A modern firm built for entrepreneurs.
A full-service, dynamic law firm built for efficiency, effectiveness, and results — from conception to exit.
Entity selection, incorporation, founder agreements, and IP assignment — the foundation set right from day one.
Seed and venture financing, cap table structuring, and the agreements that keep a growing business clean.
Ongoing contracts, employment agreements, vendor negotiations, and day-to-day general counsel support.
M&A, acquisition due diligence, and negotiating the terms that protect what you built.
Counsel for every stage of the business.
Business Planning
Get started right with corporate formation, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, stock offerings, seed & venture guidance, intellectual property protection, and general business consultation.
Outside General Counsel
Focus on growing your business and leave the legal worries to Eight. Ongoing strategic advice on financing, liability, client contracts, and the day-to-day legal issues you face.
Transactions & Negotiations
Full-service contract review with an eye on the points that matter most to your success — negotiation services to move discussions along, and drafting to seal the deal and protect you.
Industries we know from the inside.
Eight Law is where game-changing companies are born.
A modern and efficient approach provides responsive, knowledgeable legal guidance to entrepreneurs covering the entire life cycle of a business — all with your bottom line in mind.
From first call to signed deal.
Discovery Call
A no-pressure conversation about where your business is today and what you need legally to get to the next stage.
Scope & Proposal
A clear, upfront proposal — flat fee, retainer, or hourly — so you know exactly what you're getting and what it costs.
Engagement Kickoff
Direct access to the attorneys on your matter from day one — no hand-offs, no junior-associate shuffle.
Ongoing Partnership
As your business grows, we grow with it — from the next round of financing to the eventual exit.
Boutique attention. Full-service reach.
Entrepreneurs don't need a legal department — they need a partner who moves at the speed of the business. Eight Law is built to be that partner: responsive, direct, and invested in outcomes rather than billable hours for their own sake.
We work the way founders work — clear priorities, fast turnaround, and advice that's built around what actually moves your business forward.
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Founder-first
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Full lifecycle
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Direct access
You work with the attorneys handling your matter — not a rotating cast.
Topics we help founders navigate.
Priming for Your First Raise
What investors' counsel actually checks in diligence, and how to have your cap table and agreements ready before term sheets arrive.
Ask us about this → 02Founder Equity Splits, Done Right
Vesting schedules, IP assignment, and the agreements that keep a co-founder relationship intact when things get hard.
Ask us about this → 03LLC to C-Corp, and When It Matters
Why entity choice isn't permanent, and the signs that it's time to convert ahead of a financing round or acquisition.
Ask us about this →What founders usually ask first.
Earlier than most founders think. Getting entity formation, founder agreements, and IP assignment right at the start avoids expensive cleanup later — before a raise, a hire, or an exit forces the issue.
As outside general counsel, we give you the same ongoing, on-call access to legal guidance as an in-house hire — without the overhead of a full-time salary, benefits, or a single point of failure.
It depends on what you need. We work with clients on flat-fee project work, ongoing monthly retainers, and hourly arrangements — we'll recommend the structure that fits your stage.
The full range — from first-time founders incorporating their first entity to established companies preparing for a financing round or an exit.
Let's build something that lasts.
Tell us where your business is headed. We'll tell you what it takes, legally, to get there.