Services
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.
For a business without a full-time legal department, ongoing counsel can bring continuity to decisions that otherwise arrive one at a time. The relationship starts with understanding the company, its priorities, and the issues and opportunities confronting it. We first determine if the service is a good fit and then agree on the scope of any engagement before proceeding.
Based in Portland, Craft serves clients across the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington) and beyond.
How we help
- 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
Before we get started
What is outside general counsel?
Outside general counsel is an external lawyer or firm that provides ongoing business legal support. The work may include contracts, governance and transaction planning, with the scope tailored to the company.
Can we engage Craft Legal for one project first?
Yes. A specific contract, financing or transaction can be the starting point. We can discuss ongoing support as the business's needs develop.
Do you serve businesses outside Portland?
Craft is based in Portland and serves businesses in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington) and beyond. Tell us where your company operates and what business or legal needs you may have.
Your attorneys
- Russ RotondiFounder, Co-Managing Partner
(503) 327-6824 - Jake CormierCo-Managing Partner
(503) 517-8147
Often part of the same work.
Commercial Contracts
Customer, vendor and commercial agreements that fit how you operate.
Learn moreCorporate Finance & Capital Raising
Equity and debt financings, investor terms and closings.
Learn moreMergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side deals from first conversation to closing.
Learn moreStartups & Business Formation
Entity choice, founder agreements and governance from day one.
Learn moreTell us what’s next.
Share a general description of your business, the work you need and your timeline. Please don’t send confidential information; an inquiry does not create an attorney-client relationship.