Areas of practice
General counsel
Every company has legal work before it has a legal department. We act as outside general counsel: the agreements the business runs on, the people and policy questions that come up as it grows, and a steady hand when a customer doesn’t pay.
What we handle
The paperwork a company runs on.
Some clients bring us one matter. Others keep us on for whatever comes up, with a standing engagement letter so there’s no new paperwork each time. Either way, you know the scope and the rate before work begins.
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Contracts
Customer, vendor and commercial agreements, on your paper or theirs
Software terms, order forms and terms of service
Form agreements your team can send without a lawyer on every deal
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The company
Entity formation, founder agreements, and equity and vesting documents
Corporate governance and ongoing compliance filings
Guidance as the company grows, from first hire to first big customer
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People and privacy
Employment and independent contractor agreements, employer side
Policies and handbooks
Privacy and data compliance, including CCPA and CPRA
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When a customer doesn’t pay
Demand letters
Repayment agreements and settlements
Transactional work only: if a matter needs a litigator, we’ll say so early and help you find one
Who this is for
Companies that have outgrown doing it themselves.
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Founder-led companies
In media, entertainment and any other industry: companies handling contracts themselves that aren’t ready to hire a lawyer full time.
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Vendors to studios and large companies
Production services companies and other businesses whose contracts arrive on the customer’s paper and need a careful read before signing.
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Women- and BIPOC-owned businesses
The Pascale Practice is a woman-owned and led firm, and glad to be a first call for women- and BIPOC-owned or led companies.