A general counsel in the room, without the full-time hire.
Somewhere between $2 million and $50 million in revenue, the decisions get bigger than the advice. Contracts carry real exposure, the entity structure no longer fits, investors start asking questions, and the tax bill becomes a strategy problem.
Our fractional general counsel retainer gives your company a senior attorney every month, one who also sees the tax and financial side, because the firm has CPAs on staff.
What you get on retainer.
A fractional general counsel does the work an in-house GC would: they know the business, take the calls before decisions are made, and keep the legal side of the company in order. You get that continuity without the salary, benefits and recruiting of a full-time hire.
- Contracts: customer, vendor, partnership and employment agreements
- Corporate housekeeping: governance, board matters, minutes and filings
- Reorganizations, entity cleanup and holding-company structures
- Equity: founder agreements, option plans and investor documents
- Securities questions as the company starts raising capital
- Coordination with outside specialists when a matter needs one
Legal and financial thinking at the same table.
Most growing companies have a lawyer, an accountant and a banker who rarely talk to each other. That's where the expensive mistakes hide: a contract that works legally but costs you in taxes, or a restructuring that's right on paper but wrong for the cash flow.
Because Crowne Point practices tax law and securities law with CPAs on staff, the CFO-level questions get answered alongside the legal ones: entity choice, tax planning, cash flow around a deal, and readiness for investors or a buyer.
Reorganizing for the next stage.
A lot of our retainer work starts with a company that grew faster than its structure. Entities were formed for one purpose and now serve another. Ownership is unclear. Tax is being paid at the wrong level.
We map what you have, design what you need for the next stage, whether that's a raise, a sale or simply a cleaner tax position, and carry out the reorganization.
Who it's for.
Owner-led companies doing roughly $2 million to $50 million a year that are past the point of calling a lawyer only when something goes wrong. It also fits founders getting ready to raise or go public, and financial firms that want securities counsel on call.
“The difference in having one quarterback for both tax and legal is immeasurable.”
Fractional General Counsel: common questions
What is a fractional general counsel?
A fractional general counsel is an experienced attorney who acts as a company's general counsel part-time, usually on a monthly retainer. They handle the ongoing legal work and advise on decisions before they're made, without the cost of a full-time in-house hire.
How is this different from calling a law firm when we need one?
A law firm on call reacts to problems one matter at a time. A fractional GC knows your business, your contracts and your plans, so advice comes earlier and fits the whole picture, often preventing the problem instead of fixing it.
Do you also act as a fractional CFO?
We provide CFO-level financial and tax guidance as part of the retainer, with CPAs on staff working alongside counsel. Tell us what your company needs and we'll scope the engagement around it.
When does a company need a general counsel?
Common signs are recurring contracts with real exposure, investors or lenders asking for diligence, a planned raise or sale, a structure that no longer fits, or leadership spending time on legal questions instead of the business.
Need counsel every month, not twice a year?
Tell us about the company and what's on your desk. We'll review it and tell you how we'd structure a retainer.