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Startup Formation

Company formation, allocating team equity, establishing vesting schedules, IP assignments and proportionate interfounder shareholder agreements
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Venture Financing

Advising on communications and fundraising strategy, term sheet review, document preparation and closing mechanics for all types of startup seed, debt, and equity financing transactions
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Founder Advisory

Individualized advice for early and later stage founders joining a new project, or dealing with co-founder departures, separations, financing events or other dilutive events, exits or secondary sale transactions
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“Best startup lawyer in Canada.”

Tobias Lütke, CEO @ Shopify

“James is on point, proactive on issues, and has a huge network of other counsel for any legal issue you encounter as a founder. 100% agreed: best startup lawyer in Canada.”

Kenneth Rose, Co-Founder/CTO at OpsLevel

“100% agree with Tobi's recco!”

Benjamin Sanders, 4x Founder and CEO @ Hyper

“+1 on Tobi’s assessment! James has been our go-to resource for Version One’s activities at every funding stage for over a decade. Whether providing quick answers or running full transactions, he is always responsive, practical, and action-oriented – he gets things done to let us get things done.”

Boris Wertz & Angela Tran, Version One Ventures

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