DOUGLAS NELSON LAW
Technology & Startup Law
Building a company from the ground up demands more than sound legal documents, it demands counsel that understands the commercial realities, competitive pressures, and capital dynamics that define the digital economy.
Douglas Nelson advises founders and technology enterprises on entity formation, equity structuring, private financings, and commercial arrangements, providing the integrated, boutique legal strategy that positions clients not merely for their next transaction, but for the trajectory beyond it.
Core Offerings
Beginnings
Startup Formation & Founder Arrangements
Counseling founders on entity selection, incorporation, and the negotiation of sophisticated founder agreements, equity arrangements, and vesting structures that define the trajectory of the enterprise.
Agreements
Software, SaaS & Licensing Agreements
Structuring and negotiating complex software development, SaaS, and licensing agreements that protect proprietary technology and define the commercial terms of digital enterprise.
Terms of Service
end users
Structuring comprehensive terms of service and platform agreements that define user relationships, allocate commercial risk, and establish enforceable legal frameworks for digital enterprises
proactive
IP Strategy for Tech Companies
Structuring comprehensive intellectual property strategies for technology enterprises, identifying critical innovations, developing defensible portfolios, and protecting your intangible assets.
growth
Fundraising & Venture Deals
Advising founders on SAFEs, convertible notes, and venture financings, with particular attention to governance implications, dilution dynamics, and the legal frameworks that define investor relationships.
Standards
Outside General Counsel
Serving as a trusted outside general counsel partner to founders and technology enterprises, providing the breadth of legal expertise and boutique attention that in-house counsel would deliver, without the overhead.
Representative Matters
• Advised solo founder on entity formation, intellectual property assignment, and initial commercial contract strategy.
• Counseled founder through convertible note offering, including term negotiation and investor rights arrangements.
• Structured comprehensive software licensing framework for technology company expanding into new commercial markets.
• Served as outside general counsel for early-stage technology company across contracts, hiring, and financing matters.
Let's Talk Tech
Main Office
Moustakas Nelson LLC
255 Kings Highway East
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
dnelson@mnlawllc.com
Direct Dial
+1 (856) 772-7802