Leslee Cohen

About

AllRise Legal Counsel concentrates its transactional practice in securities and startup law, corporate finance, technology law, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law. The firm represents clients across many industries from consumer products to technology companies to healthcare businesses to real estate firms. AllRise counsels startups and growth stage companies in connection with their entity formation, founder and advisor equity grants and early fundraising rounds, whether “friends and family investments,” angel, seed or venture capital rounds (includes Series Seed, Series A and Series B). On the flipside, it also represents venture capital funds that invest in those early stage companies. The firm prides itself on delivering creative solutions to complex issues that often arise in the fund-raising process. As transactional lawyers, AllRise structures, negotiates and documents significant business combinations, including mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, restructurings and joint ventures. The firm represents both buy and sell-side clients and its deals have encompassed a wide range of industries. It partners with a range of other well-vetted boutique law firms in various specialty areas when required by the operative transaction. The firm’s general corporate law practice includes the structuring, negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts on behalf of a variety of entities, from small entrepreneurs to large established businesses. Typical contracts are stockholder and limited liability company agreements, employment and consulting agreements, equity incentive plans, SaaS agreements, license agreements, Terms and Conditions, privacy policies, manufacturing and co-packaging agreements, supply and distribution agreements and master services agreements.

Practice Areas

Services

• Startup Fundraising

  I help startups that are raising money from friends and family, angel investors or venture capitalists. I handle pre-seed, seed and Series A and B rounds.
  $475/hourly
• Startup Formation/Organization

  I counsel entrepreneurs on what kind of entity to form and help set up the entity properly including co-founder agreements.
  $475/hourly
• Mergers and Acquisitions

  I help people who are buying a business or selling a business. Deal size ranges from $500,000 to $40m.
  $550/hourly

Education

• New York University School of Law
  J.D.
• University of Michigan
  B.A. • 1989