Corporate Law

Formation and Early-Stage Strategy

We help entrepreneurs establish the right foundation for long-term success, ensuring that corporate structure, equity ownership, intellectual property protection, and governance mechanisms are aligned with growth goals and investor expectations.

Our team advises on C-corporation formation (particularly Delaware-based entities), founder equity splits and vesting schedules, 83(b) elections, capitalization modeling, and initial stock plan design. We prepare key early-stage documents, including IP assignments, confidentiality agreements, and independent contractor arrangements, to ensure ownership and operational clarity. Our goal is to help clients structure intelligently at the outset, avoid costly restructurings later, and prepare confidently for institutional diligence and fundraising.

Capital Raising and Growth Financing

We represent companies and investors in private securities offerings across all stages of growth. Our experience spans friends-and-family rounds, angel investments, priced equity financings, convertible instruments, and hybrid structures. We routinely negotiate and close preferred stock financings, ranging from Series Seed to late-stage venture rounds, guiding clients through the complexities of liquidation preferences, anti-dilution protections, investor rights, governance provisions, and related deal mechanics.

We also advise on strategic investments, joint ventures, and other bespoke arrangements that require a nuanced understanding of both commercial objectives and regulatory constraints. Our familiarity with the evolving norms of venture capital and growth equity allows us to move swiftly through term sheets, anticipate common pitfalls, and protect clients from unnecessary friction.

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Exits

Eagle Law advises companies on mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions. We represent both buyers and sellers in stock purchases, asset deals, mergers, acquihires, and internal reorganizations, emphasizing efficiency, discretion, and alignment with long-term value.

Our approach to M&A is both thorough and business-oriented. We assist clients with pre-transaction structuring, due diligence preparation, letter of intent negotiation, definitive agreements, and post-closing integration. We understand that deals do not succeed on paper alone. They require strategic clarity, stakeholder alignment, and careful risk management.

We represent closely held businesses and founder-led companies in their first exit, helping owners navigate earnouts, escrow terms, indemnity mechanics, and employment-related considerations. We advise on cross-border transactions, transactions involving sensitive technologies, and deals that intersect with national security considerations.

Structured Finance and Non-Dilutive Capital

We advise clients on alternative financing arrangements that support growth without immediate equity dilution. Our experience includes revenue-based financing, venture debt, equipment financing, IP-backed credit facilities, and hybrid structures that blend debt and equity features.

We help clients negotiate the terms of these instruments, including covenants, warrants, collateral packages, and intercreditor arrangements, with an emphasis on preserving operational flexibility while minimizing long-term cost. By understanding both lender priorities and borrower needs, we strike balanced terms that work in practice, not just in theory.

Corporate Governance and General Advisory

For many of our clients, we serve as outside general counsel, providing ongoing advice on governance, compliance, and internal operations. We advise boards and management teams on fiduciary duties, stockholder communications, board and committee structure, conflict of interest management, internal investigations, and the design of corporate policies and controls.

We support clients in maintaining regulatory compliance, including Rule 701 and 409A matters, annual corporate filings, equity administration, and the implementation of employee stock plans.

Dual-Use Company Expertise

Eagle Law attorneys understand the distinct challenges involved in building and financing dual-use businesses whose technologies or products serve both commercial and national security applications. We help dual-use companies preserve commercial agility while remaining credible to national security stakeholders by establishing governance structures, capital frameworks, and operational policies that anticipate the scrutiny of future investors, acquirers, and regulators. We advise on board composition, investor rights, and cross-border ownership to position clients for long-term flexibility without compromising objectives.