Startup Counsel
Startup Counsel for Founders and Emerging Companies
For founders, operators, startups, and emerging companies that need corporate legal work to keep pace with formation, hiring, fundraising, customer traction, governance, and growth.
Based in New York. Working with clients across the U.S. and internationally.
How Jason Helps
Set up and clean up company formation, founder arrangements, equity structures, board approvals, and core corporate records.
Help founders understand what needs legal precision now, what can wait, and what should not be allowed to become a closing problem later.
Support recurring startup counsel needs across financing, commercial contracts, hiring, governance, equity matters, and investor communications.
Where This Fits
When to Reach Out
- You are forming a company, bringing on a co-founder, issuing equity, or cleaning up early corporate records.
- You are preparing for a SAFE, note, seed, Series A, or other financing and need the company record to match the cap table.
- You have customer, vendor, hiring, governance, investor, or equity questions that do not fit neatly into one document.
Common Matters
- Entity formation and founder equity arrangements.
- Board, stockholder, option, and equity approval cleanup.
- Commercial contracts, pilots, hiring documents, and contractor/IP assignments.
- Investor communications, diligence preparation, cap table review, and outside GC support.
FAQ
When should a founder involve startup counsel?
Usually before the company starts making promises that will matter later: founder equity, investor rights, contractor IP, customer pilots, option grants, or financing terms.
Can Jason help clean up old startup documents?
Yes. Cleanup work can include formation records, equity approvals, SAFEs, side letters, contractor assignments, cap table support, and diligence readiness.
Does every early startup need heavy legal process?
No. The goal is not to over-lawyer the company. The goal is to protect the business while keeping the transaction moving.
Does Jason work only with New York companies?
No. Jason is based in New York and works with clients across the U.S. and internationally on transactional and corporate matters.
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Contact
Discuss a potential matter.
Email Jason or schedule an intro to talk through what you are building, financing, negotiating, buying, selling, or cleaning up.