massively impact the growth of your startup. Moreover, our talented team of lawyers for starting a business is able to draft all of the necessary documents to facilitate maximum growth of your new company:
  • Stock purchase agreements
  • Founder shares - ensure all founder shares are issued properly
  • Vesting schedules - design, implement, advise on vesting schedules
  • Shareholder and Founder agreements
Stock Option Pools & Equity Incentive Plans
Our startup lawyers unders that assembling a talented team is absolutely critical for any company’s success. To incentivize employees, startups often create stock option pools or equity incentive plans that grant employees equity in the company when certain milestones are reached. Our startup attorneys have an in-depth understanding of the equity and stock option award process. We have developed and implemented employee incentive plans for startups of various sizes and in different industries. We understand the nuances of different stock options and focus on devising an incentive structure best tailored to your startup’s needs.
Intellectual Property
We believe every founder must have adequate intellectual property protection to ensure their valuable ideas, branding, and designs are properly guarded. Our startup law firm offers comprehensive solutions, including Non- Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, and Intellectual Property (IP) Assignment Agreements to give all founders and equity holders of your startup peace of mind regarding the protection of its valuable IP assets. Our startup attorneys also ensure that all privacy policies included in these agreements are aligned with all relevant rules and regulations.
Startup Fundraising
To scale from a promising startup to a prospering emerging growth company often requires outside financing. Our startup law firm has extensive experience with the startup fundraising process. Our startup lawyers listen to your goals and concerns and develop capital raising strategies tailored to your startup’s needs. We have represented startups and emerging growth companies in financing transactions at various stages of their growth cycle.
Startup Agreements & Contracts
Shestopalko Law has earned a reputation as a leading startup law firm when it comes to assisting emerging companies on their path to growth. Our startup lawyer services focus on providing comprehensive guidance for your startup, relying on our broad range of expertise derived from working with numerous startups from around the world. Our legal services for startups include drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a wide range of agreements and contracts. Our lawyers are intimately familiar with the numerous transactions faced by startups. We effectively advise clients throughout all phases of your company’s growth process.