Exceptional General Counsel Services for Startups, Tech and Venture Capital.

All the support and experience for a fraction of the cost.

High caliber experience. Hands-on. Operational GC. Not a legal nay-sayer.

We help you drive growth and scale, as your experienced GC-operators. The Business has to come first, always - our role is to find ways that are compliant and safe from a legal point of view, while letting the business thrive.

What you get from working with us:

Peace of mind first - start with a solid foundation and legal guardrails.
Minimum friction for the business.
Get things done while being fully trusted.

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Our service are top-notch.

We offer all relevant Services for state-of-the-art startups and Founder teams - from Pre-Seed to Exit.

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General Advisory

Day-to-day legal support & strategic and operational legal advice on all day-to-day matters.

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Company formation and setup of operating agreements
Customer & commercial contracts as well as vendor agreements
Hiring & firing, including HR complaints
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Governance, Compliance & Corporate Secretary

Setup and optimizatio of all required governance; effective and headache-free management and execution of respective processes.

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All official communication
Board meeting minutes and resolutions
Governance best practices and compliance
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VC, Fundraising & M&A Support

In-house excellence for all matters that come with raising capital, M&A, and exists. Flawless and successful due diligences included.

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Enablement of easy fundraising and up-to-date data rooms and documenation on all critical issues
End-to-end due diligence management
Solution of critical M&A questions before the transaction closes
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Equity compensation & Cap table management

Worry-free handling of all elements of equity based comp & what comes with it - for example, Carta admin.

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Structure & setup of equity incentive plans in line with current standards.
Administration of grants, vesting, excersise and repurchases - including Cap table management and Carta admin.
Board consents, 83(b) elections, tax implications and employee communications
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We are experts in what matters.

We have been forged where you are, in Startups and Tech. We understand all needs, from pre-seed to exist, from commercial to HR complaints and Cap Table Admin.

Like you: forged in Startups, Tech, and VC

From SaaS tech beginnings to AI.

Operational GC

Business-minded, not a Nay-sayer.

Covers the full experience

From seed stage to high nine-digit exists.

Full stack startup GC

IP - corporate - equity / cap table management - employment, including HR risks - global operations - VC - Board - M&A.

Lori Recker

Founder and Managing Partner of RGC

Lori is a Princeton and Fordham Law School graduate, with 20+ years of experience as a General Counsel and in senior legal roles at high-growth startups and tech companies, including WeWork, Oscar Health, and Business Insider. She has advised numerous startups and founder teams, from pre-seed to high nine-digit exits.

info@reckergc.com

Working with us is simple.

We start with an initial call to see if we fit and what you need. Then we work out a fitting scope of work, days per week, and other terms.

Initial 30-minute call: Discovery & Alignment

We schedule a 30-minute initial conversation.
We discuss where you stand, what your key concerns are, what you need to move forward.
We introduce our services and how we can help - if you like it, we prepare a proposal.

Detailed scope of work and discussion

Based on where you are and need to go, we draft a scope of work and detailed work-plan.
Most importantly, we propose a time-commitment - usually in days per week (also 1/2 days are possibe).
We relate this to a fee arrangement and terms, all of which you can review.

Setup and first month

Continuous GC-services

Ready to add GC excellence to your firm?

Let's setup a worry-free, risk-free capability that doesn't cost you a full-time hire and 5% of your equity today.

Or email us at hello@rgc.example