Other Legal Services
Angel Investment and Venture Financing
Raising money isn’t easy, and Fourscore can help with our extensive experience in early and mid-stage investments involving the sale and purchase of preferred stock, convertible promissory notes, SAFEs, and other convertible securities. Knowing these transactions inside and out allows us to represent you (whether you are raising money or investing) with the utmost efficiency and flexibility.
Intellectual Property
If it’s worth doing at all, then you aren’t the only one who will think so. Be certain you own and retain the intellectual property you create and pay others to create. Whether it is time to in-license intellectual property to bolster your business or your strategy is to out-license what your company has invented, Fourscore will make sure your license deal is documented accurately with all the protection you need. Ask us how Fourscore can help you protect your brand value with our Trademark Registration services.
Common Questions About Intellectual Property
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A: If your idea is valuable, others may try it too. Owning your IP keeps your work and your investment protected.
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A: It depends on your strategy. In-licensing brings outside IP into your business. Out-licensing lets others use your intellectual property. Fourscore helps you choose and document the right deal.
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A: We draft and negotiate license deals so your rights are protected. Every agreement is documented accurately, with terms that safeguard your interests.
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A: Trademark registration is key. Fourscore's trademark services help secure your brand value and prevent others from using it without permission.
Common Questions About Contact Negotiation, Drafting and Review
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A: We handle investor agreements, license agreements, commercial contracts, service contracts, BAAs, and real estate leases, to name a few. We also support hiring and termination documents.
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A: Yes. We provide general counsel services to businesses of many sizes and industries. Our team draws on broad legal experience to guide your day-to-day decisions.
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A: Yes. We offer dispute resolution and litigation avoidance services. Our goal is to solve problems early through strong contracts and clear terms.
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A: We advise on investor relations and IP matters as part of our contract services. Our lawyers help you protect your interests from the start.
Startup Counseling and Business Formation
The attorneys at Fourscore Business Law have crafted a lot of companies over the past decade. We regularly advise startup clients, helping them navigate through the decision-making process of what business entity type to choose and which state’s law to use. We help founders think through the issues that arise when starting a new business and those that come with adding partners to an existing venture. Fourscore has a Delaware licensed attorney on staff, giving us a unique ability to advise our clients on forming their company under Delaware laws when appropriate.
Real Estate Development
Fourscore represents multiple developers and investors in real estate development projects in and around Raleigh and Durham. Although similar in some respects to angel and venture financing deals, real estate development projects carry their own set of nuanced issues. Whether you are a developer or an investor, Fourscore can help you identify and handle those issues.
Employment Law
No one can do it alone so you will, at some point, need to build a team of competent people to help row the boat. You’ll also need people to repair it, add to it and build an engine of some sort. Progress requires many hands and we can help you get the right people on the boat. Whether that means hiring full-time employees or bringing in experienced individuals or organizations as independent contractors, Fourscore lawyers have the experience to handle agreements, equity compensation, intellectual property ownership issues and other matters that arise when building a team.
Common Questions About Employment Law
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A: Yes. Clear agreements protect you on IP ownership, confidentiality, and expectations from day one. Fourscore helps draft these so nothing is left ambiguous.
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A: Employees and contractors carry different legal, tax, and compliance obligations. We help you choose the right structure and paper it correctly for your situation.
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A: IP assignment terms need to be built into employment and contractor agreements. We draft these provisions so your company retains clear ownership.
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A: Yes. We structure equity grants and related agreements so they align with your cap table and incentivize the right people.
Sports & Entertainment
Your skills and talents are valuable. Here at Fourscore, we piece together elements of a broad range of legal disciplines to help you protect your interests across industries including media, entertainment, advertising, and sports. Our clients are involved in film and television, theater, music, publishing, apps, and games.
Contract Negotiation, Drafting and Review
Like most businesses, Fourscore Law clients find themselves in a variety of circumstances on any given day. Fourscore lawyers provide general counsel services to businesses in a wide range of industries and sizes, which allows us to draw on diverse legal experience to advise our business clients in the best possible way. We guide clients through:
Investor relations questions
Intellectual property matters
License agreements
Commercial contracts issues
Hiring and terminations
Real estate leases
Dispute resolution and litigation avoidance services
Common Questions About Sports & Entertainment
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A: We work across media, entertainment, advertising, and sports, including NIL issues for amateur athletes. Our clients span film, television, theater, music, publishing, apps, and games.
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A: We combine several legal disciplines to protect your interests. This gives you well-rounded support instead of narrow, siloed advice.
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A: Yes. Whether you're an individual talent or a business, we help protect the value of your skills and work.
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A: No, we support a wide range of formats. This includes film, TV, theater, music, publishing, apps, and games.
Corporate Counseling Services
We understand that businesses require consistent, practical legal guidance to navigate complex corporate landscapes. Our Corporate Counsel Services are designed to function as your dedicated legal partner, offering strategic advice and support tailored to your company's unique needs.
We assist with contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, risk management, and more, ensuring your business operates smoothly and within legal parameters. Whether you're an early stage company or an established enterprise, our goal is to provide proactive legal solutions that align with your business objectives, allowing you to focus on growth and innovation.
Common Questions About Legal Services
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A: We represent developers and investors. We help structure deals and handle the legal details related to financing and securities issuance, but we do not serve as real estate closing attorneys.
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A: The deal structures can look similar. But real estate projects have their own risks, timelines, and legal issues. We know how to spot and address them.
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A: We work with both developers and investors. Whichever side you're on, we help protect your interests.
