Practice
The judgment of a public-company general counsel, on call for your business — without the cost of a full-time hire or the hourly meter of a large firm.
Since 2001, Alliance Legal Partners, based in Newport Coast in Orange County, has served as outsourced general counsel to companies in technology, software, AI, e-commerce, consumer products, real estate, hospitality and gaming. Clients range from founder-led startups to multimillion-dollar revenue businesses and private equity portfolio companies.
Jeffrey has done this job from the inside. As general counsel of two Nasdaq-listed companies and sole in-house counsel for a ten-entity group, he built and ran the legal function, managed outside counsel and spending, and handled governance, financings, commercial agreements, employment and disputes.
You get a single point of accountability. When a matter needs a specialist — tax, litigation, regulatory — we bring the right counsel in and manage their engagement and cost.
Entity selection and formation, founder and stockholder agreements, operating agreements, cap table design and entity clean-up.
Board and committee support, corporate secretary work, consents and minutes, and the compliance calendar that keeps you current.
Customer, vendor and partnership agreements, commercial leases, NDAs, and reusable templates and playbooks for your team.
Stock option and equity incentive plans, profits interests, employment and consulting agreements, and equity administration.
Brand and technology licensing, IP holding structures, strategic partnerships and joint ventures.
LLC-to-corporation conversions, domicile changes, asset restructurings, share exchanges, buy-outs and spin-offs.
Jeffrey is a founder and operator of hospitality and software companies, so we understand the decisions owners face every week. We use AI and code to turn recurring needs into working tools — contract templates, intake and approval procedures, playbooks — so routine work costs less and gets done faster.
“Jeff has served as my outside general counsel in my last two Web 3.0 companies, the first of which he represented in multiple Reg A+ offerings and in its sale to the NFL. His excellent legal skills combined with his business acumen has made him a crucial member of my management teams.”
This testimonial or endorsement does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.
An outsourced general counsel handles the legal work an in-house general counsel would: entity formation and governance, commercial contracts, equity and employment matters, licensing, and restructuring. We also manage any outside specialists you need and keep that spend under control, without the cost of a full-time hire.
Usually when legal questions stop being occasional: regular contracts with customers and vendors, equity grants to employees, investors or a board to answer to, or a financing or sale on the horizon. That is often well before a business can justify a full-time in-house lawyer.
We agree the arrangement with each client up front, based on the business and the work it expects. Tell us about your company and we'll suggest a structure that fits it.
When a matter needs a litigator or another specialist, such as tax or regulatory counsel, we bring in the right lawyer and manage their engagement and cost, so you still have one point of accountability.
Tell us about your business and we'll suggest an arrangement that fits it.