Strategic Company Formation and Corporate Structuring for Your Startup

Navigate the complexities of business formation with our dedicated legal support.

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Tailored Corporate Services for Every Stage

Our corporate services extend beyond traditional entity creation. We delve into the nuances of your business, offering strategic advice to optimize your formation journey. From choosing the right business entity to global expansion, we're here to ensure a robust legal foundation for your startup.

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Comprehensive Corporate Solutions

Our formation services cover a spectrum of needs, including the creation of business entities, corporations, benefit corporations, hybrids, and LLCs. We specialize in reorganizations, spin-offs, tax-free reorganizations, recapitalizations, and corporate governance. For U.S. and international expansion, we facilitate the establishment of subsidiaries and 'Delaware flips'.

The types of legal support offered for formation include: 

  • Formation of Business Entities: corporations, benefit corporations, hybrids, social enterprises, and limited liability companies (LLCs) 
  • Reorganizations: Spin-offs/spinouts of existing companies, tax-free reorganizations, and recapitalizations
  • International Expansion of U.S. companies.
  • Corporate governance: Board of director meetings and compliance, stockholder meetings, stakeholder relationship management, and compliance
  • U.S. Expansion: U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies and “Delaware flips” (establishing a U.S. company as a parent of an existing foreign company)
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Representative Matters

Although we also do standard company formations, we also frequently advise clients on more complex corporate structuring matters. A few of the many corporate and formation matters we have helped with in recent years include:

  • Represented an edtech startup in transitioning to a public benefit corporation and establishing seven international subsidiaries with intercompany agreements for each sub.
  • Represented a UK virtual reality startup in establishing a US subsidiary for local operations.
  • Represented an edtech startup in a spin off from an established company.
  • Represented numerous technology startups in “Delaware Flip” to establish a US parent company with an international subsidiary.

Recent Formation Posts

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