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Corporate & Dispute Counsel

Clear counsel when the stakes are high.

Business law, disputes and regulatory advice from a senior attorney who picks up the phone.

Founders rely on direct access to their attorney.

How we work

From first call to resolution.

Four steps keep every matter predictable and every cost explained.

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A real conversation with your attorney, not a web form.

  • Your attorney answers the first call
  • No call centers, no hand-offs.

A written plan with options, costs, and likely outcomes — before you commit.

  • Plain-English assessment of your position
  • Fixed scope and fee agreed in advance

Negotiation, filing, or closing — carried through to a signed outcome.

  • One advisor running every step
  • Weekly updates until the matter closes

A standing relationship for whatever comes next.

  • Priority response for retained clients
  • Quarterly reviews of risk and exposure

The Counsel

One attorney, start to finish.

The attorney you meet on day one is the one who handles your matter until it is closed.

4+

Years in Practice

100%

Direct Attorney Access

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“Calm, practical advice and complete discretion through the cross-border purchase of our company.”

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Marcus Hale · Managing Director

Common Questions

Questions people ask first.

Short answers before you pick up the phone.

Before you sign, not after. Bring us in when a term sheet, contract, dispute, or regulator first appears — early advice is almost always shorter and less expensive than a repair.

Yes. Your matter is handled by the attorney you meet on the first call — never passed to a rotating team of associates. You always know who is responsible.

Everything you share is covered by attorney-client privilege from the first consultation, and our files are handled under strict need-to-know access with encrypted storage.

Just the basics: the key documents, a short timeline of events, and the outcome you want. We will tell you exactly what else matters on the call.

Yes. Much of our work is interstate and cross-border, conducted remotely, and we associate trusted local counsel wherever admission rules require it.

Fixed scope and fixed fee wherever the work allows it, agreed in writing before we begin. Hourly arrangements are quoted plainly when a matter genuinely requires them.

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Next step

Tell us what you are facing.

Request a private consultation. There is no obligation and you will hear back from your attorney directly.