Entity formation counsel for founders

We set up businesses so the paperwork keeps pace with the people: the right entity, clean ownership records, and agreements that still make sense when the company doubles in size. Forming a company is the cheapest moment to prevent the most expensive arguments. Most of the disputes we see between co-owners trace back to a decision nobody wrote down in the first month. Our formation work starts with a working session where we map who owns what, who decides what, and what happens if someone leaves. Then we draft to that map.

• Entity selection and state filings
• Operating agreements and bylaws
• Founder vesting and buy-sell terms

You leave with a minute book that a lender, an investor or a buyer can read without calling us first. We keep the language plain, flag the choices that carry tax consequences for your accountant, and schedule a short check-in six months later because early companies change fast. Read our notes for owners for more on how we think about this work.

Approach

We treat formation as the first chapter of a longer relationship. The same attorney who drafts your operating agreement is the one who picks up the phone when a partner wants out, when an investor sends a term sheet, or when you open a second location in another state.

A clear ownership record is the cheapest insurance a young company can buy.

If you are starting something new or cleaning up a company that grew faster than its paperwork, a thirty minute consultation is usually enough to see what needs attention first.