Services
Legal work for the way you actually run a business.
From your first cap table to your fortieth contract — real lawyer expertise, AI speed, and honest billing. One number for everything a growing company needs in-house counsel for.
Fundraising
Equity, options, and cap tables.
Pre-seed placements, convertible notes, SAFEs, equity documents, and cap table cleanup. Get investor-ready without the big-firm round-trip — Jesse handles it directly, AI handles the busywork.
- ·SAFE and convertible note rounds
- ·Priced equity rounds, side letters, board consents
- ·Stock option plans and grants
- ·Cap table review and cleanup
Contracts
Commercial agreements that hold up.
MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor and customer agreements, SaaS and licensing terms. Strong templates customized to your business, drafted and negotiated at AI speed and shipped by a senior attorney.
- ·Master services agreements and statements of work
- ·NDAs (mutual and one-way)
- ·Vendor, supplier, and reseller agreements
- ·SaaS terms, EULAs, licensing
Employment
The full employee lifecycle.
Offer letters, contractor agreements, IP assignments, option grants, handbooks, and terminations. Documents that match how your company actually works — not a Delaware boilerplate dump.
- ·Offer letters and employment agreements
- ·Independent contractor agreements + IP assignments
- ·Equity comp and option grants
- ·Handbooks, policies, separations
Litigation
Disputes, handled.
When something blows up, Jesse manages it — including outside litigators, insurance carriers, and the dispute itself — so it doesn’t pull you off-strategy.
- ·Pre-litigation strategy and demand letters
- ·Insurance tender and carrier management
- ·Outside-counsel selection and oversight
- ·Settlement negotiation and dispute resolution
Intellectual property
Protect the moat without burning runway.
Trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and licensing. Practical IP work focused on what actually matters for your stage and product.
- ·Trademark search, filing, prosecution
- ·Copyright registration and assignment
- ·Trade secret programs and confidentiality regimes
- ·Inbound and outbound licensing
Strategy + risk
Compliance and risk that move you forward.
We sit close enough to your business to give you real advice, not generic memos. Compliance scaled to your stage. Risk calls that unblock decisions instead of stalling them.
- ·Corporate governance and board support
- ·Stage-appropriate compliance programs
- ·Regulatory strategy in grey areas
- ·M&A readiness and diligence
Policies
Terms of Use and Privacy Policies.
TOUs and privacy policies tailored to your product, your jurisdictions, and what actually happens when a customer pushes back — not copy-pasted from a 2014 form book.
- ·Terms of Use / Terms of Service
- ·Privacy policies (state and federal)
- ·Cookie banners and consent flows
- ·DPAs and processor terms
YFGC focuses on business and corporate law for startups and growing companies. If your matter is criminal, family, immigration, or another personal practice area, we'll point you to LawyerLoop AI™ — our network that finds the right AI-powered specialist in seconds.
Ready to put a real lawyer + AI on your team?
Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll talk through your situation and tell you honestly whether YFGC is the right fit.
No commitment. 30 minutes. Free.
Plus: an AI transcript of the consult with our thoughts on your legal issue.