Legal counsel for Tennessee's builders.

A boutique firm partnering with startups and growing small and medium companies — particularly technology companies — across the state. Senior counsel, without the overhead of a large firm.

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The firm

Considered counsel, patient work.

We work with a small, deliberate roster of clients so every engagement gets senior attention. Our practice is built on quiet craftsmanship — careful documents, honest advice, and long relationships with the founders and operators we serve.

From first incorporation to a term sheet across the table, we stay close to the work and to the people doing it.

Practice

Four areas, one team.

  • 01

    General Counsel

    Outside and fractional GC for teams without in-house legal — steady, senior guidance across every function.

  • 02

    Corporate

    Incorporation, books and records, financing documents, and mergers & acquisitions.

  • 03

    Commercial

    Supply, NDA, licensing, manufacturing, technology and material transfer, clinical trial, and privacy & AI counsel.

  • 04

    Intellectual Property

    Trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret strategy for companies whose value lives in what they've made.

Who we serve

Founders and operators of technology companies, life-science startups, and other growing businesses with a Tennessee footprint — from first incorporation through funding rounds, commercial scale, and beyond.

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