Founder Services
Founder Services
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
In business, your people are your greatest assets. wiggin(x) works with you to prepare offer letters and employment agreements, and draft and review employee handbooks and policies to protect those assets. As you continue to evolve, we provide counsel on personnel practices and employment decisions such as terminations, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, and compensation disputes.
We live in a global marketplace, and your talent opportunities may expand beyond our borders. For emerging companies that want to utilize global talent, wiggin(x) helps navigate the system that will allow you to provide U.S. work authorization sponsorship while complying with the maze of regulatory requirements. We create a customized immigration and compliance strategy to address both short-term and long-term goals, helping you to hire and retain the best talent for your U.S. entity, and to send U.S. employees abroad. From formation to maturity, we provide counsel for immigration and incidental tax, employment, corporate structure, and international compliance matters.
You keep dreaming up new ideas, and we’ll help ensure they are protected. As your trusted partner, wiggin(x) works through all the complex foundational IP questions with you, determining what IP your business has, how best to protect it, and what to do when IP is infringed, stolen, or misappropriated. We’ll help you acquire, enforce, and defend patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and determine how to best protect your trade secrets.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
In business, your people are your greatest assets. wiggin(x) works with you to prepare offer letters and employment agreements, and draft and review employee handbooks and policies to protect those assets. As you continue to evolve, we provide counsel on personnel practices and employment decisions such as terminations, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, and compensation disputes.
We live in a global marketplace, and your talent opportunities may expand beyond our borders. For emerging companies that want to utilize global talent, wiggin(x) helps navigate the system that will allow you to provide U.S. work authorization sponsorship while complying with the maze of regulatory requirements. We create a customized immigration and compliance strategy to address both short-term and long-term goals, helping you to hire and retain the best talent for your U.S. entity, and to send U.S. employees abroad. From formation to maturity, we provide counsel for immigration and incidental tax, employment, corporate structure, and international compliance matters.
You keep dreaming up new ideas, and we’ll help ensure they are protected. As your trusted partner, wiggin(x) works through all the complex foundational IP questions with you, determining what IP your business has, how best to protect it, and what to do when IP is infringed, stolen, or misappropriated. We’ll help you acquire, enforce, and defend patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and determine how to best protect your trade secrets.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
wiggin(x) venture capital lawyers work with emerging company clients to ensure that they are appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth and a liquidity event. Our attorneys help clients withstand the rigorous due diligence scrutiny of investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. We negotiate and structure deals to help emerging companies continue to grow and thrive.
wiggin(x) lawyers work with venture capital firms, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and other investors to dial in success. We help review their targets, structure their investments, and accomplish their business objectives.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
wiggin(x) venture capital lawyers work with emerging company clients to ensure that they are appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth and a liquidity event. Our attorneys help clients withstand the rigorous due diligence scrutiny of investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. We negotiate and structure deals to help emerging companies continue to grow and thrive.
wiggin(x) lawyers work with venture capital firms, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and other investors to dial in success. We help review their targets, structure their investments, and accomplish their business objectives.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
In business, your people are your greatest assets. wiggin(x) works with you to prepare offer letters and employment agreements, and draft and review employee handbooks and policies to protect those assets. As you continue to evolve, we provide counsel on personnel practices and employment decisions such as terminations, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, and compensation disputes.
We live in a global marketplace, and your talent opportunities may expand beyond our borders. For emerging companies that want to utilize global talent, wiggin(x) helps navigate the system that will allow you to provide U.S. work authorization sponsorship while complying with the maze of regulatory requirements. We create a customized immigration and compliance strategy to address both short-term and long-term goals, helping you to hire and retain the best talent for your U.S. entity, and to send U.S. employees abroad. From formation to maturity, we provide counsel for immigration and incidental tax, employment, corporate structure, and international compliance matters.
You keep dreaming up new ideas, and we’ll help ensure they are protected. As your trusted partner, wiggin(x) works through all the complex foundational IP questions with you, determining what IP your business has, how best to protect it, and what to do when IP is infringed, stolen, or misappropriated. We’ll help you acquire, enforce, and defend patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and determine how to best protect your trade secrets.
When IP disputes arise, whether on behalf of the IP owner or the accused infringer, wiggin(x) can help to resolve them. We provide strategic counseling and represent clients in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, at the patent and trademark office, and in court proceedings. Our practical, business-oriented viewpoint keeps our focus on your business goals and the most expeditious way to meet them.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
In business, your people are your greatest assets. wiggin(x) works with you to prepare offer letters and employment agreements, and draft and review employee handbooks and policies to protect those assets. As you continue to evolve, we provide counsel on personnel practices and employment decisions such as terminations, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, and compensation disputes.
We live in a global marketplace, and your talent opportunities may expand beyond our borders. For emerging companies that want to utilize global talent, wiggin(x) helps navigate the system that will allow you to provide U.S. work authorization sponsorship while complying with the maze of regulatory requirements. We create a customized immigration and compliance strategy to address both short-term and long-term goals, helping you to hire and retain the best talent for your U.S. entity, and to send U.S. employees abroad. From formation to maturity, we provide counsel for immigration and incidental tax, employment, corporate structure, and international compliance matters.
You keep dreaming up new ideas, and we’ll help ensure they are protected. As your trusted partner, wiggin(x) works through all the complex foundational IP questions with you, determining what IP your business has, how best to protect it, and what to do when IP is infringed, stolen, or misappropriated. We’ll help you acquire, enforce, and defend patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and determine how to best protect your trade secrets.
When IP disputes arise, whether on behalf of the IP owner or the accused infringer, wiggin(x) can help to resolve them. We provide strategic counseling and represent clients in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, at the patent and trademark office, and in court proceedings. Our practical, business-oriented viewpoint keeps our focus on your business goals and the most expeditious way to meet them.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) cannabis lawyers are uniquely suited to address the evolving needs of emerging players within the rapidly growing legalized cannabis industry. We advise cannabis companies and their investors, as well as technology and services companies who interact with the cannabis industry, in their early stages, and in follow on venture capital rounds and licensing, as well as providing established companies with advice regarding ongoing regulatory compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other matters.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
In business, your people are your greatest assets. wiggin(x) works with you to prepare offer letters and employment agreements, and draft and review employee handbooks and policies to protect those assets. As you continue to evolve, we provide counsel on personnel practices and employment decisions such as terminations, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, and compensation disputes.
We live in a global marketplace, and your talent opportunities may expand beyond our borders. For emerging companies that want to utilize global talent, wiggin(x) helps navigate the system that will allow you to provide U.S. work authorization sponsorship while complying with the maze of regulatory requirements. We create a customized immigration and compliance strategy to address both short-term and long-term goals, helping you to hire and retain the best talent for your U.S. entity, and to send U.S. employees abroad. From formation to maturity, we provide counsel for immigration and incidental tax, employment, corporate structure, and international compliance matters.
You keep dreaming up new ideas, and we’ll help ensure they are protected. As your trusted partner, wiggin(x) works through all the complex foundational IP questions with you, determining what IP your business has, how best to protect it, and what to do when IP is infringed, stolen, or misappropriated. We’ll help you acquire, enforce, and defend patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and determine how to best protect your trade secrets.
When IP disputes arise, whether on behalf of the IP owner or the accused infringer, wiggin(x) can help to resolve them. We provide strategic counseling and represent clients in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, at the patent and trademark office, and in court proceedings. Our practical, business-oriented viewpoint keeps our focus on your business goals and the most expeditious way to meet them.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
wiggin(x) works with founders in all matters of estate planning, including core planning, business continuity and liquidity, and advanced wealth and transfer strategies. We help you answer the question of what happens to the business and your other assets at death – including who controls those assets (the fiduciaries), who receives the assets (the beneficiaries), and how much tax is paid. Just as important (maybe more important), we can help leverage planning for tax purposes prior to a pop in enterprise value.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
wiggin(x) provides innovative and market-savvy counsel to NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed companies, emerging companies, underwriters, venture capital firms, and hedge funds. We have the knowledge and experience capital to put to work for you, whether you need help implementing and documenting a venture financing, strategy around optimizing your capital structure, or counsel about a potential public market exit (M&A or IPO).
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
Your wiggin(x) defense attorneys will bring their years of experience in the public and private sectors to your side during this stressful time. Our team is composed of former federal prosecutors, in-house global compliance leaders, and private counsel to corporate and individual clients who advise our clients in response to investigations by federal and state criminal, civil, and regulatory authorities; conduct internal investigations; provide corporate governance advice; and advise clients on compliance-related matters. Your well-being is our top priority as we work aggressively to prevent prosecutions, negotiate successful resolutions, and defend clients at trial and on appeal.
wiggin(x) cannabis lawyers are uniquely suited to address the evolving needs of emerging players within the rapidly growing legalized cannabis industry. We advise cannabis companies and their investors, as well as technology and services companies who interact with the cannabis industry, in their early stages, and in follow on venture capital rounds and licensing, as well as providing established companies with advice regarding ongoing regulatory compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other matters.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
In business, your people are your greatest assets. wiggin(x) works with you to prepare offer letters and employment agreements, and draft and review employee handbooks and policies to protect those assets. As you continue to evolve, we provide counsel on personnel practices and employment decisions such as terminations, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, and compensation disputes.
We live in a global marketplace, and your talent opportunities may expand beyond our borders. For emerging companies that want to utilize global talent, wiggin(x) helps navigate the system that will allow you to provide U.S. work authorization sponsorship while complying with the maze of regulatory requirements. We create a customized immigration and compliance strategy to address both short-term and long-term goals, helping you to hire and retain the best talent for your U.S. entity, and to send U.S. employees abroad. From formation to maturity, we provide counsel for immigration and incidental tax, employment, corporate structure, and international compliance matters.
You keep dreaming up new ideas, and we’ll help ensure they are protected. As your trusted partner, wiggin(x) works through all the complex foundational IP questions with you, determining what IP your business has, how best to protect it, and what to do when IP is infringed, stolen, or misappropriated. We’ll help you acquire, enforce, and defend patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and determine how to best protect your trade secrets.
When IP disputes arise, whether on behalf of the IP owner or the accused infringer, wiggin(x) can help to resolve them. We provide strategic counseling and represent clients in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, at the patent and trademark office, and in court proceedings. Our practical, business-oriented viewpoint keeps our focus on your business goals and the most expeditious way to meet them.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
wiggin(x) works with founders in all matters of estate planning, including core planning, business continuity and liquidity, and advanced wealth and transfer strategies. We help you answer the question of what happens to the business and your other assets at death – including who controls those assets (the fiduciaries), who receives the assets (the beneficiaries), and how much tax is paid. Just as important (maybe more important), we can help leverage planning for tax purposes prior to a pop in enterprise value.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
wiggin(x) provides innovative and market-savvy counsel to NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed companies, emerging companies, underwriters, venture capital firms, and hedge funds. We have the knowledge and experience capital to put to work for you, whether you need help implementing and documenting a venture financing, strategy around optimizing your capital structure, or counsel about a potential public market exit (M&A or IPO).
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
Your wiggin(x) defense attorneys will bring their years of experience in the public and private sectors to your side during this stressful time. Our team is composed of former federal prosecutors, in-house global compliance leaders, and private counsel to corporate and individual clients who advise our clients in response to investigations by federal and state criminal, civil, and regulatory authorities; conduct internal investigations; provide corporate governance advice; and advise clients on compliance-related matters. Your well-being is our top priority as we work aggressively to prevent prosecutions, negotiate successful resolutions, and defend clients at trial and on appeal.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
In business, your people are your greatest assets. wiggin(x) works with you to prepare offer letters and employment agreements, and draft and review employee handbooks and policies to protect those assets. As you continue to evolve, we provide counsel on personnel practices and employment decisions such as terminations, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, and compensation disputes.
We live in a global marketplace, and your talent opportunities may expand beyond our borders. For emerging companies that want to utilize global talent, wiggin(x) helps navigate the system that will allow you to provide U.S. work authorization sponsorship while complying with the maze of regulatory requirements. We create a customized immigration and compliance strategy to address both short-term and long-term goals, helping you to hire and retain the best talent for your U.S. entity, and to send U.S. employees abroad. From formation to maturity, we provide counsel for immigration and incidental tax, employment, corporate structure, and international compliance matters.
You keep dreaming up new ideas, and we’ll help ensure they are protected. As your trusted partner, wiggin(x) works through all the complex foundational IP questions with you, determining what IP your business has, how best to protect it, and what to do when IP is infringed, stolen, or misappropriated. We’ll help you acquire, enforce, and defend patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and determine how to best protect your trade secrets.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) venture capital lawyers work with emerging company clients to ensure that they are appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth and a liquidity event. Our attorneys help clients withstand the rigorous due diligence scrutiny of investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. We negotiate and structure deals to help emerging companies continue to grow and thrive.
wiggin(x) lawyers work with venture capital firms, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and other investors to dial in success. We help review their targets, structure their investments, and accomplish their business objectives.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
When IP disputes arise, whether on behalf of the IP owner or the accused infringer, wiggin(x) can help to resolve them. We provide strategic counseling and represent clients in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, at the patent and trademark office, and in court proceedings. Our practical, business-oriented viewpoint keeps our focus on your business goals and the most expeditious way to meet them.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
wiggin(x) cannabis lawyers are uniquely suited to address the evolving needs of emerging players within the rapidly growing legalized cannabis industry. We advise cannabis companies and their investors, as well as technology and services companies who interact with the cannabis industry, in their early stages, and in follow on venture capital rounds and licensing, as well as providing established companies with advice regarding ongoing regulatory compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other matters.
wiggin(x) works with founders in all matters of estate planning, including core planning, business continuity and liquidity, and advanced wealth and transfer strategies. We help you answer the question of what happens to the business and your other assets at death – including who controls those assets (the fiduciaries), who receives the assets (the beneficiaries), and how much tax is paid. Just as important (maybe more important), we can help leverage planning for tax purposes prior to a pop in enterprise value.
wiggin(x) provides innovative and market-savvy counsel to NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed companies, emerging companies, underwriters, venture capital firms, and hedge funds. We have the knowledge and experience capital to put to work for you, whether you need help implementing and documenting a venture financing, strategy around optimizing your capital structure, or counsel about a potential public market exit (M&A or IPO).
Your wiggin(x) defense attorneys will bring their years of experience in the public and private sectors to your side during this stressful time. Our team is composed of former federal prosecutors, in-house global compliance leaders, and private counsel to corporate and individual clients who advise our clients in response to investigations by federal and state criminal, civil, and regulatory authorities; conduct internal investigations; provide corporate governance advice; and advise clients on compliance-related matters. Your well-being is our top priority as we work aggressively to prevent prosecutions, negotiate successful resolutions, and defend clients at trial and on appeal.
