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 Law J.D.
- NJBIZ Leader in Law 2023 & 2026
- Chair, NJSBA VC & Emerging Growth Technology Companies Committee
- Published in Law360, New Jersey Lawyer, ABA Deal Points
RECENTLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES
| 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 | ABA Deal Points “AI-Powered Contract Analysis in M&A” Fall 2024 |
PRACTICE AREAS
| AI & emerging technology Compliance frameworks, AI use policies and tech licensing. | Startup & venture Formation, founders agreements, SAFE notes 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
| AI • Law360 Musk-OpenAI Verdict Shows Value of Early-Stage Governance A federal jury cleared OpenAI on statute-of-limitations grounds. The lessons for mission-driven founders are immediate. | Consumer Protection • Fraud The Trump Phone: Nine Months Late, Two Stripes Short and Legally Exposed The Trump Mobile T1 launch creates legal exposure that goes well beyond a product review. | 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 regulatory boilerplate. |
Ready to talk?
New matters, referrals and initial consultations. I’m responsive and direct. If we’re not the right fit, I’ll tell you who is.
alan@waltercounsel.com • 973-937-8636