Paranzino Law
Serving Clients Who Innovate

Sample of Matters Previously Handled for Start-Ups and Emerging Companies

Gary Paranzino and Paranzino Law have performed general counsel services for numerous start-up companies, professionalizing their corporate relationships, legal agreements and forms.

The result has been acquisitions by prominent companies in their respective fields, including by Amazon, Microsoft, GrubHub, IGN, LendingTree, GSI Commerce, Idealab, Pandora, WebLoyalty and others.

• Formalize start-up business by drafting White Label and API agreement templates for e-commerce software provider, leading to acquisition by industry titan within 6 months

• Defend FinTech firm from cease and desist letter relating to new hire

• Negotiated settlement of unpaid invoices due to SaaS provider from nearly insolvent entertainment company for more than 95% of the 7-figure amount owed

• Draft user agreement for online commerce facilitator

• Resolve ownership dispute over IP between entities post-breakdown of joint activities

• Negotiate advertising services agreement

• Draft bespoke product development agreement for search technology start-up

• Negotiate and draft commercial licensing agreements for computer hardware manufacturer (software licenses, marketing agreements)

• Retrieve company proprietary information and materials from intermediary unsuccessfully pursuing funding

• Draft end-user security policy for e-commerce company

• Secure IP rights by drafting technology assignment agreement with former executive as part of separation terms

• Revise SMS API agreement for mobile marketing messaging

• Content distribution agreement

• Consultancy agreement with European entity

• Merchant any payment processing agreements

• Review offshore software development agreement

• Draft first Product Development Agreement for newly formed company with major data publisher

• Draft online marketing trade association bylaws

• Strategy for negotiating personal services agreement and comprehensive resolution of outstanding claims

• Represent online gaming company in software license termination dispute

• Draft marketing services agreement

• Asset purchase agreement

• Negotiate deferral of payment of contractor invoices until after funding

• Review and negotiate changes to commercial agreement for individual client's media company employer on an emergency basis

• Draft affiliate program agreement

• Reversal of inappropriately short high-pressure deadlines for consideration of separation/severance offers

• Advise on executive terminations, negotiate and draft separation documents

• Resolution of dispute with sanctioning authority to reinstate its imprimatur on interactive gaming site

• Negotiate application solution provider agreement and escrow terms for licensee start-up

• Draft privacy policy

• Acquire domain name from speculator owner

• Employer refusal to issue contractually-agreed stock options

• Strategy and representation in connection with attempt by IP licensor to prevent exercise of licensee's option to acquire it

• Draft reseller agreement