Legal advice for startups. Legal peace of mind for founders.
Founders Law is the law firm built from the ground up to service founders, entrepreneurs, and dreamers. From incorporation to exit, Founders Law guides founders with genuine and practical advice.

Practice Areas
Outside Corporate Counsel
Founders have enough on their plate. We step in to be there for anything you need and any question you have, without the overhead. We'll even coordinate specialists (tax, immigration, intellectual property) so we're the only lawyers you need to talk to.

Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
We’ve helped founders raise over $600 million in venture capital. From your first pre-seed SAFE to late‑stage equity rounds, we design practical terms, manage dilution, and protect your control. We keep your cap table clean so you can stay focused on building the company, not navigating deal mechanics.

Mergers & Acquisitions
When it’s time to sell or scale through acquisition, we dig into the details and make the numbers and terms work for you. We lead diligence, structuring, and negotiation, then drive the deal forward to a clean close. Your documents, risk allocation, and earn‑outs are built to work, not just to look good in a closing binder.

Media & Entertainment Joint Ventures
Grow your reach through smart partnerships with creators, athletes, and celebrities. From one‑off collaborations to multi‑year joint ventures, we navigate NIL, influencer equity, and revenue sharing so you don’t have to. We structure the deal so the economics, brand value, and ownership stay aligned with your goals.

Litigation & Disputes
Smart founders try to stay out of court, but sometimes the other side makes that impossible. When a supplier, customer, co‑founder, or employee breaks their obligations, we help you understand your leverage and your options. We walk you through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and trial, then push for the outcome that protects your business, your IP, and your time.
Fund Formation
We help fund managers launch, raise, and run vehicles across venture, private equity, hedge, and hybrid strategies. Whether you’re raising Fund I or building your fifth platform, we design structures that match your strategy and your LPs. We support the full fundraising lifecycle, from private offering terms and investor negotiations to closings, compliance, and day‑to‑day operations.
Quantum
We work with teams turning quantum theory into real products. From early research collaborations and IP strategy to commercial contracts and cloud access, we help you build a business around your technology, not just a demo. We translate dense technical risk into clear terms so investors, partners, and customers can say yes.
Commercial Contracts
Every deal you do runs on a contract, and a weak one costs more than the legal fees ever will. From customer and vendor agreements to licenses, terms of use, NDAs, and partnerships, we draft and negotiate the day‑to‑day documents that keep your business moving and your risk contained. Practical contracts, written to be read, built to hold up when it counts.
Our Principles
Practical
Practicality is the heart of what we do. Our experience at massive firms led us to realize that big isn't always better. At Founders, we cut the fat so you'll always get exactly what you need, and nothing you don't.
Reliable
It's not enough to just get the job done right—we'll get the job done the way you need it, when you need it, with clear communication every step of the way.
Accessible
Being an entrepreneur means you don't keep regular office hours. Neither do we. If you need something, just give us a call.
Insights & Articles
We add our Insights here on a regular basis to better educate our clients and others, on their schedule and at their pace.

Patent Alternatives: When Do You Need a Patent and How to Secure Other IP Protection

Art, Design, and the Law

Legal Challenges of Hard Tech

What the Michigan Championship Means for NIL: A Founder's Playbook

Founder Checklist: Priced Round Preparation

Legal Checklist for Consumer Packaged Goods Founders Before Your First Manufacturing Run

Arbitration v. Mediation v. Trial

Should I Sue? The Founder’s Perspective

Founder Checklist: Raising Money via SAFE

What Form of IP Protection is Right for You and Your Start-Up

Founder Control, Board Governance, and Voting Power: What the Chicago Bears Teach Startup Founders About Dual-Class Stock and Long-Term Control

Do You Need a Holding Company? A Founder’s Guide

Controlling your IP Means Controlling Your Future: What Stephen Curry’s Under Armour Split Teaches Founders About Brand Ownership

Founder Equity Splits & Re-Splits: Getting It Right Before You Raise

Who We Are: The Law Firm for the Founder of the Future

How Venture Capital Evaluates Quantum IP Portfolios

Intellectual Property for Quantum Startups: Building Defensible Innovation in a Non-Classical World

Equity Incentive Plans: Because Team Retention Requires More Than Free Pizza

Negotiating a Founders’ Agreement

Data Rooms and Due Diligence: Raising Capital from Investors

The Big FAQs About TOU

Operating Agreements for LLCs

The Art of Startup Resilience: Surviving and Thriving in a Bear Market

Understanding Equity Rounds: A Primer on Pre-Seed vs. Seed vs. Series A

83(b) Elections: Advantages & Disadvantages

Seller Financing in Sale Transactions

Delaware C-Corporations: The First Choice for Founders and Investors

What is a Certificate of Incorporation?

Playing it "SAFE" with Pre-Seed Financing
