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Navigating your business journey? This is where we come in.
We offer legal advice and support to business owners at every stage of the business journey. We take care of the legal complexities and contracts, so that you can focus on what you do best.
Let California Counsel Group be your trusted legal partner, guiding you through every step of the journey. We have the firepower and expertise founded on 70+ years of combined experience to launch your startup successfully.
Let California Counsel Group be your trusted legal partner, guiding you through every step of the journey. We have the firepower and expertise founded on 70+ years of combined experience to launch your startup successfully.
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OUR SERVICES
You are ready to scale, and you want to do it correctly to continue increasing your enterprise value and prospects. As your company grows in revenue, personnel and opportunities, running your company will become more complex. You will need to ensure that business deals and relationships create prospects for growth and upside, while limiting liability and risk along the way.
Don’t let legal hurdles slow your startup’s momentum.
As you turn up the heat, you will need the legal expertise and experience to help you navigate the best path forward for your company.
Our priority is to help you grow your company strategically and intelligently. From negotiating key business deals, to closing critical collaborations, to structuring service and supply arrangements, we’ve been there and done that.
We will help you stay focused on the key contractual issues and cut through the legal noise to provide clear, actionable advice on your company’s most critical agreements and transactions.
As you build your team to execute your business plan, we will walk you through the ins and outs of equity compensation plans and personnel contracts to help you attract and retain the best talent.
We have the systems and processes in place to keep your company’s legal affairs organized, up to date and ready for more business.
From securing funding, growing to the next level and planning your exit strategy, we are your partner through every stage of the startup journey. Let us help your company grow and succeed.
OUR SERVICES
The growth stage is a critical time for your startup. You’re scaling operations, signing key contracts, securing funding and building a strong team. But legal hurdles can slow you down. At California Counsel Group, we understand the unique challenges that growth stage startups face. Our team of experienced lawyers – many of them startup founders, investors and business advisors themselves – provide the guidance that entrepreneurs need to avoid common pitfalls and take their business to the next level. We work closely with you to develop a practical legal strategy for your startup’s growth and needs, ensuring your corporate legal affairs are organized to support your goals. We help you stay organized and prepared for key transactions in the future, whether your company is headed towards additional funding, key strategic commercial relationships or an eventual company sale.
CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES
Our clients think we’re great. Check out why, in their words.
I have employed them across this spectrum of services and have been very impressed with their expertise, their very reasonable cost structure and their efficiency. I have extensive experience with the big firms, who clearly have their place for more mature businesses, but based on cost and experience, I would consider it wrong to use a big firm for these services. Further, they are great people and the interactions are actually enjoyable. It's clear that Carlos created the perfect solution for this "unmet need" for economically challenged startups. I've worked with them for the past decade and I will happily continue to use them for these services in the future.
Howard C. Dittrich, MD, Therapeutics, Inc
Carlos guided us with the initial incorporation and helped form a healthy foundation to the company. As the company matured, we received valuable guidance on how to keep the corporate structure both simple and in compliance with California and Delaware rules, as well as with investors and potential strategic partner expectations.
Mark Benson, TETAC, Inc.
Carlos was proven to be responsive and very knowledgable. He guided us through a challenging corporate formation process balancing the company and founder needs to find a positive solution for all. He spent the time needed to help some relative newbies get through the internal issues we faced. The documents and actions taken were robust and detailed. They set a corporate structure that was the best possible for future investment and growth while protecting the founders and providing the best possible tax/control advantages. His pricing was excellent and he stood by the pricing without sudden increases and surprises. I would work with him again.
Brian Jessup, Giftovus, Inc.
Most founders tend to shy away from the legal stuff since it's not directly related to shopping a product. But if this critical stuff isn't given the priority and mindshare it deserves then really bad things can happen which can disrupt the flow of your business. Hire them. They are awesome.
Nazmul Idris, Entrepreneur
I always take my hat off to people that I respect and admire because of their integrity, passion and dedication for everything they do. Carlos Heredia is one of those people. I reached out to Carlos because we needed to set up a strong legal foundation for what’s coming ahead for the Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce. Carlos and his team responded right away to all of our needs. They also made sure that we didn’t have any doubts about the process that we were going through. That was priceless for us! Carlos’ team set up a strong legal foundation for the Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce, delivered everything on time and in a very professional manner.
Tayde Aburto, Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce
I have employed them across this spectrum of services and have been very impressed with their expertise, their very reasonable cost structure and their efficiency. I have extensive experience with the big firms, who clearly have their place for more mature businesses, but based on cost and experience, I would consider it wrong to use a big firm for these services. Further, they are great people and the interactions are actually enjoyable. It's clear that Carlos created the perfect solution for this "unmet need" for economically challenged startups. I've worked with them for the past decade and I will happily continue to use them for these services in the future.
Howard C. Dittrich, MD, Therapeutics, Inc
Carlos guided us with the initial incorporation and helped form a healthy foundation to the company. As the company matured, we received valuable guidance on how to keep the corporate structure both simple and in compliance with California and Delaware rules, as well as with investors and potential strategic partner expectations.
Mark Benson, TETAC, Inc.
Carlos was proven to be responsive and very knowledgable. He guided us through a challenging corporate formation process balancing the company and founder needs to find a positive solution for all. He spent the time needed to help some relative newbies get through the internal issues we faced. The documents and actions taken were robust and detailed. They set a corporate structure that was the best possible for future investment and growth while protecting the founders and providing the best possible tax/control advantages. His pricing was excellent and he stood by the pricing without sudden increases and surprises. I would work with him again.
Brian Jessup, Giftovus, Inc.
Most founders tend to shy away from the legal stuff since it's not directly related to shopping a product. But if this critical stuff isn't given the priority and mindshare it deserves then really bad things can happen which can disrupt the flow of your business. Hire them. They are awesome.
Nazmul Idris, Entrepreneur
I always take my hat off to people that I respect and admire because of their integrity, passion and dedication for everything they do. Carlos Heredia is one of those people. I reached out to Carlos because we needed to set up a strong legal foundation for what’s coming ahead for the Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce. Carlos and his team responded right away to all of our needs. They also made sure that we didn’t have any doubts about the process that we were going through. That was priceless for us! Carlos’ team set up a strong legal foundation for the Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce, delivered everything on time and in a very professional manner.
Tayde Aburto, Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce
Carlos Heredia is an excellent business attorney. He can provide more than just legal services and has the breadth of knowledge to suggest alternative business solutions, which for a small growing company can be invaluable. Carlos has that ability and does it very well.
Tom Saftig, YouMail
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OUR TEAM
As your company grows, so do the legal complexities — from hiring employees to closing commercial deals and building scalable structures. We partner closely with tech and biotech companies to navigate these challenges with confidence. We provide practical, business-focused legal advice tailored to your stage and goals, so you can focus on growth while we handle the fine print. With deep industry experience and a hands-on approach, we help founders make smart decisions today that support long-term success.
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