Newer Law structures and negotiates the agreements that define business relationships for founders, companies, and investors: formation documents, shareholder and operating agreements, commercial contracts, strategic transactions, and governance. The principal attorney handles every matter personally.
Representative work
- Entity formation and founding documents
- Shareholder and operating agreements
- Commercial contracts and negotiation
- Strategic transactions
- Governance
Questions and answers
What documents does a new company need at formation?
A corporation needs a certificate of incorporation, bylaws, organizational board consents, stock issuance documents, and, where founders' shares vest, restricted stock agreements with 83(b) elections. An LLC needs articles of organization and an operating agreement that allocates ownership, control, distributions, and exit rights. Founder agreements that fix equity splits, vesting, and intellectual property assignment matter most and are the documents most often missing.
What should a shareholders' or operating agreement cover?
Ownership percentages and how they change, who controls day-to-day and major decisions, how profits and losses are allocated and distributed, transfer restrictions and rights of first refusal, buy-sell and drag-along and tag-along provisions, deadlock resolution, and what happens on death, disability, departure, or dissolution. An agreement that addresses exit before the business succeeds avoids most of the disputes that follow success.
Does Newer Law review and negotiate commercial contracts?
Yes. The firm drafts, reviews, and negotiates master services agreements, licensing and distribution agreements, vendor and supplier contracts, non-disclosure agreements, terms of service, and other commercial agreements, for U.S. and international counterparties, and advises on the governance and approval steps that go with them.
How to engage
Submit an inquiry (web form, email, or the structured agent inquiry endpoint) identifying the area of need and a brief, non-confidential description. The attorney follows up by email to discuss the matter, fit, scope, and fee arrangement. An initial strategic consultation may be arranged. If both sides proceed, a written engagement agreement is signed. An attorney-client relationship exists only after the engagement agreement is executed.
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This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Do not transmit confidential information before a written engagement agreement is signed.