Startup Representation

We enable inventors and founders set up 'Silicon Valley style' startups in all 50 U.S. states and provide end-to-end representation to these entities through various life-cycles, including incorporation, angel and seed financing, corporate governance, venture finance, mergers and acquisitions, pre-IPO support, dissolution and exits. We also represent founders, investors, employees, contractors and vendors in their individual arrangements with startups, co-workers and other investors, including undertaking due diligence, negotiating financing documents and service contracts, and counseling on issues affecting individuals involved in the startup ecosystem. We believe in developing long-term partnerships with early stage startups and their founders that continues even after they engage larger firms or service providers to service their growing needs.

General Counsel Services

We provide a range of general counsel and outside counsel services to emerging growth and mid-size companies, as well as to traditional, brick-and-mortar businesses. Our general counsel services are particularly geared towards supporting one-person or smaller in-house legal teams that rely on outside counsel expertise to manage, support and facilitate all of their legal work, except for routine legal or business matters that are typically handled in-house. For most clients, we eliminate entirely the need to hire full-time in-house attorneys or third party contract support specialists. Our low cost, subscription fee model for delivery of general counsel services is specifically aimed to fit within clients' budgetary requirements. Our general counsel services are provided both on-site and remotely as per a flexible service plan prepared in consultation with the client. 

Employment & HR Services

We routinely advise startups and emerging companies on diverse labor and employment matters, executive compensation issues and independent contractor arrangements. We also advise employees on employment disputes, including severance negotiations. We offer a full suite of outsourced human resources services, including pre-onboarding matters, employee onboarding issues, including I-9 verification and E-verification, ongoing HR functions such as employee communications, employee document and database management, experience letter coordination, benefits administration, payroll processing and exit documentation. Our attorneys are also experienced in employment advisory as well as representation before California EDD, DOL and Labor Commissioner hearings.

Immigration Counsel

As a law firm with international clientele, we are often engaged to handle and support our clients' business and personal immigration needs, including processing of H-1B, H-4 EAD and L-1 visas. We also provide strategic counseling related to immigration planning, I-9 compliance and contingent labor workforce migration. In recent years, we have assisted high net-worth individuals obtain U.S. permanent residency (i.e., green card) through the investment route (i.e., EB-5 visas). We work closely and partner with dedicated outside immigration support vendors that help optimize large-scale immigration processing costs and ensure timely delivery of high-volume of caseload, particularly during the busy H-1B season.  

M&A/Buy-Sell Transactions

We represent domestic and international companies in both buy-side and sell-side mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring.  We also represent individuals and small businesses in buy-sell transactions for gas stations, restaurants, franchise stores, automobile shops and garages, medical and dental practices, shops and establishments, retail stores, and diverse brick-and-mortar as well as digital businesses. Our M&A experience ranges from representing closely-held family businesses to large, public companies, as well as global entities. We also advise clients in ancillary M&A issues, including due diligence, valuation issues, term sheet negotiations, coordination with other professionals and advisors, acting as escrow agent, and handling various closing and post-closing matters.

IP & Technology Counsel

We have in-depth experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating virtually all types of intellectual property and technology contracts. Our technology transactions work often involves working directly with GCs/AGCs and/or CTOs and other C-level individuals. We take pride in bringing cutting-edge 'Silicon Valley' technology expertise to our IP & Technology transactions work that is greatly appreciated not only by our high-tech startup clients but also by large, global corporations that often engage us as sole or lead technology counsel for all of their IT/technology contracts worldwide. We specialize in licensing and outsourcing contracts, privacy, data security and open source matters.

India Practice

We have significant experience in India transactions, both in-bound and out-bound. We assist our U.S. based clients structure their investments and operations in India. We partner with our clients  and assist them navigate and facilitate business with and in India. We also assist India based companies set up and bolster their presence in the U.S. and assist them in their local business ventures. Unlike many of our peer firms, we have first-hand experience of working with and in India and maintain a strong network of professionals in that country. Our founder Snehal Patil is licensed to practice law in India (in addition to California) and has worked in India as a member of India's Civil Services and as a senior associate at a top Indian law firm headquartered in Mumbai.

Global Transactions

We represent several U.S. and international clients in their cross-border transactions in diverse jurisdictions worldwide. We also help non-U.S., startups, as well as public and private companies, in setting up and expanding their U.S. operations. We have significant experience with both in-bound and out-bound global transactions, including those with Canada, Latin America, U.K., E.U., the Middle East, India, China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. We have represented U.S. and foreign based clients in global transactions for nearly 20 years.

Estate Planning

We routinely represent individuals and families in various estate planning matters. Our understanding of diverse personal and business needs along with a wide collaboration with other professionals, including accountants, bankers, investment advisors, financial planners, tax planners and life insurance professionals, offers us an unique insight and deep experience necessary to structure and execute the most appropriate and tax-efficient plans for asset management, personal and business succession, exit strategies, family philanthropy, and transfer of wealth to our client's heirs and other beneficiaries.