We have deep expertise in a variety of services for business owners and operators. In particular, our expertise includes:
Corporate Formations
Emerging Company/Venture Financing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Commercial Contracting
Corporate Governance
Cap Table Management
Tax Structuring
Nonprofit/Tax-Exempt
WHAT WE DO BEST
Practice Areas
Business Law
Inner Circle Law’s core expertise involves counseling small and medium-sized companies on general business law, including formation of corporation, partnerships, LLCs, and other business entities. The firm has significant experience drafting shareholder agreements, assembling board resolutions, maintaining shareholder cap tables, and performing filings with state business divisions and taxing authorities.
Inner Circle Law represents business owners and entrepreneurs across a wide variety of industries including retail, food and beverage, life science companies, professional services firms, and other well-established business sectors.
The firm is well-versed in legal issues applicable to the California business environment where it actively presents at chambers of commerce, business networking forums, and other professional events.
Startups/Tech/Venture Capital
Inner Circle Law’s corporate law expertise includes providing advice on corporate transactions, startup financings, securities and equity issuances, exit transactions, corporate governance, and key contractual relationships for emerging-stage companies. The firm works with clients in all stages of the corporate life cycle from “idea stage” through venture-backed financings and exit transactions.
Inner Circle Law represents startups and growth-stage companies across a wide variety of industries including high tech, health tech, AI/machine learning, life sciences, real estate marketing, consumer packaged goods, and other emerging sectors.
The firm is active in the Northern California tech startup ecosystem where it counsels numerous local startups and frequently presents at accelerators, incubators, and industry-wide events.
Non profits/Tax-exempt
Inner Circle Law has deep expertise in nonprofit corporate law and tax-exempt issues facing nonprofits. The firm has counseled public charities, social welfare organizations, chambers of commerce, mutual benefit corporations, and religious organizations. In so doing, it pays special attention to each organization's mission while also understanding the complex nuances of operating as a tax-exempt business.
Nonprofit entities often struggle with the many applications and reporting requirements to maintain their tax-exempt status. Inner Circle Law helps anticipate administrative demands so clients can focus on executing their exempt mission and delivering value to the communities they serve.
The firm represents clients throughout California and the U.S., counseling numerous nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis and making frequent presentations to social entrepreneurship and leadership groups.
Healthcare
Healthcare is a subspecialty practice of Inner Circle Law, where it has significant experience representing healthcare providers. In particular, it has deep expertise counseling community clinics and federally qualified health centers and is often asked to provide legal guidance on Medicare/Medi-Cal enrollment, health plan contracting, scope of practice, managed care networks, and provider-side billing and reimbursement issues.
The firm has prior experience assisting medical device and health tech companies who products and services cross over into the highly-regulated healthcare market. Likewise, health data privacy is a core competency of the firm as it guides clients in the healthcare sector that are adapting to generative technologies rapidly being deployed within the industry.
The firm is a leader in the California primary care space where it counsels numerous health consortia and primary care advocacy groups and frequently presents at healthcare, health tech, and medical device industry events.
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