Counsel for founders, by founders.

Outside General Counsel

Counsel that stays close to your business.

Craft Legal offers outside general counsel services for businesses that are a good fit. We help owners and management teams work through the milestones, partnerships and issues that materially shape the company.

• Ongoing advice on business decisions and legal priorities
• Customer, vendor and commercial contract drafting and negotiation
• Corporate governance and ownership arrangements
• Coordination of financing, acquisitions and other business transactions

Startups & Business Formation

Build on a solid foundation.

Start with an entity and ownership structure that fit the business you intend to build. We help organize the company, define the relationships among its owners, and put the core documents in place.

• Choosing an entity that fits your ownership, tax and financing plans
• Entity formation and organizational documents
• Founder and owner agreements
• Governance and ownership arrangements

Commercial Contracts

Make the terms work for your business.

Your contracts should reflect how your business operates and what matters commercially. We help draft, review and negotiate agreements with clear obligations and a practical allocation of risk.

• Customer and vendor agreements
• Commercial relationships and service arrangements
• Standard terms and templates for recurring deals
• Negotiation, amendments and ongoing contract support

Corporate Finance & Capital Raising

Structure the next stage of growth.

A financing is a business decision with lasting effects on ownership, dilution, control and flexibility. We help work through the leads and the terms so that capital partners are a good fit, capital supports the company's growth, and the key stakeholders realize an equitable outcome.

• Equity and debt financing documents
• Investor terms and ownership considerations
• Financing diligence and closing coordination

Securities & Regulatory

Navigate complexity and compliance.

Understand the requirements that affect a transaction before they become obstacles. We help identify securities and regulatory considerations and coordinate the related documentation and compliance work.

• Securities considerations in capital raising
• Offering and investor documentation
• Transaction-related regulatory coordination
• Licensing and compliance matters with federal, state and local agencies

Mergers & Acquisitions

Move the deal forward.

We help buyers and sellers work through deal structure, diligence, negotiation and the documents that bring a transaction together. Our excellence in diligence, deal-making and execution on the buy-side and sell-side distinguishes us from firms of all sizes.

• Acquisition and sale agreements
• Legal diligence and transaction structure
• Closing documents and coordination

Commercial Real Estate

Create room for what comes next.

Real estate decisions affect the way a business grows and operates, and sometimes the purchase or lease of commercial real property is our clients' core business model. We help evaluate and negotiate the terms of commercial property transactions with attention to the economics and the commitments involved, always with the goal of getting deals closed within the client's timeline and budget.

• Property purchase and sale transactions
• Purchase agreements and negotiations
• Due diligence coordination
• Closing documents and coordination

Commercial Leases

Space that works for your business.

A lease is often a company's largest long-term commitment, which can be a figurative asset, but a literal liability. We help evaluate and negotiate commercial lease terms with attention to the economics, the obligations you are taking on, and the terms that actually matter.

• Lease review and negotiation for tenants and landlords
• Letters of intent and term sheets
• Amendments, renewals and expansions
• Assignments and subleases, including in business sales

Technology & Media

We work with founders building technology companies and with media and production businesses, from formation through financing and exit. Early decisions about ownership, equity, investor terms and the rights to what you create carry through every later stage, so we help you get them right the first time.

• Startups & Business Formation
• Corporate Finance & Capital Raising
• Securities & Regulatory
• Commercial Contracts
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Bitcoin, Fintech & Payments

We work with companies building on Bitcoin and with other fintech and payments businesses in the decentralized finance space. These companies move very quickly in an area where structure, regulatory considerations, and compliance require close attention from the start.

• Startups & Business Formation
• Corporate Finance & Capital Raising
• Securities & Regulatory
• Commercial Contracts
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Food & Beverage

We work with wineries, breweries and consumer food and beverage brands. These businesses combine production, distribution, and retail, and each brings its own set of opportunities and challenges.

• Startups & Business Formation
• Commercial Contracts
• Commercial Leases
• Corporate Finance & Capital Raising
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Healthcare, Fitness & Wellness

We work with healthcare companies, racquet, soccer and fitness clubs, and wellness brands and businesses. These companies depend on the right location, reliable partners and capital to grow, so leases, contracts and financing come up often.

• Commercial Leases
• Commercial Contracts
• Startups & Business Formation
• Corporate Finance & Capital Raising
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Real Estate & Development

We work with property owners, investors, developers and the businesses that occupy commercial space.

• Commercial Real Estate
• Commercial Leases
• Startups & Business Formation
• Corporate Finance & Capital Raising
• Mergers & Acquisitions