Legal advice to help build, grow, maintain, and exit your creative agency.

Includes a master set of terms and statement of work customized to your agency plus advice on how to implement in your business.

A light form of agreement to manage limited-scope discovery projects. Can be used before full MSA + SOW are negotiated.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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 (whether as buyer or seller) is typically handled hourly and will vary based on the complexity, size, and terms of the transaction.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Monitoring of the USPTO database for new marks registered that may be in conflict with your mark. Early detection is critical to timely response.

Ready to bring on employees? This agreement sets out the basic terms for at-will employees joining your agency.

Develop a comprehensive bonus program for current and future employees through an Employee Bonus Plan.

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.

A simple form of contractor agreement for bringing on freelance support for your agency.

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.

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. 

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.

Monitoring of the USPTO database for new marks registered that may be in conflict with your mark. Early detection is critical to timely response.

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.

Get preliminary clearance on a mark before pursuing for your agency or presenting to a client.