Services

At CCG, we provide a wide range of legal services and counseling to entrepreneurs, technologists, small and mid-sized businesses and innovative companies at various stages of their development and growth cycle. We also advise a growing number of charter schools and other nonprofit entities, assisting them with corporate, contractual, regulatory and employment law matters.

Our clients are located throughout California, the U.S. and internationally, and cover various industries, including information technology, biotechnology, medical devices, telecommunications, Internet software, computer software, financial services, clean technology, consumer products, professional services, educational services and the arts.

We provide our clients with the benefits of having outside general counsel, crafting practical legal solutions as their businesses grow and evolve.  These services include business formation and planning, debt and equity financings, securities law compliance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate maintenance, employment counseling, agreement negotiation and preparation and general corporate counseling. 

Below are some of the specific services that we provide to our clients. In addition to the services noted below, be sure to check out our Venture Track Solutions to learn about our cost-effective plans designed to start-up and develop your company on solid ground.

Corporate Governance Counseling and Compliance:

  • Advising start-up, early stage and emerging growth companies
  • Business formation - corporations, limited liability companies
  • Structuring founder teams and relationships
  • Corporate compliance and regulatory filings
  • Corporate maintenance and clean-up
  • Stock restriction agreements
  • Stockholder and buy-sell agreements
  • Stock ledger and equity capitalization table maintenance
  • Stock option and other equity incentive plans
  • Corporate governance counseling
  • Board of director and stockholder meetings - planning and attendance
  • Corporate approvals, including meeting minutes and written consents
  • Advisory board structure and documentation

Transaction Planning and Execution:

  • Terms sheets and letters of intent
  • Nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements
  • Equity and debt financings as friends and family, seed, angel and venture capital investments
  • Bridge and mezzanine financings
  • Private placements, including preferred stock financings
  • Securities law compliance, including Regulation D and blue-sky exemptions and filings
  • Mergers and acquisitions, including mergers, stock purchase and asset purchase transactions, both as buyer's counsel and seller's counsel
  • Corporate and other legal due diligence organization and review 

Commercial Arrangements:

  • Agreement negotiation and preparation
  • License agreements
  • Distribution agreements
  • Collaboration, joint venture and partnering arrangements

Employment Matters:

  • Employee offer letters
  • Proprietary information and invention assignment agreements
  • Employment agreements
  • Consulting agreements
  • Non-compete agreements
  • Employee handbooks