04 - The Arc
Your Company's Legal Arc.
One firm carries you from the first filing to the exit, with governance running underneath the whole way.
You have an idea, maybe a co-founder, and nothing on paper yet. Get the entity or the equity split wrong here and it usually doesn't show up again until a financing or an acquisition forces someone to go back and fix it.
Key Services
- Entity Formation & Structuring
- Founder Agreement Drafting
- Trademark & Name Clearance
- Founder Equity
Key Documents
- Shareholder/Operating Agreement & Bylaws
- IP Assignment
- Founders' Agreement
- 83(b) Election
You're raising money and growing the team at the same time — signing investors, employees, and customers before your paperwork has caught up. Most problems that started back at Formation don't actually surface until now, usually right when a term sheet or a new hire brings them up.
Key Services
- Term Sheet Negotiation
- Investor Due Diligence Prep
- Equity Incentive Plan Design
- Data Room Setup
Key Documents
- SAFE / Convertible Note
- Cap Table Management
- Employment Agreements
- MSAs & Vendor Contracts
You have a term sheet or acquisition offer on the table. A buyer's lawyers will read back through everything from the original incorporation onward, so the fewer loose ends left over from Formation and Scaling, the faster this stage moves.
Key Services
- Buyer Due Diligence Management
- Deal Term Negotiation
- Employee & Option Holder Communications
- Post-Closing Integration Support
Key Documents
- Merger / Asset Purchase Agreement
- Diligence & Disclosure Schedules
- Payout Waterfall
- Wind-Down Filings
The housekeeping that keeps your corporate record clean at every stage above. Missing a board consent or skipping a contract review rarely matters in the moment, but it's usually the first thing a diligence request turns up.
Key Services
- Trademark & IP Portfolio Monitoring
- Data Privacy Policy Updates
- Foreign Qualification Tracking
- Insurance & Risk Review
Key Documents
- Board Consents & Minutes
- Contract Review & NDAs
- Cap Table Upkeep
- Annual Compliance Filings
Embedded legal support on retainer — a lawyer who knows your business, without a full-time hire. Instead of bringing in new counsel every time something comes up, the attorney who helped form the company stays involved as you hire and take on new vendors.
Key Services
- Recurring Contract Review & Redlines
- Vendor & Customer Agreement Negotiation
- Employment & Consulting Agreement Review
- Outside Counsel Coordination
Key Documents
- Monthly Advisory Retainer
- Contract Review & Negotiation
- Policy & Compliance Updates
- Board & Investor Communications
A founder's legal needs change fast. What a company needs at formation isn't what it needs during a raise, and what carries it through a raise isn't what carries it through an acquisition. Azure Legal is built to move with a company through all of it, not just the one moment a typical engagement covers.
Governance and Fractional GC work the same way. Records stay current and contracts get reviewed the whole time, so nothing is left to surface later, when it's harder and more expensive to fix.