Practitioner notes from the external general counsel's seat — on contracts, compliance, scaling, employment, and protecting what you build, in Miami and across borders.
An external general counsel is a senior attorney who runs a company’s legal function on a part-time, retained basis. For Miami and Coral Gables businesses, the role delivers the mo
Read article → (9 min)Most contract interpretation disputes begin when two parties read the same clause honestly and reach different meanings, most often in indemnities, liability limits, renewal and te
Read article → (10 min)A company’s legal structure needs to change at roughly four, forty, and four hundred people, because each setup fits one size and starts exposing the business once it is outgrown.
Read article → (10 min)The legal workstreams founders most often leave until a term sheet arrives are cap table hygiene, intellectual property assignment, founder vesting, worker classification, corporat
Read article → (10 min)Employment liability grows faster than headcount because the costly exposures are patterns, such as worker classification, restrictive covenants, termination practice, and inconsis
Read article → (10 min)A business reorganization works when its legal structure, tax analysis, and accounting treatment are designed together against one commercial objective, rather than passed from one
Read article → (10 min)A business that must expand internationally before it is fully ready should settle three things first: how it will operate in the new country, the personal tax position of any foun
Read article → (9 min)Three clauses decide whether a business survives most contract disputes: the limitation of liability, the governing law, and the dispute resolution clause. For Miami businesses tha
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