Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer?

Posted by shafqat on Sunday May 18, 2008 @06:07PM
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We need to find a good startup lawyer pretty quickly. Anyone have any recommendations? Should be fairly straightforward stuff - reviewing terms, some legal advice, basic paperwork etc.

We're based in Europe, but the help we need should be possible over phone/email.

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Re:Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer? by brianlash on Sunday May 18, 2008 @06:15PM (#193666)

If I could add just a piece to your question:

What experience does HN have with lawyers hired on Guru/Odesk/Elance? No doubt it's less favorable than having a personal relationship with an attorney your startup has on retainer, but have any of you used outsourcing as a strategy to lower attorneys' fees? What was the outcome?

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Re:Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer? by epi0Bauqu on Sunday May 18, 2008 @07:18PM (#193697)

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34542

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16419

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Re:Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer? by markm on Sunday May 18, 2008 @08:14PM (#193737)

This is why we need Search.YC. So much good, old information on the site falls into oblivion after two or three days.

[searchyc.com by chengmi and alaskamiller is a great tool]

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Re:Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer? by earle on Sunday May 18, 2008 @06:18PM (#193669)

If you're serious about what you're doing: http://www.perkinscoie.com

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Re:Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer? by shafqat on Sunday May 18, 2008 @06:20PM (#193671)

We're serious, but very small. So I was looking for some personal recommendations of a firm/lawyer who has worked with smaller startups at a very early stage.

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Re:Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer? by len on Sunday May 18, 2008 @09:47PM (#193780)

Perkins Coie is great. Wilson Sonsini is the premier firm in the Silicon Valley. I use both.

You will not get any free advice since it becomes a liability for them. Their rates might be out of your intended range but doing things right is worth the money.

Call the firms and see what they can do for you. I can recommend specific people I have worked with but the people you need really depends on what specifics you need help with.

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Re:Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer? by lyime on Sunday May 18, 2008 @07:33PM (#193704)

Look at the presentation from SS08. There was some good advice n legal issues.

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