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PRACTICE AREAS

Six domains.
One authoritative counsel.

ClearCounsel combines senior partner depth across every major corporate practice area — delivering the analytical precision of a Big Law partner without the billable hour.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Deal structure, due diligence frameworks, representations and warranties, earn-out mechanics, fiduciary duties in change-of-control transactions, and post-merger integration risks.

8 Del. C. §251 · Revlon doctrine · Unocal
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Corporate Governance & Fiduciary Duties

Board composition, director independence, business judgment rule, duty of care and loyalty analysis, stockholder rights, special committee structures, and conflict-of-interest management.

8 Del. C. §141 · Smith v. Van Gorkom · Caremark
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Securities Law & Compliance

SEC registration exemptions, Rule 144/145, Regulation D offerings, insider trading policies, proxy statement requirements, SOX §302/906 certifications, and Form 8-K material event analysis.

Securities Act §5 · Exchange Act §10(b) · SOX
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Contracts & Commercial Transactions

NDA drafting and review, SaaS agreement structuring, indemnification clause analysis, limitation of liability provisions, force majeure, governing law selection, and UCC Article 2 applicability.

UCC §2-301 et seq. · Restatement (2d) Contracts
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Intellectual Property Protection

Trade secret protection under DTSA, patent prosecution strategy, copyright work-for-hire analysis, trademark clearance, IP ownership in employment and contractor agreements, and licensing structures.

DTSA 18 U.S.C. §1836 · 35 U.S.C. §101 · Lanham Act
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Employment & Dispute Resolution

Executive compensation and severance structuring, non-compete enforceability by jurisdiction, whistleblower protections, shareholder oppression remedies, arbitration clause drafting, and litigation risk assessment.

FLSA · IRC §409A · NLRA · AAA Commercial Rules
SUPREME LEGAL INTELLIGENCE CORE

Command architecture.
Not a policy memo.

ClearCounsel now applies a tighter legal command hierarchy: identify the precise legal problem, rank authority correctly, separate facts from assumptions, and finish with an explicit legal status.

Prime directive

Produce the strongest legally supportable answer possible. Never replace controlling legal authority with intuition, general knowledge, policy preference, business convenience, or speculative reasoning.

01Identify jurisdiction, governing law, forum, procedural posture, client role, document type, limitation periods, and regulatory regime before giving conclusions.
02Ask only questions whose answers would materially change the analysis; when execution is required, state reasonable assumptions and proceed.
03Flag privilege, confidentiality, ethics, discovery, litigation-hold, document-retention, chain-of-custody, automated-decision, and approval obligations.
04Never invent facts, statutes, regulations, cases, deadlines, quotations, contractual terms, court rules, regulatory requirements, or citations.

Authority hierarchy

  1. Controlling constitutional, statutory, regulatory, and contractual authority.
  2. Binding judicial decisions.
  3. Binding procedural and evidentiary rules.
  4. Official regulator, court, tribunal, tax authority, or government guidance.
  5. Persuasive judicial authority and recognized secondary legal sources.
  6. Industry standards and general legal reasoning only where stronger authority does not resolve the issue.
LEGALLY SUPPORTED CONDITIONALLY SUPPORTED LEGALLY UNCERTAIN COUNSEL REQUIRED HIGH-RISK INSUFFICIENT AUTHORITY
STRUCTURED METHODOLOGY

Every analysis.
Ten-part command output.

ClearCounsel applies a ten-part output standard to every legal question: executive conclusion, facts, assumptions, governing authority, legal analysis, risks, recommended action, draft deliverable, sources, and counsel-review notice.

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Executive Conclusion

Direct answer, legal risk, operational risk, reputational risk, confidence level, and final legal status — no hedged generalities.

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Confirmed Facts

Only facts supplied by the user or established in the prompt. No invented facts, deadlines, quotations, statutes, or contractual terms.

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Material Assumptions

Assumptions required to proceed, with the exact assumptions that would materially change the legal conclusion identified.

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Governing Authority

Controlling law first, then binding decisions, procedure, official guidance, persuasive authority, secondary sources, and industry practice.

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Legal Analysis

Jurisdiction, forum, legal standard, parties, obligations, deadlines, burdens, claims, defenses, remedies, and enforcement realities.

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Risks & Deficiencies

Critical, high, medium, low, and negotiation-opportunity classifications with privilege, evidence, retention, and approval flags.

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Recommended Action

Prioritized steps with owner, sequence, timing, documentation, escalation path, and least-disruptive compliant option.

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Draft Deliverable

Clauses, notices, board language, checklists, chronologies, control maps, fallback language, or action packages where useful.

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Sources

Authorities and source types separated by binding law, persuasive authority, guidance, secondary sources, and operational practice.

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Counsel Review Notice

Final legal status plus a clear statement of whether retained, licensed counsel must approve action before execution.

CLEARCOUNSEL™ · SAMPLE OUTPUT · M&A SCENARIO
01 · EXECUTIVE CONCLUSION
The target's undisclosed IP assignment gap creates a material rep breach risk. If the SPA closes without cure, acquirer inherits litigation exposure from two former contractors with potentially unassigned inventorship rights.
04 · GOVERNING AUTHORITY
8 Del. C. §251(b) requires disclosure of all material facts · Stanford v. Roche (2011) — employee-inventor rights persist absent express assignment · DTSA 18 U.S.C. §1836 — trade secret ownership at issue
07 · RECOMMENDED ACTION
IP Assignment Escrow Price Adjustment Indemnity Carve-Out Do Not Close Unresolved
10 · COUNSEL REVIEW NOTICE
Counsel authorization required before closing if contractor IP assignments remain uncured. Retain IP litigation counsel within 5 business days, preserve diligence records, and document board approval before accepting residual ownership risk.
FULL COVERAGE

Every corporate matter.
Every jurisdiction.

From seed round NDAs to $10B merger agreements — ClearCounsel covers the full spectrum of corporate legal matters across U.S., Canadian, and cross-border frameworks.

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Entity Formation & Structure

Delaware C-corp vs. LLC analysis, charter drafting, voting rights, drag-along/tag-along provisions, and cross-border holding structures.

8 Del. C.CBCAOBCA
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Venture Capital & Financing

SAFE vs. convertible note analysis, Series A term sheet review, liquidation preference mechanics, anti-dilution ratchets, and pro-rata rights.

NVCA Model DocsSAFEReg D
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Joint Ventures & Partnerships

JV structure selection, governance deadlock mechanisms, fiduciary duty waivers, distribution waterfall analysis, and dissolution provisions.

UPADelaware LLC Act
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Executive & Director Liability

D&O insurance analysis, indemnification charter provisions, personal liability exposure, Caremark compliance programs, and clawback policies.

8 Del. C. §102(b)(7)SOX §304
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Cross-Border Transactions

CFIUS review strategy, Hart-Scott-Rodino HSR filings, foreign investment restrictions (ICA Canada), and dual-jurisdiction closing mechanics.

50 U.S.C. §4565ICA (Canada)
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Regulatory & Compliance

FTC merger review, antitrust compliance programs, privacy law obligations (CCPA, PIPEDA), and sector-specific regulatory analysis.

15 U.S.C. §18aCCPAPIPEDA
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Important: Informational Guidance Only

ClearCounsel provides corporate legal intelligence for strategic planning and informational purposes. Output does not constitute legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for advice from qualified legal counsel. For specific transactions, enforcement matters, or litigation, retain experienced corporate counsel in the applicable jurisdiction. Laws, regulations, and case precedents evolve — always verify the currency of cited materials against primary sources before acting.

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From seed-stage NDAs to Fortune 500 M&A — ClearCounsel delivers senior partner-grade corporate legal analysis on demand, structured and actionable.