A Lawyer for The Revolutionary
We make corporate law hustle as hard as our entrepreneurs.
From inception to exit, we guide, strategize with, and propel entrepreneurs and the investors that power their engines.
If you’re ready to shake up the market with your forward-thinking ideas, you’ve found the right lawyers for your team.
Not your mama’s lawyer. Shaheen embodies a rare class of progressive, legal professionals. Ready to stand in your corner, move your ideas into actions, and hustle in the name of change.
PRACTICE AREAS:
CORPORATE & SECURITIES LAW:
Formations, Founder Agreements, Options Pool
PRIVATE FINANCINGS:
Debt and Equity Seed to Later Stage Preferred Rounds
TRANSACTION LAW:
Negotiating and Contract Drafting
GENERAL COUNSEL:
Day-To-Day Legal Operations, including HR, IP and Compliance
CORPORATE SECRETARY:
Corporate Compliance and Board of Directors Support and Training
INVESTOR COUNSEL:
Preferred financing deal negotiation and investor rights’ protection
Licensed to practice in California and Texas
* Ready.
Retained at inception, Esse Law will set you up for early stage success so you can get your proof of concept ready for the market.
* Set.
Then take you through rounds of debt and equity financings to get the fuel needed for your engine, build out your team and start to sell.
* Hustle.
Here’s where we get to do entrepreneurship. Clients continue to lean on us for day-to-day legal support as they scale their business.
* Slay.
The hard work has paid off and now we pursue a fortunate exit. Of course, we celebrate on the other side.
LEARN FROM OUR HUSTLE. GET READY TO SLAY...
"A lean start-up’s best friend, Shaheen is a passionate advocate for growing companies, from first round to exit."
- Jake Kloberdanz, Co-founder & CEO of ONEHOPE, Inc.
"Shaheen has been a wonderful partner in growing our company in every aspect of legal support. From day one, she led the incorporation, financing, partnering, she took on becoming board secretary, and supported us through years of corporate growth. As our major partner recognized that they were keen to acquire our company, she worked as an integral member of the M&A legal team, managed our data room, worked with the other party’s and our additional attorneys to bring the deal to signing.
Shaheen is a versatile, multi-tasking, multi-talented attorney whom I have recommended at other companies who have all enjoyed her support."
- Karoly Nikolich, Co-founder and CEO of Alkahest, Inc.
"Shaheen is an energetic, thoughtful and wise legal advisor for growth-oriented companies of any size. She thinks like a founder but acts like a seasoned pro – helping to smooth out the emotional roller-coaster with a cool and steady hand. She is a vital part of the leadership team—any ambitious company who is looking for an advisor as well as a lawyer would do well to recruit Shaheen to your team asap."
- Jason Mercer, ECD at Plex, Inc., former CEO of Stanford StartX company Cooler, Inc.
"I've transacted a few deals on the other side of Shaheen and have found her to be engaging and well-informed. She has a knack for effectively representing her client in a collaborative manner."
- Kevin Vela, Founding Partner at Vela Wood
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