Business Advisement

Ongoing counsel from someone who has run companies, for the decisions where the legal call and the business call cannot be separated.

Legal Advice Built On Real-World Business Fundamentals

We advise founders, owners and management on the decisions that carry a legal consequence and a business consequence at the same time: entity and ownership structure, governance, contracts, employee and contractor terms, financing, and growth. The job is to keep the company moving and out of trouble, not to produce memos.

Frank has run companies as a founder, operator and principal, including a manufacturing business he co-founded and still serves as an officer. Clients get counsel that understands the operating cost of a legal choice, because he has had to live with those choices himself.

Internal Compliance & Audit Review

We review corporate records, compliance procedures, operations and management policies, and how the company interacts with shareholders, investors, regulators and the community. It is the fastest way to find what is exposed before someone outside the company finds it.

Ongoing Counsel & Strategy

We advise senior officers on plans and decisions as they come up, keep outside legal work pointed at corporate priorities rather than billable detours, work alongside an in-house team where there is one, and weigh the case for raising growth, expansion or acquisition capital.

Transition Planning

Business continuation, succession and exit strategy, restructuring, refinancing or recapitalization, and the work that supports valuation before a sale. We prepare the company for due diligence early, while there is still time to fix what diligence would surface.