Fractional General Counsel

C-Suite Legal Leadership that Aligns with Your Business Strategies

Your business doesn’t need legal answers alone – it needs an execution strategy. We transform legal insight into clear decisions, scalable systems, and results that move your business forward.

Small companies and founders often think they don’t need or can’t afford in-house counsel – until they see the impact of having the right one. We have been in your shoes and sat in the C-Suite. Sound corporate decision-making requires not just answering if a proposed plan is permissible, but how to translate answers into effective solutions that consider priorities, resources, business risks, dynamics that transcend the legal function.

We act as your in-house counsel on demand. As corporate generalists with real-life business experience, we are adept at triaging urgent matters and analyzing legal risk from multiple angles. We serve as strategic partners to your executive team or additional resources to your current legal department.

Whether you need guidance on a discreet matter or day-to-day operational decision-making, we align sound legal strategies with present-day issues that protect future growth.

Our Services

Legal and Compliance Leadership

Driving real-time legal decisions across the business.

  • Ongoing Legal Counsel: Providing continuous guidance across commercial, regulatory, and operational matters
  • Cross-Functional Support: Advising leadership, sales, product, operations, and finance in real time
  • Risk Triage & Issue Spotting: Identifying risks early and structuring practical responses
  • Outside Counsel Management: Coordinating specialists while controlling cost and scope
  • Scalable Legal Processes: Building repeatable workflows that grow with the business

Governance & Corporate Secretarial Work

Building governance structures that support growth and accountability.

  • Board & Committee Support: Preparing agendas, materials, and minutes for effective oversight
  • Corporate Record Management: Maintaining entity records and corporate formalities
  • Cap Table Coordination: Supporting equity tracking and investor-related documentation
  • Governance Frameworks: Designing structures aligned with growth stage and expectations
  • Corporate Actions & Approvals: Managing financings, approvals, and key documentation

Contract Review & Redlining

Advancing critical business deals through efficient, strategic contracting.

  • Contract Review & Negotiation: Redlining agreements with practical, business-focused positioning
  • Template & Clause Standardization: Creating consistent terms and fallback positions
  • Regulatory Alignment: Structuring agreements to meet compliance requirements (AKS, HIPAA, etc.)

Human Resources Compliance

Structuring compliant teams while minimizing workforce risk.

  • Workforce Classification: Structuring employee and contractor relationships appropriately
  • Employment Documentation: Drafting offer letters, agreements, and separation materials
  • Workplace Compliance: Addressing wage/hour, leave, and policy requirements
  • Employee Relations & Investigations: Managing sensitive issues and internal inquiries

Corporate Policies & Procedures

Structuring compliant teams while minimizing workforce risk.

  • Workforce Classification: Structuring employee and contractor relationships appropriately
  • Employment Documentation: Drafting offer letters, agreements, and separation materials
  • Workplace Compliance: Addressing wage/hour, leave, and policy requirements
  • Employee Relations & Investigations: Managing sensitive issues and internal inquiries

Corporate Policies & Procedures

Operationalizing compliance through scalable policies and controls.

  • Policy Development: Drafting codes of conduct, compliance policies, and SOPs
  • Internal Controls Design: Establishing controls aligned with regulatory expectations
  • Regulatory Alignment: Mapping policies to AKS, FDA, HIPAA, GDPR, and related frameworks
  • Training & Rollout: Implementing policies across teams with practical guidance
  • Ongoing Policy Updates: Maintaining relevance as laws and operations evolve

Consumer Protection, Product Liability & Warranties

Managing product risk while protecting customer trust.

  • Regulatory Compliance (Consumer Protection): Aligning products, marketing, and disclosures with FTC, state UDAP, and healthcare-specific requirements
  • Product Risk Assessment: Identifying liability exposure across design, labeling, and post-market use
  • Warranty Structuring: Drafting warranties, disclaimers, and limitations of liability aligned with risk tolerance
  • Claims & Complaints Management: Developing processes to track, investigate, and resolve customer issues
  • Recall & Field Action Support: Advising on corrective actions, communications, and regulatory considerations

Unlawful Competition, Restrictive Covenants & Trade Secrets

Protecting competitive advantage through disciplined information controls.

  • Trade Secret Frameworks: Defining and protecting proprietary information
  • Confidentiality & Restrictive Covenants: Structuring NDAs and related protections
  • Employee Mobility Risk Management: Addressing risks tied to hiring and departures
  • Misappropriation Response Strategy: Preparing for and responding to potential claims
  • Enforcement Coordination: Managing legal action and defensive positioning

Commercial Dispute Mitigation & Resolution

Resolving disputes while preserving leverage and relationships.

  • Dispute Risk Assessment: Evaluating exposure and defining resolution strategies early
  • Pre-Litigation Strategy: Drafting demand letters and leading negotiations
    Litigation Counsel Management
  • Overseeing external counsel and case strategy: Business-Aligned Resolution
    Prioritizing outcomes that support company objectives
  • Relationship Preservation: Balancing enforcement with long-term commercial considerations

Intellectual Property Portfolio Management

Protecting and scaling your core innovations and assets.

  • IP Strategy & Portfolio Design: Structuring patents, trademarks, and trade secrets aligned with business goals
  • Patent & Trademark Coordination: Managing filings and outside counsel across jurisdictions
  • IP Ownership & Assignment: Ensuring clear ownership across employees, contractors, and partners
  • Licensing & Commercialization: Structuring inbound/outbound licenses and technology transfers
  • IP Risk & Enforcement Strategy: Assessing infringement risks and coordinating enforcement or defense

Insurance Coverage & Policy Management

Aligning coverage with risk, growth, and operational reality.

  • Coverage Strategy & Placement: Advising on appropriate policies (D&O, E&O, product liability, cyber, etc.)
  • Policy Review & Negotiation: Evaluating terms, exclusions, and endorsements to close coverage gaps
  • Claims Management Support: Guiding notice, positioning, and insurer engagement during claims
  • Risk Alignment & Gap Analysis: Ensuring coverage reflects actual business and regulatory risk profile
  • Broker & Carrier Coordination: Managing relationships and renewals to optimize coverage and cost

Mergers & Acquisitions, Financing, and IPO Readiness & Response Management

Executing transactions while building for scale and scrutiny.

  • M&A Execution Support: Managing diligence, negotiating agreements, and coordinating closing mechanics
  • Investor & Financing Support: Supporting equity/debt financings and investor negotiations
  • Diligences & Data Room Management: Organizing materials and preparing the company for investor and buyer review
  • IPO Readiness & Governance: Building governance, controls, and documentation for public company standards
  • Disclosure & Regulatory Alignment: Preparing disclosures and aligning with securities and regulatory requirements
  • Post-Transaction Integration: Supporting integration, transition planning, and operational alignment