LEEP Program

How GT helps companies LEEP:

Launch:

• Counsel clients on start-up and organizational matters, including entity selection, corporate formation, operating agreements, executive and employee compensation, stock ownership / option plans and governance strategies
• Structure equity ownership and compensation arrangements in a tax-efficient manner for entrepreneurs
• Advise clients on the development, protection, and enforcement of their intellectual property, including patents and trademarks, as well as partnering, technology licensing, and acquisition opportunities
• Help companies address IT needs, including outsourcing and software-related matters

Emerge:

• Advise on strategies to attract and secure financing from angels, venture capital firms, and private equity funds
• Facilitate introductions to potential financing sources by drawing on our Emerging Technology attorney’s broad network of working relationships in the angel and venture capital arena
• Provide clients with access to the hubs of innovation for emerging technology, as well as other key commercial and financial centers, via Greenberg Traurig offices in the United States and beyond

Expand:

• Advise clients on labor and employment issues, employee benefits policies, immigration matters and related issues
• Advise on joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other business relationships
• Help clients to leverage IP assets for high-value opportunities
• Represent both emerging and established companies, domestically and internationally

Propel:

• Help clients plan, form, and implement financing and exit strategies, from private placements to initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions
• Offer clients a streamlined approach to handling virtually all legal needs as they grow
• A single point of contact to efficiently access a multidisciplinary platform of legal services, all provided by a single firm