Crowley Law LLC delivers practical, business-focused legal support for technology and life sciences startups, from formation to growth, licensing, and complex transactions.
We act as an extension of your team: we identify risks early, accelerate negotiations, and protect your intellectual property so you can focus on building product, team, and market.
Our counsel spans the full company lifecycle, aligning legal frameworks with commercial goals to shorten deal cycles and prevent costly surprises. With deep experience across venture financings, strategic collaborations, and IP-driven agreements, we translate complex requirements into clear, actionable steps that investors trust, terms that safeguard founders, and structures that scale.
Whether you’re selecting the right entity, negotiating a mission-critical contract, or preparing for an M&A event, we move quickly, communicate clearly, and prioritize outcomes that compound your long-term value.
Startups need counsel that is fast, practical, and aligned with business outcomes. Crowley Law LLC combines boutique responsiveness with deep experience in transactions, IP, and regulated industries, so you get clear guidance that moves deals forward and reduces risk from day one.
Our goal is simple: protect your core assets, accelerate key transactions, and align legal frameworks with the milestones that matter to your business.
From first incorporation to pivotal growth moments, we support the full startup journey with clear, outcome‑focused legal work. Our scope includes:
Below is our service list, each link provides deeper detail on how we deliver these outcomes.
Often, a Delaware C‑Corp is chosen due to investor norms, governance flexibility, and tax considerations—your model and goals ultimately drive the choice.
Use NDAs, invention assignment agreements, and clear access/security policies; confirm chain-of-title in onboarding and vendor contracts.
Ambiguity on IP rights, liability caps/indemnities, SLAs, and termination. We clarify business objectives early to streamline drafting.
Define scope, exclusivity, field-of-use, performance milestones, reporting/audit rights, confidentiality, and remedies for breach.
Liquidation preferences, anti‑dilution, pro rata rights, board composition, protective provisions, and vesting/acceleration terms.
Yes, we do. Flexible GC arrangements covering contracts, employment, compliance, privacy/security, and coordination with specialty counsel.
Align SOWs and master terms, set clear acceptance and payment triggers, cap liability appropriately, and include dispute resolution pathways.
Before sharing confidential information or code/data, we set NDAs, IP ownership, background/foreground IP, and commercialization terms.
Organize corporate records, cap table, contracts, IP assignments, privacy/security policies, and compliance artifacts in a diligence-ready data room.
We scope deliverables upfront, prioritize high-impact items, use standardized templates where appropriate, and maintain transparent budgeting.
