Fractional · Project

Legal engineeringfor founders buildingat the regulated frontier.

We sit between your operating team and your legal team — doing the structural work that lawyers don't ship, and that founders shouldn't be figuring out alone.

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20+Founders served
7Tokens structured
US · EU · KYJurisdictions
48hTime to scope
Operator-attorney
building & advising
Cravath
litigation
CFTC
regulatory fellowship
Fordham Law
JD
Two prior exits
one Inc. 500, acq. Maker Studios
Mālama Labs
CEO · climate dMRV
What we do

Seven things we ship.

The layer most founders only realize they need after something has already broken at scale.

Token launches
Multi-entity structures
SAFT & SAFE design
Regulatory positioning
Climate-asset frameworks
Compliance architecture
Investor narrative
And what we don't

We're not a law firm. We coordinate with the counsel you retain.

Who we work with

Founders raising pre-seed through Series A.

Building in places the standard legal playbook doesn't fit.

— 01Token-launching companies that need structure before they hire BigLaw
— 02Climate and environmental infrastructure projects with credit, registry, or asset-tokenization components
— 03AI and data startups operating in regulated verticals
— 04Cross-jurisdiction businesses where US, EU, and offshore structures interact
— 05Crypto-native teams that need a coherent regulatory story before they fundraise

If your legal questions are routinely returning “it depends,” you're probably in our zone.

Engagements

Three ways to workwith us. Pick the one that fits the problem.

Operator
$8,500/ month

For pre-seed and seed-stage founders who need a structural partner, not a law firm.

Includes
  • ›Up to 8 hours of advisory / month
  • ›Cap table, SAFE & contract structural review
  • ›Vendor and counsel referrals
  • ›Monthly working session
  • ›Async support via shared workspace
Right fitEquity-only startups, climate projects without token components, AI startups in lightly regulated verticals.
Most common
Architect
$15,000/ month

For founders launching tokens, navigating multi-jurisdiction structures, or operating in heavily regulated verticals.

Includes
  • ›Up to 16 hours of advisory / month
  • ›Token structure & launch design
  • ›SAFT, SAFE-T & instrument design
  • ›Regulatory positioning & risk mapping
  • ›Multi-entity setup with outside counsel
  • ›Investor & board prep for regulated raises
  • ›Bi-weekly working sessions
Right fitPre-launch token companies, DePIN networks, climate-asset issuers, regulated AI.
Project
From $25,000

Flat-fee engagements for specific deliverables. Scoped per engagement. Defined timelines.

Examples
  • ›Token launch structuring memo & execution roadmap
  • ›Multi-entity setup across US, Cayman & EU
  • ›Regulatory positioning memo for a fundraise
  • ›SAFT documentation & instrument design
  • ›Counsel selection & engagement management
Right fitFounders with a specific, time-boxed structural problem.
Book a 30-min intro

No pitch. We figure out if there's a fit and send a scope within 48 hours.

How we work

Four steps. No procurement theater.

01
Intro call

30 minutes. We figure out if there’s a fit. No pitch.

02
Scope

Statement of work or retainer agreement within 48 hours.

03
Onboard

Welcome packet, shared workspace, kickoff within the first week.

04
Operate

Monthly sessions, async support, regular structural reviews.

What we don't do

A short list of things we won't pretend to do.

We're not a law firm. We don't give legal advice. We don't represent clients in legal matters. We don't file regulatory submissions on your behalf.

We do the structural and strategic work upstream of legal, and we coordinate with the counsel you retain. For any matter requiring legal advice or representation, you'll work with an attorney you separately engage — and we'll help you find the right one.

Recent work

A sample of what we've shipped.

Anonymized to protect founders. Happy to give specifics on a call under NDA.

— 01
Climate · Series A prep
Restructured a $4M-raised climate startup’s cap table and SAFT obligations ahead of Series A.
— 02
DePIN · Token launch
Designed token launch structure and regulatory positioning for a DePIN environmental data network.
— 03
AI · Multi-jurisdiction
Built multi-entity framework for a cross-jurisdiction AI compliance startup.
— 04
RWA · Counsel coordination
Coordinated regulatory memo and counsel selection for a tokenized real-world asset issuer.
— 05
Climate finance · $6M seed
Advised on instrument design and investor narrative for a $6M seed in regulated climate finance.
Book a call

30 minutes to figureout if there's a fit.No pitch.

If your legal questions are routinely returning “it depends,” the call is free and short. If we're not the right partner, we'll tell you and point you somewhere better.

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