$85M Cross-Border Tech Acquisition
The Challenge: A Canadian AI startup needed to acquire a US-based competitor, but the deal was messy - IP ownership disputes, competing term sheets, and a tight 45-day close deadline that felt impossible.
What We Did: Honestly? We lived in the deal room for six weeks straight. Restructured the entire IP transfer framework, negotiated parallel agreements across two jurisdictions, and kept both boards aligned when things got tense around valuation.
The Outcome: Closed 3 days early. Full IP consolidation with zero post-close disputes. The combined entity raised Series C funding just four months later.
"They didn't just draft documents - they were strategic partners who understood our business. The IP restructuring they proposed saved us months of potential headaches."
- CEO, Acquiring Company
Patent Infringement Defense for SaaS Platform
The Challenge: Our client - a growing SaaS company - got hit with a patent troll lawsuit claiming infringement on some vague algorithm patent. The plaintiff wanted $4.2M to settle, which would've killed their runway.
What We Did: Dug deep into the patent's prosecution history and found it was way broader than what they actually invented. Filed an IPR petition and simultaneously negotiated from a position of strength. Sometimes you gotta fight back rather than just pay up.
The Outcome: Patent claims invalidated. Case dismissed with prejudice. Total legal spend was less than 15% of the settlement demand, and the client got a clean slate to continue building their business.
"We were ready to cave and pay just to make it go away. They convinced us to fight and made it happen. Game changer for our company's future."
- CTO, SaaS Company
Multi-Jurisdictional Privacy Compliance Framework
The Challenge: Healthcare tech company expanding into EU and California markets - they needed to be GDPR, PIPEDA, and CCPA compliant like yesterday. Their existing data architecture wasn't built for it, and they had enterprise contracts waiting on compliance certification.
What We Did: Built a unified privacy framework that satisfied all three regulatory regimes without forcing them to rebuild everything. Worked directly with their engineering team to implement privacy-by-design principles and drafted customer-facing documentation that actually made sense.
The Outcome: Full compliance across all target jurisdictions in under 90 days. Passed enterprise security audits from three Fortune 500 clients. No regulatory findings in subsequent reviews.
"They spoke both legal and tech fluently. Instead of just telling us what we couldn't do, they figured out how to make it work within our existing infrastructure."
- VP Product, HealthTech Company
Series A Financing & Cap Table Restructuring
The Challenge: Pre-seed funded fintech startup trying to close Series A, but their cap table was a disaster - too many angels with weird terms, no clear employee option pool, and lead investor wanted everything cleaned up before signing the term sheet.
What We Did: Negotiated with 12 different angel investors to convert and consolidate their notes. Created a proper option pool with vesting schedules that made sense. Drafted the Series A docs and kept the deal moving when investors started getting cold feet during market volatility.
The Outcome: $8.5M Series A closed successfully. Clean cap table with standard terms. Company's now at Series B stage and we're still working with them on growth strategy.
"We would've lost our lead investor without their intervention. They made the impossible happen and didn't charge us startup-killer rates to do it."
- Founder & CEO
Enterprise SaaS Contract Template System
The Challenge: Fast-growing B2B software company was closing deals faster than their legal team could review contracts. Each enterprise agreement was being negotiated from scratch, creating bottlenecks and inconsistent terms across their customer base.
What We Did: Designed a modular contract framework with pre-approved alternatives for common negotiation points. Created playbooks for their sales team and built automated workflows that route only genuine issues to legal review. Basically turned contract negotiations from art into science.
The Outcome: Sales cycle shortened by 40%. Legal review time dropped from weeks to hours for standard deals. Company closed 60% more enterprise contracts in the following quarter without adding headcount.
"Legal used to be the department that slowed everything down. Now they're actually helping us close deals faster. The template system they built is worth its weight in gold."
- VP Sales, B2B Software Company
Board Restructuring for Public Company Readiness
The Challenge: Late-stage private company prepping for IPO but their board structure was basically still startup mode - friends and early investors without proper committees, missing independent directors, governance docs that wouldn't survive SEC scrutiny.
What We Did: Managed the delicate process of transitioning founding board members to advisory roles while recruiting qualified independents. Established audit, compensation, and nominating committees with proper charters. Rewrote bylaws and governance policies to meet exchange listing requirements.
The Outcome: Company went public six months later with zero governance red flags. Smooth transition with founding team staying engaged without blocking progress. Board now functions like the professional entity it needed to be.
"They handled sensitive founder relationships with care while keeping us on track for our public debut. Couldn't have navigated that transition without their expertise."
- General Counsel