Crypto Startups & Token Launches
Counsel for crypto startups and token launches.
Legal strategy for founders building crypto and Web3 companies: structure, token design, fundraising and launch.
What We Do
The legal side of building.
- Entity and governance structure — companies, foundations and DAO arrangements that match how the project actually operates.
- Token design and distribution — securities-law considerations for token sales, airdrops, vesting and rewards.
- Fundraising documents — SAFEs, token warrants and simple agreements for future tokens, and how they interact with your token plans.
- Founder and IP foundations — founder agreements and intellectual-property assignments for code, brand and content.
- Terms, disclosures and marketing — user terms, risk disclosures and launch communications that match what the product does.
- Launch planning — sequencing the legal work before launch, starting with a consultation and, where useful, the Launch Readiness Assessment.
The Landscape
Rules still taking shape.
Federal crypto rules are still evolving, which makes early decisions about structure and token design more consequential.
- Securities law — under the Supreme Court’s Howey test, a token sale can be an investment contract when buyers expect profits from the efforts of others.
- Agency guidance — the SEC’s Crypto Task Force is working on how the federal securities laws apply to crypto assets, and the CFTC oversees digital-asset commodity markets.
- Legislation — Congress continues to consider market-structure legislation that would divide oversight between the SEC and the CFTC.
Who It’s For
Built for founders about to launch.
- Pre-seed to growth-stage founders — building crypto, Web3 or blockchain-enabled products.
- Protocol and DeFi teams — preparing a token, a governance change or a mainnet launch.
- Consumer and AI products — adding tokens, wallets or on-chain features.
- Teams raising capital — with token rights, warrants or token-linked instruments.
When to Call
- Before a token sale or airdrop — when distribution choices still have room to change.
- Before a fundraise — that involves tokens or token rights.
- Before launch marketing — so public statements match the legal analysis.
- When an exchange or partner asks — for legal analysis of your token or structure.
Next Step
Two ways to start.
Want a written assessment first?
The Launch Readiness Assessment is a fixed-scope review with a written Launch Risk Map, a preliminary view on the questions that decide your launch, and a 30-Day Legal Action Plan, offered after your consultation.
See the Assessment →This page is general information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney–client relationship.