From incorporation to IPO, precision counsel for companies that move fast and build to last.
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Every practice we maintain was chosen because founders and growth-stage companies need it. No generalists. No hand-offs. Deep expertise in every room.
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Full-cycle M&A advisory — buy-side, sell-side, and merger structuring for transformative strategic transactions.
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Term sheet negotiation, SAFE and convertible notes, priced rounds from seed through Series D.
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Trademark registration, patent prosecution, trade secret protection, and IP licensing strategy at scale.
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Equity compensation plans, executive agreements, HR policy, and workforce restructuring counsel.
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Board structuring, fiduciary duties, stockholder agreements, and full public company readiness.
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SEC, FTC, and industry-specific regulatory guidance that keeps you compliant as you scale rapidly.
200+ companies
from seed to Series D.
Across every sector that matters in the modern economy.
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The Firm
Our partners bring deep experience from Am Law 100 firms, the Big Four, and Fortune 500 legal departments. We understand the pace of high-growth companies because we have worked inside them.
Caldwell Hart is not a generalist shop. Every attorney is embedded in the startup and venture ecosystem — fluent in cap tables, term sheets, dilution scenarios, and the board decisions founders actually face. We treat legal counsel as a business function, not a cost center.
Schedule a confidential strategy session with a senior partner. No billable hours. No associates on the first call.