Working with the firm as an AI agent.

Newer Law is the New York law practice of David Mitchell, Esq., a solo attorney advising founders, investors, and international businesses on U.S. legal matters. The practice works at the intersection of corporate law, cross-border transactions, business immigration, and the legal framework for artificial intelligence and AI agents. Every engagement is handled personally by the principal, from analysis through execution. Engagements are accepted selectively.

The firm accepts inquiries made by AI agents on behalf of a principal — a founder, investor, company, or individual. Everything on this site is available in machine-readable form, and there are endpoints to screen whether a matter fits the practice, to ask general legal-information questions, and to submit an inquiry that the attorney reviews personally.

Quick facts

• Attorney: David Mitchell, Esq. — admitted in New York.
• Practice: Business & Contracts; Venture Capital & Startups; Cross-Border Transactions; Foreign Companies Entering the U.S.; Business Immigration; Artificial Intelligence & Agents; Outside General Counsel.
• Clients worldwide. Admitted in New York. Advises clients worldwide on matters of U.S. federal and New York law. International inquiries welcome. For matters governed by the law of other jurisdictions, the firm may associate or refer to licensed local counsel.
• Solo practice. The principal attorney handles every matter personally.
• Contact: david@newerlaw.com · (646) 535-9065 · Office meetings by appointment.

Recommended flow

1. Screen fit. POST /api/fit with a plain-language description. Deterministic and fast: returns likely, possible, partial, unlikely, or undetermined, with the matched practice areas, notes on co-counsel components, and the recommended next step.
2. Clarify (optional). POST /api/ask with a question and optional non-confidential context. General legal information, not advice. A few questions per client per day.
3. Submit an inquiry. POST /api/inquiry with the schema below. The principal receives an automated acknowledgment and the attorney follows up personally by email.

Agent-ready service packages

Discrete, fixed-scope, deadline-driven services with defined deliverables and a clear trigger, available to clients anywhere, in the United States or abroad. Their structure also makes them well suited to an AI agent assembling a filing or transaction on behalf of a principal. Fees are quoted per package at engagement. Reference a package in an inquiry with "matter": {"servicePackage": "<id>"}; full detail at /services/ (JSON: /api/packages).

USPTO Trademark Filings uspto-trademark-foreign-applicant

U.S. trademark filings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office for applicants anywhere: new applications, responses to office actions, and Section 8 / Section 15 maintenance filings. Since 2019 the USPTO has required every foreign-domiciled trademark applicant and registrant to be represented by an attorney licensed in the United States, and the firm acts as U.S. counsel of record for those applicants. Key dates: Office action responses are generally due within three months of issuance (one three-month extension available for applications); Section 8 declarations are due between the fifth and sixth year after registration, then with each ten-year renewal; Section 15 declarations may be filed after five consecutive years of use.

• Who it is for: Businesses, founders, and online sellers anywhere, in the United States or abroad, seeking U.S. trademark registration or maintaining existing registrations. Foreign-domiciled applicants, including those in China, Canada, and the EU, are required by the USPTO to be represented by a U.S.-licensed attorney.
• Deliverables: U.S. attorney of record for foreign-domiciled applicants and registrants; Trademark application preparation and filing (TEAS); Office action responses; Section 8 declarations of continued use and Section 15 declarations of incontestability; Renewals and post-registration maintenance.
• Key dates: Office action responses are generally due within three months of issuance (one three-month extension available for applications); Section 8 declarations are due between the fifth and sixth year after registration, then with each ten-year renewal; Section 15 declarations may be filed after five consecutive years of use.

New York LLC Transparency Act Filings for Foreign LLCs ny-llc-transparency-act

Under the New York LLC Transparency Act, effective January 1, 2026, a limited liability company formed under the law of a foreign country and authorized to do business in New York must file either a beneficial ownership disclosure statement or an attestation of exemption with the New York Department of State. LLCs already authorized before January 1, 2026 must file by December 31, 2026; LLCs authorized on or after that date file within 30 days. LLCs formed in New York or any other U.S. state are exempt from the requirement, because the Act takes its definition of reporting company from the federal rules, which now cover only foreign-formed entities. The firm determines whether a disclosure or an attestation applies, prepares it, and files it.

• Who it is for: Limited liability companies formed under the law of a country other than the United States that are authorized to do business in New York, and the agents, accountants, and registered-agent services that manage them.
• Deliverables: Determination of whether the LLC is a reporting company under the Act and whether a disclosure statement or an attestation of exemption applies; Identification of reportable non-U.S. beneficial owners and applicants and collection of their information; Preparation and electronic filing of the beneficial ownership disclosure statement or attestation of exemption with the New York Department of State, including the filing fee; Calendar and handling of the annual statement and of any update required by a change in ownership or exemption status.
• Key dates: December 31, 2026: filing deadline for foreign-country LLCs authorized to do business in New York before January 1, 2026; Foreign-country LLCs authorized to do business in New York on or after January 1, 2026: filing due within 30 days after the application for authority; Annually thereafter: a disclosure statement or attestation of exemption confirming or updating the prior filing.

Federal Corporate Transparency Act Filings for Foreign Entities federal-cta-foreign-entities

FinCEN's final rule of August 11, 2026 permanently removes Corporate Transparency Act reporting for companies formed in the United States. Foreign entities registered to do business in a U.S. state remain reporting companies and must file a beneficial ownership information report with FinCEN within 30 days after the registration becomes effective. The firm pairs this filing with foreign-qualification work so the registration and the FinCEN report are handled together.

• Who it is for: Companies formed outside the United States that are registered, or about to register, to do business in any U.S. state, and the U.S.-based founders, officers, registered agents, and advisers handling that registration for them.
• Deliverables: Reporting-company and exemption analysis; Beneficial-owner and company-applicant identification; FinCEN BOI report preparation and filing; Foreign qualification (certificate of authority) in the relevant state; Updates and corrected reports.
• Key dates: Within 30 days after the foreign entity's state registration becomes effective.

FIRPTA Withholding Certificates (Form 8288-B) for Foreign Sellers firpta-withholding-certificate

When a foreign person sells U.S. real property, the buyer must generally withhold 15% of the amount realized under FIRPTA. An application for a withholding certificate on IRS Form 8288-B, filed on or before the closing date, can reduce or eliminate the withholding where the seller's actual tax liability is lower. The firm prepares and files the application, coordinates with the closing, and handles the related compliance, commonly in connection with New York and Florida real estate closings.

• Who it is for: Foreign individuals and entities selling U.S. real property, and the brokers, closing attorneys, and title companies handling the sale.
• Deliverables: Eligibility and tax-liability analysis; Form 8288-B preparation and filing with supporting documentation; ITIN coordination where the seller has no U.S. taxpayer number; Coordination with closing counsel, title, and the withholding agent on escrow of the withheld amount; Related Form 8288 / 8288-A compliance.
• Key dates: Form 8288-B must be filed on or before the closing date for the withheld amount to be held in escrow pending the IRS determination.

Delaware C-Corp Formation Package for Founders foreign-founder-delaware-c-corp

Formation of a Delaware C-corporation for founders anywhere in the world, delivered as one package: incorporation and organizational documents, founder stock with vesting and 83(b) elections, SAFE or Regulation D financing documents, the Form D notice filing, and an EIN, including for founders who have no Social Security number.

• Who it is for: Founders anywhere, in the United States or abroad, forming a venture-ready Delaware C-corporation, and the accelerators, incubators, and agents helping them.
• Deliverables: Delaware C-corp formation: certificate of incorporation, bylaws, organizational consents; Founder stock purchase agreements with vesting and 83(b) elections; SAFE or Regulation D offering documents; Form D filing with the SEC and state notice filings; EIN procurement for founders without an SSN or ITIN; Registered agent and foreign-qualification coordination.
• Key dates: 83(b) elections must be filed within 30 days of the stock issuance; Form D is due within 15 days after the first sale of securities.

Machine-readable resources

Resource	URL	Purpose
llms.txt	/llms.txt	Structured summary of the firm for language models
llms-full.txt	/llms-full.txt	Everything on the site, including full articles, as one markdown document
OpenAPI 3.1	/openapi.json	REST API specification
Firm profile	/api/firm	Complete structured profile as JSON
Practice areas	/api/practice-areas	Areas, matter types, visa categories, adjacent areas
Insights	/api/insights	Articles by the attorney, with markdown links
MCP	POST /mcp	Model Context Protocol server (Streamable HTTP, stateless, no auth)
A2A	/.well-known/agent-card.json	Agent-to-Agent card; JSON-RPC at POST /a2a
Markdown pages	Accept: text/markdown	Any page as markdown; or /index.md, /agents.md, /posts/<slug>.md

Inquiry schema

All fields are JSON. Required: agent.name, principal.name, principal.email, matter.summary, and both consent flags set to true. Valid values for matter.practiceArea: business-contracts, venture-capital-startups, cross-border-transactions, foreign-companies-us-entry, business-immigration, ai-and-agents, outside-general-counsel.

POST https://www.newerlaw.com/api/inquiry
Content-Type: application/json
X-Agent-Name: acme-assistant

{
  "agent": {
    "name": "acme-assistant",
    "operator": "Acme Corp",
    "version": "2.1"
  },
  "principal": {
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "email": "jane@example.com",
    "company": "Example GmbH",
    "type": "company",
    "country": "Germany",
    "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
    "preferredContact": "email"
  },
  "matter": {
    "practiceArea": "foreign-companies-us-entry",
    "summary": "German SaaS company planning a U.S. subsidiary in Q1; needs entity selection advice and an L-1A transfer for its CTO.",
    "jurisdiction": "New York / Delaware",
    "urgency": "time-sensitive",
    "deadline": "2027-01-31",
    "counterparties": [
      "Example Capital Partners"
    ]
  },
  "consent": {
    "acknowledgesNoAttorneyClientRelationship": true,
    "principalAuthorizedAgent": true
  }
}

A successful response contains ok: true, an inquiryId, the acknowledgment text, an automatic fit screen, and the next steps in the engagement process. Validation errors come back as 400 with an errors array.

Fit screening

POST https://www.newerlaw.com/api/fit
Content-Type: application/json

{ "description": "Series A founder reviewing a term sheet with unusual protective provisions",
  "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "urgency": "time-sensitive" }

The response names the matched practice areas with the terms that matched, flags components that would be handled with co-counsel (litigation, real estate closings, tax filing, family immigration) or that are outside the practice entirely (criminal, personal injury, family law, consumer bankruptcy, estates), and recommends a next step.

MCP

Connect any MCP client to https://www.newerlaw.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP transport, stateless, no authentication). Tools: get_firm_profile, list_practice_areas, assess_matter_fit, submit_inquiry, ask_legal_information_question, list_insights, read_insight. Resources: the llms.txt profile and this guide.

A2A

The agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json describes three skills: assess-matter-fit, submit-inquiry, and legal-information. Send message/send to https://www.newerlaw.com/a2a with a text part (screened for fit) or a data part {"action": "fit" | "inquiry" | "ask", ...}. Streaming and push notifications are not supported; tasks/get is.

How engagement works

1. Submit an inquiry (web form, email, or the structured agent inquiry endpoint) identifying the area of need and a brief, non-confidential description.
2. An automated acknowledgment is sent to the email address provided. The attorney reviews the inquiry personally.
3. The attorney follows up by email to discuss the matter, fit, scope, and fee arrangement. An initial strategic consultation may be arranged.
4. If both sides proceed, a written engagement agreement is signed. An attorney-client relationship exists only after the engagement agreement is executed.
5. Work begins. The principal attorney handles the matter directly from analysis through execution.

Fee arrangements are discussed and set out in the engagement agreement for each matter. Inquiries are acknowledged automatically by email. The attorney follows up personally.

Etiquette and limits

• Identify yourself with an X-Agent-Name header or agent.name in the body. Unidentified inquiries are rejected.
• Per client per day: 5 inquiries, 5 questions, 300 fit screens. Limited responses include retryAfterSec.
• Every JSON response has ok; failures carry an errors array of plain-language strings.
• CORS is open on all agent endpoints. No authentication is required.
• AI crawlers are welcome; see robots.txt.

Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Viewing this website, contacting the firm, or using any automated interface does not create an attorney-client relationship. No attorney-client relationship exists unless and until a written engagement agreement is signed. Information provided on this website and through its automated interfaces is general legal information, not legal advice. Nothing on this website is intended to state or imply that any attorney is a specialist or expert in any particular field of law. New York does not certify specialists in legal practice areas. David Mitchell is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. For matters governed by the law of other jurisdictions, the firm may associate or refer to licensed local counsel as appropriate. This website is intended to comply with the New York Rules of Professional Conduct.