Grow, Scale & Exit—Legal Support for FOUNDERS
FIRST, we help you GROW. If you are a start up under 2 years, now is the time to make sure you are LEGALLY PROTECTED and GROWING your customer base. We proactively protect your company by:
- Drafting internal company documents that protect your company;
- Advising of legal and business pitfalls;
- Connecting you with the resources you need for revenue generation.
SECOND, we help you SCALE. Now that you have a customer base and revenue, you need to bring on additional funding by way of investors to skyrocket your business. We help you become "investor ready".
- Filing required federal and state regulatory documentation to ensure compliance
- Guidance through raise of "best practices";
- Drafting internal documents to protect you as a company against investors
THIRD, we help you EXIT (through an acqusition). You have done the hard work and now it's time to sell because you are an attractive target to a buyer. INCLUDING (but not limited to)
- Pre-transaction strategy and legal advisory
- Document drafting and and review during negotiations
- Ongoing legal and strategic support post-transaction
Risk Mitigation, Risk Management & Due Diligence—Legal Support for FUNDERS
RISK MITIGATION
Risk is inevitable. But at Kairos, risk mitigation is possible and begins with regulatory fluency. We bring a rare combination of legal, business, and compliance expertise—an attorney with an M.B.A., a registered investment adviser, and a FINRA non-public arbitrator—grounded in a comprehensive command of the federal securities framework. We help institutional investors navigate the
RISK MANAGEMENT
Where risk mitigation lowers your initial exposure, risk management addresses what remains—and it demands a different, more forward-looking discipline. At Kairos, we draw on years of experience across private capital transactions to anticipate what lies ahead, not merely react to it. We help institutional investors identify the residual risks embedded in any deal—market shifts, coun
DUE DILIGENCE
Sound investment decisions rest on rigorous due diligence, and at Kairos we manage that process end to end. Through our investment advisory services, we conduct comprehensive evaluations of potential portfolio companies—examining financials, market position, competitive dynamics, management, and regulatory standing—so that our funders proceed with a complete and accurate picture. Our
Why Choose Kairos
Focused Securities Law
Securities law is the only type of law that we practice so we are laser focused on being very good at what we do---and we are! The firm has over 17 years of experience in securiites law, which is a highly regulated, highly technical and highly specialized area of law. You don't want to leave your next securities transaction to your personal injury, family or general business lawyer.
Investor Insights
Our Founder is a non-public FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) arbitrator, certified to arbitrate disputes between founders and investors. Over hear 10+ years as an arbitrator, she has seen it all. Because of this, we know what investors want to see from founders to keep her out of her arbitration proceeding. Additionally, Attorney Kendrick is an investment adviser representative, advising institutions and retail investors on who is a good investment. It's much easier to build a business when you mitigate investor tension before it happens and know what investors want.
Business Expertise
Founder Dar'shun Kendrick has a M.B.A. (Masters in Business Administration), graduating at the top of her class. She has used this M.B.A. to provide not only legal advice to clients, but much needed business advice. This is a value add for our clients who want more than just legal advice for their company---but truly comprehensive advice about growing their company. Why pay for a business consultant when you have a lawyer that can give you similar advice?
Explore an Introductory Consultation.
Schedule a Flexible Legal Session
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
- Virtual consultations for convenience;
- Invite up to 5 members to the meeting for more collaboration;
- Receive advice about a document (deducted from time)
- Receive answers to your legal and business questions and
- Walk away with a strategy/plan to move forward with next steps
Let's chat about how we can help.
We help Founders and Funders stay legally compliant and exercise risk mitigation & management through any private capital market transaction.