Master Services Agreement & Statement of Work
Includes a master set of terms and statement of work customized to your agency plus advice on how to implement in your business.
Discovery Letter
A light form of agreement to manage limited-scope discovery projects. Can be used before full MSA + SOW are negotiated.
Client NDA
The NDA you use with your clients should be different than what you use with your employees. Create a unilateral or mutual NDA tailored to client relationships.
MSA Negotiation Playbook
The MSA Playbook is chock full of plain-lanugage explanations, advice, tips and recommended language to help you negotiate every provision of your MSA with confidence.
Managing Scope Creep Playbook
Client not responding? Missed a payment? Asking for more rounds of revision? Changing team members mid-project? Use this Playbook to avoid scope creep and manage difficult client situations.
Employee Offer Letter Agreement
Ready to bring on employees? This agreement sets out the basic terms for at-will employees joining your agency.
Severance and Release Letter
Need to make a termination? Develop a standard-form of letter agreement to obtain a release from departing employees in exchange for severance. Includes variants for releasing age-related claims, state-specific requirements and for group layoffs.
Employee Bonus Plan
Develop a comprehensive bonus program for current and future employees through an Employee Bonus Plan.
Phantom or Equity Incentive Stock Plan
Provide extra incentive to your employee through a plan with rewards simulating stock ownership or restricted stock units without the risk and tax complications of issuing shares to employees.
Employee NDA + PRA
The NDA your employees sign shouldn't be the same as the NDA your vendors or contractors sign. Build an NDA that protects your agency's proprietary rights, non-solicitation restrictions, and confidentiality obligations.
Independent Contractor Agreement
A simple form of contractor agreement for bringing on freelance support for your agency.
Contractor NDA
The NDA your contractors sign isn't the same as the NDA your employees sign. Use this option to develop an NDA specific to the contractors you use and the agency and client information you want to protect.
New LLC Formation
Create a new LLC in any state with this Project. Price includes filing fees in most states (some states extra). Includes operating agreement if owned by a single member. Does not include operating agreement if owned by multiple members.
New Corporation Formation
Create a new corporation in any state with this Project. Price includes filing fees in most states (some states extra). Does not include owner agreement among multiple shareholders.
Owner Agreement for LLC or Corporation
If your LLC or Corporation has multiple owners, avoid disputes among the owners with a properly prepared partnership agreement (operating agreement for an LLC or a shareholder agreement for a corporation).
Subchapter S Election
Preparation and filing with the IRS of Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation to elect subchapter S status for your corporation or limited liability company.
Trademark Registration
Register the word mark for your agency with the USPTO to help prevent future agencies from using your name to sell agency services. Fees to respond to Office Actions from the USPTO are charged hourly.
Affiliate / Referral Agreement
Wanting to receive a referral fee when you send work to another agency? Or happy to pay a referral fee when someone sends work to you? Build a unilateral or mutual arrangement with this Project.
Trademark Knockout Search
Get preliminary clearance on a mark before pursuing for your agency or presenting to a client.
Corporate Monitor
We act as registered agent, handle annual corporate filings, pay state filing fees, and manage your company records in your home state and in states where you maintain foreign qualification. Pricing for each state in which you are registered. $450/yr for the first registration, $250/yr for each additional registration (state filing fees additional). See https://matchstick.legal/monitor for more information.
Contract Monitor
Annual review and update of all Matchstick drafted contracts to address changes in the law, updated drafting recommendations, problems encountered, and changes in your business.
Trademark Monitor
Monitoring of the USPTO database for new marks registered that may be in conflict with your mark. Early detection is critical to timely response.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Learn more about Mergers & Acquisitions.
Letter of Intent
Preparation of, or review and comment on, an initial letter of intent for an asset or stock acquisition. Additional rounds of negotiation typically billed hourly.
Purchase Agreement Drafting
Initial draft of stock or asset purchase agreement. Includes initial provisions for working capital adjustments, simple earnout, holdbacks, indemnity caps and baskets, restrictive covenants, and other provisions typical for acquisition of an agency.
Purchase Agreement Negotiation
Purchase agreement negotiation (whether as buyer or seller) is typically handled hourly and will vary based on the complexity, size, and terms of the transaction.
Employment Agreement Negotiation
Drafting or negotiation of an employment agreement for founder continuing with the purchased business is typically handled on an hourly basis. Fees vary based on compensation structure, negotiating leverage, terms, and other factors.
Rollover Equity Negotiation
Review and advice on equity received by a seller in a rollover transaction is typically handled on an hourly basis. Pricing depends on nature of issuing entity, terms of rollover equity, negotiating leverage, and other factors.
Due Diligence
Preparation or review of due diligence checklists and related support is typically handled hourly. Fees vary based on amount of diligence that is handled by the parties and support required from lawyers.