WHO WE SERVE​

Practice Areas | Who we Serve

We’re proud to partner
with those shaping a brighter, more equitable future.

Our clients include:

Social Enterprises and Startups

Cooperatives and Community Ownership 

Tech for Good

Creative Industries 

Supporting Mission-Driven Businesses from Concept to Scale

We work with social enterprises and startups that are dedicated to solving pressing social and environmental issues. Our services include:

Formation & Structuring: Helping you choose the right legal structure for your mission-driven venture.

Corporate Governance: Providing counsel on governance frameworks that align with your values, recognize your key collaborators, and position you to achieve your long-term goals.

Intellectual Property Protection: Ensuring that your innovations, designs, and brand identity are legally protected and optimized for sharing and growth.

Social Impact as part of Company DNA: Providing counsel on integrating social impact into every aspect of the business, from operations to financial decisions.

Social Enterprises and Startups

Cooperatives and Community Ownership 

Supporting Collective Ownership for Sustainable, Community-Led Growth

Our team has a deep familiarity with core solidarity tools. We are confident walking side by side with our clients as they continue to explore and experiment with new models and relationships. We help clients establish and sustain equitable governance, navigate regulatory challenges, and develop frameworks that support communities. Some of these services include:

Cooperative Formation, Governance, and Fundraising: Helping cooperatives, particularly worker-owned cooperatives and multi-stakeholder cooperatives, as they launch and grow.

Worker-Ownership Transitions: Supporting founders and employees in transitioning business ownership to the next generation, including through employee buyouts, perpetual purpose trust transitions, and cooperative conversions. 

Social Housing: Advising organizations and community members in developing, launching and scaling community-driven solutions to housing challenges.

Tech for Good

Enabling Technology Companies to Drive Social Impact

We assist tech companies that innovate to address social, environmental, and community challenges. Our legal services for tech companies include:

Startup & Scaling: Structuring early-stage ventures and scaling technology companies that are focused on social good.

Data Privacy: Advising on legal requirements for data collection, use, and protection, and privacy laws.

Social Impact Models for Tech: Helping you structure tech solutions that prioritize social impact while ensuring financial viability.

Creative Industries

Protecting and Supporting Creative Visionaries

Creative industries are at the forefront of cultural transformation, and we provide specialized legal services that help entrepreneurs, artists, and creative businesses protect their intellectual property and thrive in a competitive market. Our services include:

Intellectual Property Protection: Safeguarding your creative works—whether it’s art, media, technology, or branding—through copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.

Collaborative Agreements: Drafting and negotiating agreements that clarify ownership and usage rights in collaborative projects.

Licensing Agreements: Ensuring that your creations are properly licensed and your interests are protected when sharing work with others.

Creative Enterprise Structuring: Assisting creative businesses with structuring their ventures to maximize impact, whether they are nonprofits, for-profits, or hybrid models.

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​