by marjanf12cbfad9f | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you manage a company’s records, whether as founder, general counsel, or corporate secretary, you’ve probably noticed that some sources are easier to collect from than others. Outside counsel, accountants, investors, and advisers tend to be careful with documents....
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
This is a story about a document that almost disappeared, and why it should never have been at risk in the first place. The situation A client of mine was preparing for a financing. As part of diligence, the investors’ counsel asked for the founders’ 83(b) elections...
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
For whoever manages a startup’s records, whether the founder, the general counsel, or the corporate secretary, few documents cause more anxiety in diligence than these. When investors or acquirers look at a startup, one of their most basic questions is whether the...
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ask whoever manages a growing startup’s records, whether that’s the founder, the general counsel, or the corporate secretary, how many NDAs the company has signed, and the honest answer is often “we’re not sure.” Not because nobody signed them, but because the people...
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Founders often assume legal fees are high because legal judgment is expensive. Judgment is expensive. But in my experience, both as in-house counsel and working with outside firms, a large share of what companies pay for isn’t judgment at all. It’s reconstruction....
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’ve been on both sides of this relationship: as in-house counsel handing matters to outside firms, and as the lawyer receiving them. On both sides, I saw the same thing. A large share of the time, and the budget, went into getting counsel up to speed before any legal...
