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Strategic Counsel for High-Stakes Decisions

Corporate law, M&A advisory, and intellectual property protection for companies that move fast and think big.

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Practice Areas

Our Services

01

M&A Advisory

End-to-end transaction support from LOI through close. Due diligence, structuring, and negotiation.

02

IP Protection

Patent prosecution, trademark registration, trade secret strategy, and IP portfolio management.

03

Corporate Governance

Board advisory, compliance frameworks, equity structuring, and regulatory navigation.

04

Litigation

Commercial disputes, breach of contract, and IP infringement. Trial-ready advocacy when it matters.

85+Deals Closed
$2.1B+Deal Value
18Attorneys
1998Established

Our Attorneys

Margaret Chen

Managing Partner — M&A

Harvard Law, J.D. 2001. 20+ years advising on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Admitted to NY and CA bars.

David Okafor

Partner — Intellectual Property

Georgetown Law. Former USPTO examiner. Manages IP portfolios for tech companies from seed stage through IPO.

Rachel Goldstein

Partner — Corporate Governance

Stanford Law. Advises boards on compliance, equity plans, and regulatory matters. Named to Super Lawyers 2023–2025.

Michael Torres

Senior Associate — Litigation

Columbia Law. Commercial litigation with a focus on contract disputes and IP infringement. 15+ trials to verdict.

Insights

M&A

Navigating Cross-Border M&A in a Shifting Regulatory Landscape

New CFIUS review thresholds and EU foreign subsidy regulations are reshaping how mid-market deals get structured. Here's what acquirers need to know.

IP

Trade Secret Protection in the Age of Remote Work

With distributed teams, traditional trade secret safeguards are insufficient. We outline a modern protection framework for IP-heavy companies.

Governance

Board Governance Trends for Growth-Stage Companies

From observer rights to independent director requirements, governance expectations are accelerating for pre-IPO companies. Our latest analysis.

Ironside handled our Series C and subsequent acquisition. Their M&A team is surgical — every detail covered, every risk anticipated.
James Whitfield
CEO, Cascade Systems
They protected our IP portfolio through three rounds of funding and a competitive market. Other firms quoted us twice the cost for half the attention.
Dr. Nina Okafor
CTO, BioLattice Inc.
When a competitor filed suit over a trade secret claim, Ironside had our defense strategy mapped in 48 hours. Case dismissed in four months.
Robert Mancini
COO, NexGen Robotics

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