Build a Strong Legal Foundation & Launch Your Business Right

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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Build a Strong Legal Foundation & Launch Your Business Right

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.

Contact Us
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Startup Incorporation: Build strong from the start

Are you a serious entrepreneur starting a groundbreaking company?

At California Counsel Group, we specialize in helping passionate founders like you navigate the legalities of launching and scaling their ventures. We understand the unique challenges faced by new businesses, especially those in the tech and biotech spaces. When you work with CCG, you can be certain that your startup has been structured properly by a team of experienced startup attorneys who have your back.

Your Situation & Challenges

How should I structure my company to ensure correct equity ownership?

How do I protect my key intellectual property?

What's better, a corporation or a limited liability company (LLC)?

How do I secure the right to my company's corporate name?

What is a stockholder agreement and do I need one with my co-founders?

How do I capitalize the company initially, with a founder loan?

How do I structure my company now if I plan to seek external funding later?

Our Solution

Your startup needs a solid legal foundation for what comes next.

We have helped thousands of businesses with startup incorporation and the funding and growth stages that follow. We know the critical issues, steps and documents necessary to ensure that your company is set up for success now and in the future.

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OUR SERVICES

Embark on your startup incorporation journey

Launching a startup is an exciting endeavor, but it also comes with legal complexities. Along with questions like how and when to incorporate a startup, you must consider how to structure your company and its ownership, navigate startup legal documents and more. By addressing these challenges upfront, you lay a solid legal foundation for your startup's success. Let California Counsel Group be your trusted legal partner, guiding you through every step of the journey. Here are some common challenges you might face, and how the team at California Counsel Group can help:

Structuring Your Company
Building Your Team
Protecting Your Intellectual Property
Capitalizing Your Company
We help you determine the optimal structure (corporation or LLC) to ensure clear ownership and control, while considering factors like future fundraising, qualified small business stock (QSBS), liability protection and long-term business goals.
We help you and your co-founders put in place an ownership structure and contracts that align commitment with long-term success. We also guide you through capitalization tables, founder vesting schedules, 83(b) elections, stock options and director and officer roles and responsibilities.
Your ideas and technologies are your competitive edge and drive your company’s growing value. Our team will help you secure ownership of your inventions and other IP from the founders, team members and strategic third parties.
We help you navigate initial funding for your company through founder loans and seed investments, while considering future financing plans such as angel and venture capital investments.
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CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES

“Carlos is an A-rated attorney from an A-rated law firm. I have the highest regard for his legal work, his professionalism and his ethics.”

Our clients think we’re great. Check out why, in their words.

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OUR TEAM

Meet your business law experts

At California Counsel Group, we launch your startup with an eye to the future, so that it’s ready on day one to take in money from investors, onboard the team and get down to business. Having worked with thousands of companies, we know what works and what doesn’t and what investors and acquirers want to see in place. You benefit from our collective experience advising and running successful startups.

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OUR WORK

See our legal expertise in action

We go beyond just legal advice. Our startup business lawyers build strong relationships with our clients, becoming trusted advisors who understand your business goals and vision. Check out what our startup lawyers have been up to.

Client Case Studies
Webinars
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LIQUID BIOPSY BIOTECH

LAUNCHING & FUND SERVICES

See how we helped RhoDX start, fund and grow into a biotech success.

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The Liquidation Waterfall Explained

The Liquidation Waterfall Explained

Whether you are raising venture capital or selling your company, it is critical to understand how the founders and investors...

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How Your Funding Path Affects Your Financial Return at Exit

How Your Funding Path Affects Your Financial Return at Exit

Explore how your company’s funding strategy will impact your financial return at exit. This practical webinar will help you analyze...

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Incorporating – The Starting Block that Leads to Funding

Incorporating – The Starting Block that Leads to Funding

Webinar: Incorporating - The Starting Block that Leads to Funding. In this webinar, we explain how to choose and form...

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Understanding Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) and How to Qualify for Significant Tax Savings

Understanding Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) and How to Qualify for Significant Tax Savings

TL;DR: Startup founders and investors can potentially exclude up to 100% of capital gains from federal taxes on the sale...

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Biotech Startup Lawyer

Biotech Startup Lawyer

Choosing the right biotech startup lawyer is critical to your company’s success. This decision ranks among the most important that...

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Selling Your Company: The M&A Term Sheet Is The Critical First Step

Selling Your Company: The M&A Term Sheet Is The Critical First Step

As you plan the sale of your company, the term sheet (or letter of intent) is your best chance to...

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OUR SERVICES

Startup Incorporation Services

Business Structuring

Plan founder ownership, contributions, duties and responsibilities

Build startup equity ownership and financing models

Outline future legal steps to achieve business plans and goals

Detailed discussion about legal structure and why it matters

Launching Your Company

Incorporation vs. LLC formation

Structure stock ownership with vesting

Capture necessary contributions and IP

Protect your personal assets from business risk

Building Your Team

Bring employees, advisors and consultants into your company

Clear contracts to cover duties, compensation and IP ownership

Grant stock options to compensate and motivate

Advisory board formation and advisory board member agreements

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