Corporate Counseling

Strategic, ongoing counsel as your company grows.

As your startup scales, one-off legal questions become a stream of decisions about structure, governance, hiring, contracts, incentives, and investor relations. Altum is your long-term partner, providing strategic legal counsel and corporate governance support so you can grow confidently at each stage.

Altum provides a single, informed point of contact for strategic legal and governance questions. We help you make high-quality decisions at both the board and operating levels so complexity doesn’t turn into legal debt.

Avoid ad-hoc fixes, outdated templates and disconnected advisors that lead to misaligned contracts, unclear IP ownership, inconsistent hiring practices, and governance gaps.

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“Altum feels like part of our leadership team. They handle the weekly questions, help us think through board and investor issues, and give us practical answers that fit how we actually run the company.”

What We Do:

  • Board and governance support, including structure, charters, consents, approvals, and fiduciary guidance.
  • Strategic counseling on investor dynamics, board processes, and key corporate decisions.
  • On-call guidance for day-to-day legal questions across corporate, commercial, and operational issues.
  • Review and negotiation of partner, vendor, and customer contracts.
  • Support for hiring and compensation practices, including employment agreements and equity strategy.
  • Equity administration, cap-table updates, and alignment with future financing plans.
  • Risk spotting and triage across privacy, data security, IP, and commercial matters.
  • Preparation for fundraising or strategic transactions by identifying and resolving corporate issues in advance.
  • Coordination with specialist counsel (tax, regulatory, IP prosecution, etc.) when required.

Benefits:

  • You get consistent, strategic advice from someone who already understands your company and cap table.
  • Your governance, documentation, and practices stay aligned with your real operations and investor expectations.
  • Your team gains confidence knowing issues are surfaced and addressed early instead of during a high-stakes transaction.