{"id":5238,"date":"2026-06-13T18:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T22:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltercounsel.com\/?page_id=5238"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T20:33:41","slug":"legal-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waltercounsel.com\/?page_id=5238","title":{"rendered":"Legal Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alan N. Walter represents innovators, start-ups, investors and established businesses throughout New Jersey and New York, with a practice built around the legal needs that arise most often as technology companies and growing businesses scale, with particular depth in AI compliance, securities law and technology transactions. As a former first general counsel of multiple companies, Alan brings direct operator experience to every engagement, translating regulatory complexity into guidance that founders, executives and boards can act on. The practice areas below describe the principal areas of the firm\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Compliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">AI use policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">AI legal frameworks &amp; compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">AI governance &amp; risk assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">AI vendor &amp; procurement agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">AI disclosure &amp; professional responsibility compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corporate &amp; Securities Law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Capital raising &amp; funding rounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mergers &amp; acquisitions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Private placements &amp; securities offerings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Asset &amp; equity transactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Business divestitures &amp; spin-offs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Joint ventures &amp; strategic alliances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Succession planning &amp; ownership transitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contracts &amp; Agreements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Commercial contracts &amp; negotiations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Request for proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Buy-sell agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Licensing &amp; technology transfer agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Restrictive covenants &amp; non-competes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Startup &amp; Emerging Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Trademark searches and protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entity formation &amp; structure optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax ID acquisition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founders agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating, shareholder &amp; partnership agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SAFE agreements &amp; early-stage documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology Transactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Technology licensing &amp; IP agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NFT &amp; digital asset structuring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software &amp; SaaS agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vendor &amp; technology procurement contracts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerging technology regulatory guidance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venture Financing &amp; Capital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Equity investments &amp; venture capital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Debt financing &amp; credit facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Asset-based lending structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Project &amp; infrastructure financing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">SBA loan guidance &amp; applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Leveraged buyouts &amp; recapitalizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Loan workouts &amp; restructuring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Crowdfunding &amp; alternative capital strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employment &amp; HR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Executive &amp; employment agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Non-compete, non-disclosure &amp; non-solicitation agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hiring, termination &amp; HR compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Independent contractor vs. employee classification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Equity compensation &amp; incentive plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Employee handbooks &amp; workplace policies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real Estate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Commercial acquisitions &amp; sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mortgage financing &amp; refinancing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Commercial &amp; retail leasing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Easements, covenants &amp; restrictions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Title insurance and due diligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nonprofit Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) formations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Tax-exempt status applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Fiscal sponsorships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Board governance &amp; compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The areas above reflect the practice\u2019s principal focus but not its outer limits. Many engagements span more than one category, particularly for technology companies whose corporate, securities, financing and AI compliance needs are closely linked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waltercounsel.com\/defiant\/contact-me\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5269\">Contact Alan<\/a> to discuss a specific matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan N. Walter represents innovators, start-ups, investors and established businesses throughout New Jersey and New York, with a practice built around the legal needs that arise most often as technology companies and growing businesses scale, with particular depth in AI compliance, securities law and technology transactions. 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