Legal counsel for founders who need a founder’s perspective
I’ve been the first general counsel at entrepreneurial firms, worked in Big Law, and served as in-house counsel at a Fortune 500 company. I know what founders need, how investors think, what matters to corporate partners… and where deals break down.
- Harvard, B.A.
- NYU School of Law, J.D.
- NJBIZ Leader in Law 2023 & 2026
- Chair, NJSBA Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Technology Companies Committee
- Published in Law360, New Jersey Lawyer, ABA Deal Points
RECENT ARTICLES
| Slate “The Supreme Court’s Tolerance Will Be Tested by the Alaska Beer Confiscation Case“ July 2026 | Law360 “How A Founder’s AI Pitch Deck Can Become A Crime Scene“ June 2026 | Law360 “Musk-OpenAI Verdict Shows Value of Early-Stage Governance” May 2026 | New Jersey Lawyer “Justice in the Shadow of Power“ April 2026, p. 44 |
PRACTICE AREAS more details
| AI & emerging technology Compliance frameworks, AI use policies and tech licensing | Startup & venture Formation, SAFEs, founders agreements and financing | Outside general counsel Ongoing legal partnership for companies w/o in-house counsel | Corporate & securities M&A, private placements, joint ventures and capital raises |
RECENT INSIGHTS more insights
| Forfeiture • Constitution The Supreme Court’s Tolerance Will Be Tested by the Alaska Beer Confiscation Case SOTUS will decide whether seizing a $95,000 airplane over a six-pack is unconstitutional. | NIL • Deepfakes NIL at Five: AI Is the Next Battleground for Athlete Likeness Rights Algorithms screen athlete deals; deepfakes forge endorsements. Contracts cannot handle either. | AI • Law360 How a Founder’s AI Pitch Deck Can Become a Crime Scene Federal prosecutors are now treating inflated AI claims in startup pitch decks as criminal fraud, not boilerplate. | AI Regulation • New Jersey Every State Is Writing Its Own AI Rulebook. New Jersey Should Write Just One NJ’s 5-bill AI package is a patchwork; one comprehensive statute would be better better. |
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alan@waltercounsel.com • 973-937-8636