Business counsel for the moments that define a company.
Northbridge advises founders, executives and privately held companies on corporate matters, commercial disputes, employment questions and the ongoing legal work of running a business.
- Engagements
- Senior-led throughout
- Advice
- Commercially framed
- Scope
- Defined before work begins
Practice areas
A focused business-law practice.
Four connected areas allow the firm to hold the full commercial context, from the agreement that starts a relationship to the dispute that may end it.
- 01
Business and Corporate Law
Formation, ownership, financing and commercial agreements — the documents that decide who owns what and who decides what.
- 02
Commercial Litigation
Contract, ownership and business-tort disputes — assessed for cost and exposure before they become filings.
- 03
Employment Law for Employers
Hiring, classification, policies, separations and internal investigations — handled on the employer side.
- 04
Outside General Counsel
An ongoing legal function for companies that need one — without the cost or commitment of an internal hire.
The Northbridge standard
Counsel should make the decision clearer.
The work is not finished when the law has been explained. It is finished when the client can decide what to do next and understands the consequences.
- 01
A recommendation, not a menu
We identify the path we would take, explain the tradeoffs and say what facts could change the answer.
- 02
Scope before work begins
The engagement, decision points and fee structure are defined before substantive work starts.
- 03
Business risk in the frame
Legal exposure is weighed against cost, timing, leverage and the operating reality of the company.
- 04
Advice ready to use
Our work is written for the people making the decision, not for another lawyer to translate.
When companies call
The issue usually arrives as a business problem.
- A high-value customer contract needs to be signed this week.
- A founder, executive or key employee is entering or leaving the business.
- A counterparty has stopped performing and the company needs a response plan.
- Corporate records need to be ready for financing, diligence or a sale.
- Employment questions are crossing state lines and outgrowing the original templates.
- Recurring legal work needs one accountable owner, but not an internal hire.
Current thinking
Notes on recurring business-law questions.
Start a conversation
Bring us the business question. We will tell you whether we can help.
We typically respond within one business day.