Practice Areas

OUTSIDE / FRACTIONAL GENERAL COUNSEL I represent businesses of all sizes in a broad range of legal matters, concentrating primarily on commercial transactions, strategy, and early dispute resolution. For many businesses, I act as primary counsel, whether more closely resembling general counsel or working as an additional member of a legal department to manage work flow. I work as needed with a network of specialty co-counsel on disputes, trademark, patent, securities law, and more intensive employment issues. Monthly retainer and flexible financial arrangements available.

For private equity and their affiliated portfolio companies, I work directly with portfolio company management and procurement teams on day-to-day matters, as well as the parent PE legal team to implement universal terms and strategy.

I draft, negotiate, and have advised on Master Service Agreements, software development and SaaS agreements, complex manufacturing and production agreements (including CMOs) and related supply chain issues, transportation/warehousing logistics, marketing agreements (including social media campaigns), NDAs, and an innumerable slew of various vendor agreements.

For early stage and start-up companies, I help founders in their newer and start-up business with formation and corporate structuring (including drafting operating and shareholder agreements), founder/employee/advisor stock issuances, advising on preferred contract approach, creating a bespoke forms library (whether services, or product manufacturing and sales), and employee/contractor matters.

CREATIVE SERVICES & PRODUCTION For visual and multi-media artists, composers, performers, designers, filmmakers, producers, photographers, writers, performers, social media influencers, and other content creators, I advise on, negotiate, and advocate, clarify and structure intellectual property rights, limit restrictions, and help navigate collaborative creative relationships. I have worked with developers, producers, and directors of unscripted/documentaries, as well as scripted filmmakers negotiating co-producer, producer, staffing, talent, studio, and a vast range of other above/below line production agreements.

FREELANCERS AND EMPLOYEES I regularly advise on and negotiate independent contractor agreements (including through loan-out companies), along with employment and severance agreements for individuals at the start or end of their positions.