LEGAL MANAGEMENT

Our firm is a facilitator, strategic thinker, risk manager, cost manager, and voice of reason - but always an advocate for you and your company's best interests.

Contact Outside Chief Legal today to set up your Complimentary Consultation to see how we can help you and your company with any of our Boardroom Legal Services above and any of the following:

  • Entity organization and structuring
  • Organizational governance, including development and implementation of documents, policies, and procedures, as well as counseling in regard to governance best practices and fiduciary duties
  • Risk management assessment and strategy
  • Regulatory compliance, internal and external investigations and audits, and crisis management
  • Strategic initiatives such as business continuity and growth, including ownership and leadership succession
  • Development of policies and procedures to support the business, including privacy and information security policies and procedures
  • Trademark, patent and other intellectual property protection, monetization and strategy
  • Real property transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions and commercial leasing
  • Commercial contracts, licensing agreements, and investments
  • Workforce management, including hiring, retention, termination, immigration, employee handbooks, non-compete, and non-solicitation agreements, independent contractor agreements, and benefits
  • Executive compensation, including stock options and equity and non-equity based incentive compensation
  • Supporting and negotiating business opportunities, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, buy-outs, recapitalizations, and divestitures
  • Joint Venture Agreement
  • Partnership Agreement
  • Operating Agreement
  • LLC Agreement
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Restricted Stock Agreements
  • Stock Option Agreements
  • Governing Documents & Bylaws
  • Franchise Agreements
  • Contracts
  • Confidentiality Agreements
  • Non-Compete Agreements
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements
  • Non-Solicitation Agreements
  • Operating Agreements
  • Distribution and Manufacturing Contracts
  • Opinion Letters

True Prevention Is Not Waiting For Bad Things To Happen, It's Preventing Things From Happening In the First Place.

One of the best ways to win legal battles is to prevent them in the first place. With a strong business background, OCL possesses a unique perspective on strategic business solutions and legal strategies to minimize and reduce risk, liability, and adversity for you and your company. As your Outside Chief Legal, we can continue to protect and promote you and your company in many ways, including:

Commercial Contracts

OCL has extensive experience working with all kinds of commercial contracts, both in the US and across the globe. We can also offer service for the entire lifecycle of a contract, including strategic counsel, contract negotiation, relationship management after execution, and enforcement if issues arise.

Strategic Transactions

OCL represents private companies, whether on the buy-side or the sell-side, in connection with a broad range of strategic transactions, including sales and dispositions of assets, mergers, reorganizations, and joint ventures.

Corporate Governance

We regularly represent businesses in a wide range of transactions, from the formation of the entity and the start-up phase through growth to financial, regulatory, and other transactions required in the day-to-day operation. We make sure you're organized, thinking long-term, and ready to move.

Board Engagement

Your Board deserves to have someone with experience, judgment, discretion, and deep and up-to-date expertise in handling Board matters. OCL can assist with the fundamentals, like Board Secretary duties, and help you build trust and credibility with your Board and your company's investors.

Value Enhancement

Business value enhancement strategies can range from risk analysis to marketing strategies and industry comparison. When performed together, they can make a significant difference to a company's value and its sales price.

Company Administration

OCL can carry high-level administrative duties to give CEOs time to focus on more strategic goals. We can help you manage and integrate anything from human resources, facilities, legal affairs, and admin to communications, partner channels, and government affairs. We earn the respect of employees and ensure efficiency that supports and enables rapid growth.