Keith M.

Startups | Venture Capital | Public Offerings | SEC Reporting | M&A | Technology Licensing I am a corporate and securities lawyer with more than 30 years' experience advising start-ups and larger companies in connection with capital-raising transactions, SEC reporting, M&A, technology licensing, corporate governance and general day-to-day operational matters. As a former shareholder of a large law firm, my aim on the Upwork platform is to offer focused, top quality legal representation at a price that makes sense for smaller companies. I represent domestic and foreign companies, as well as founders, executives and investors, in a a wide variety of businesses. What I do... Startups - Corporate Structuring/Formation; By-laws; Operating Agreements; Stockholder/Founder Agreements; Stock Option and Equity Plans; Employment Agreements; NDAs; Non-compete/Non-Solicit Agreements; Proprietary Rights Agreements. Private Financings - SAFEs, Convertible Notes, Preferred Stock (including seed and later stage venture capital financings), Loan Agreements. Public Offerings- IPOs (and pre-IPO planning); Secondary Offerings; Registered Direct Offerings; PIPEs; Reverse Mergers; Regulation A Offerings; Crowdfunding Offerings. M&A - Asset Purchase Agreements; Equity Purchase Agreements; Merger Agreements; Restructuring Agreements; Spinoffs Other: SEC Reporting; Stock Exchange and OTC Listings; Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Technology Licensing; Supply, Marketing and Distribution Agreements; Strategic Alliance and Joint Ventures. My Background... I have been practicing corporate and securities law in New York since graduating from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1988. Prior to joining my current law firm, I was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, a large international law firm.