Douglas Nelson is a founding partner of the firm, where he counsels startups, entrepreneurs, and established businesses in a variety of transactional business matters, primarily in the technology, internet, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors.

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Doug also advises investors and emerging companies regarding financing, both bank and privately funded ventures.

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Doug provides counsel on a wide range of transactional matters including:

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• corporate formation and shareholders/operating agreements

• sales, purchases, mergers, and acquisitions

• general and commercial contracts

• venture capital and seed financing

• copyright application, analysis, and protection

• trademark applications and USPTO Office Action responses

• intellectual property licensing

• software and SaaS licensing

• consulting agreements

• data security

• domain name cybersquatting

• Internet hosting, design agreements, and data-sharing agreements

• online transactions

• privacy policies

• terms of use / terms of service

• trade secrets and restrictive covenants