• Startup-side counsel
• Founders
• Co-founders
• Common stockholders
• Directors and boards
• Company officers

• Investor-side counsel
• Investors
• Venture capitalists
• Angel investors
• Preferred stockholders
• Noteholders

 Startup Financings and Investments

We assist startup clients with a wide variety of financing and investment transactions, whether involving equity issuances, debt-based financings, new investments, acquisitions, incentive-based issuances, or others:

• Asset Purchase Agreements
• Assignments
• Business Loan Agreements
• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Collateral Assignments & Security Agreements
• Convertible Notes
• Deal Memos

• Debt Financings
• Equity Incentive Plans
• Equity Financings
• Investor Agreements
• Lock Up Agreements
• Mezzanine Loans
• Memos of Understanding
• Non-Profit Financings
• Pledge Agreements
• Promissory Notes
• Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements

• Revolving Notes
• SAFEs
• Section 83(b) Elections
• Securities filings
• Stock Issuance
• Stock Incentive Plans
• Stock Purchase Agreements
• Term Sheets

 Employee Incentives, Stock, and Options

Axis assists startups with employee incentives, stock issuances, and options:

• Employee agreements
• Employee incentive issuances

• Employee stock issuances
• Employee options
• Stock options and option plans

• Warrants
• Contractor/service-provider issuances
• Deferred compensation packages

 HR, Labor & Employment for Startups

Axis assists clients with numerous labor law, wage/hour, HR, and employee/employment legal matters, specifically including hiring/firing matters, employee and independent contractor agreements, and compliance with wage ordinances, and local rules. For startups, these issues commonly involve the following:

• Labor Law Compliance
• Wage & Hour Compliance
• Consultant Agreements
• Discipline Policies
• Employment Agreements
• Executive Employee Agreements

• Employee Disputes
• Employee Handbooks
• Employee IP Assignment
• Employee Stock Options
• Employee Separate/Release Agreements
• Employee Wage/Hour Informational Sheet
• FMLA Leaves
• HR Policies

• Independent Contractor Agreements
• Non-Compete / Non-Solicit Agreements
• Risk Management
• Sales Rep Agreements
• Terms of Use Policies

 Startup Contracts and Transactions

Axis can assist clients with a wide variety of business agreements and transactions with business partners, including but not limited to the following:

• Advertising agreements
• Agent Agreements
• App development Agreemeents
• Consulting agreements
• Contractor agreements

• Distribution Agreements
• Marketing Agreements
• OEM Agreements
• Manufacturing Agreements
• Professional Services Agreements
• Production Agreements

• Purchase Order Agreements
• Supply Agreements
• U.S. Distribution Agreements
• Website development Agreements
• Numerous others

 Real Estate

Axis regularly assists clients with real estate matters, including commercial leases, subleasing, landlord relations, property/casualty claims, and similar matters.  For most business clients, the most common legal issues include the following:

• Commercial leasing
• NNN Leases
• Commercial subleases

• Landlord relations
• Landlord-commercial tenant matters
• Commercial lease litigation

• Property/casualty claims
• Environmental liability
• Security liability

 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Exits

Axis can also assist your startup with exit strategies, including mergers & acquisitions, business sales, asset purchases, and similar types of exits. For startups, the most common type of exists and exit-type transactions include the following activities:

• Startup exits
• Founder exits
• Founder compenesation packages
• Non-disclosure agreements

• Business sales
• Business transitions
• Business exit strategies
• Buy-outs and restructurings
• Startup reorganizations
• Startup acquisitions

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Investment banking legal services
• Term sheets
• Due diligence investigations and reviews

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