PRACTICE AREAS

Outside General Counsel 

Providing tailored legal support to drive vision, inclusion, and impact.

We offer strategic general counsel services, helping our clients navigate a complex legal landscape and achieve sustainable growth.

Corporate Governance & Compliance

Offering advice on best practices in governance and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

Risk Management

Identifying and managing legal risks that could affect a business or organization.

Contract Negotiation & Drafting

Ensuring that contracts, whether with employees, partners, or vendors, are clear, fair, and legally binding.

Social Impact Legal Strategy & Implementation

Providing counsel on integrating social impact into every aspect of the business, from operations to financial decisions.

TYPES OF CLIENTS

Social Enterprises
and Startups

Cooperatives and
Community Ownership 

Tech for Good

Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC ​

Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC 

Iroquois Valley is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that has provided investors with direct exposure to certified organic, regenerative farmland since 2007, primarily through leased and mortgaged farmland. Our attorneys serve as outside general counsel for Iroquois Valley, supporting state and federal securities law reporting and compliance, corporate governance management, contract negotiation, and internal policy development and management. Among other things, we have helped Iroquois Valley more than double its investor base to 950+ accredited and non-accredited investors, more than double its total assets and portfolio size to over $125 million through the sale of equity and debt offerings, and navigate a wide range of ongoing legal projects and crises, including the COVID pandemic, transition to the next generation of senior leadership, and continually push for best practices and leadership in the farm finance and B-Corp communities.  

OTHER PRACTICE AREAS

Impact Investment Funds

Capital Raising 
and Securities Law

Intellectual Property

Through thoughtful and responsive lawyering, we welcome, inspire, and sustain the vitality and rebellion of our clients. 

Social Enterprises and Startups

Partnering with mission-driven ventures to navigate legal complexities and scale impactful solutions.

Who we serve

What we do

Corporate Law

Intellectual Property

Outside General Counsel

Meet the Team

Brett Heeger ​

Fredelina “Hope” Garcia​

Kennedy Fernandez​

Carmen Chavez​

Aaron Gundzik​

Rebecca Gundzik​