• Start the Business
    Start the Business

    • Tap the counsel you need to make legal and broader business decisions with confidence. We’re your sounding board—staying on top of the issues affecting your business and industry.

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    • Look within Gesmer Updegrove and find 40+ partners, associates, paralegals and staff with as much or more emerging company experience as any firm, anywhere.

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  • Expand the Operation
    Expand the Operation

    • You have business to do. Whether it’s securing financing or finding an exit strategy, we supply the guidance and resources you’ll need—from the word “go” to the words “go global.”

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    • Do we have experience with others who have successfully navigated the emerging company life cycle? In four words: yes, lots and lots.

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  • Exit Strategy
    Exit Strategy

    • Looking for a law firm that knows what drives big idea people and knows how to help you develop and bring new products and services to market? Look no further.

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    • Lawyers who think like you? You bet. Ours is a service model built by and for entrepreneurs. We were first movers in our field. Fast, efficient, savvy and wired. Quite a line-up.

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Clients and Case Studies

Emerging Company Lawyers

Gesmer Updegrove LLP is a law firm committed to the success of your company. Focused on your business goals as well as your legal needs, we bring together attorneys with experience helping emerging and technology-based companies prosper.  Whether you are launching a new venture, negotiating a technology license, exploring financing opportunities, involved in a dispute, or preparing for an acquisition, we can put the right resources at your disposal to maximize the outcome for your business.

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