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Outside General Counsel Program

Our Relationships Maintain Value

Through our Outside General Counsel Program, our clients pay a set fee for an agreed upon number of hours that our attorneys will be available per month (often operating at a discount on standard hourly rates). As outside general counsel, we are available on an ongoing basis to work with our clients through both the most significant events in their business as well as their day-to-day operational needs, all while allowing clients the ability to budget for their legal needs.

Multidisciplinary Expertise

The Outside General Counsel program allows clients to harness our vast industry-specific legal expertise. As outside general counsel, we are available on an ongoing basis to work with our clients through both the most significant events in their business as well as their day-to-day operational needs.

COST-EFFECTIVE VALUE

Our average blended hourly rate through the Outside General Counsel Program is often considerably lower than both our standard hourly rates as well as those of other firms. Through our Outside General Counsel Program, we are able to provide this significant value while also providing the subject matter expertise that we are known for.

Detailed & Thorough

Attorney-client relationships are at their best when they are durable and involve a depth of knowledge of our clients. Working consistently with clients as part of the Outside General Counsel program allows us to provide the most effective representation over a company’s life cycle.

Predictable & Proactive

Our clients report that the Outside General Counsel Program provides important value, consistency, and predictability in Rogoway’s provision of legal services. This is particularly helpful for budgeting and for keeping up with important business and legal needs, before they become costly problems.

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Through our Outside General Counsel Program, we assist our clients with many of their legal needs such as, but not limited to*:

Commercial Agreements

  • Distribution agreements
  • Farm labor agreements
  • Road maintenance agreements
  • Supply chain agreements
  • Purchase and sale agreements
  • Co-packing and manufacturing agreements
  • Vendor agreements
  • Sales contracts
  • Master services agreements
  • Lease agreements
  • Statements of work

Intellectual Property Matters

  • Trademark and copyright registration
  • Brand and other intellectual property licensing agreements
  • Material transfer and trade secret license agreements;
  • Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)
  • Confidential information and invention assignment agreements
  • Assignment and assumption agreements
  • White-label agreements
  • Celebrity endorsements
  • Trademark monitoring and enforcement
  • Pre-litigation correspondence

Regulatory Compliance

  • Packaging and labeling review
  • Ongoing consultation for compliance questions and regulatory interpretation
  • Standard operating plans (SOPs)
  • Site visits and agency interactions
  • Administrative enforcement actions
  • Metrc and other track and trace issues
  • Application inquiries and permit
  • License inquiries

Licensing & Permitting

  • Submission and renewal of state license applications
  • Local permit renewals
  • Change of ownership filings
  • Change in financial interest holder filings
  • Premise and site plan updates
  • DPR services
  • Other regulatory-related filings and analysis involving permits and licensure

Employment Law & HR

  • Offer letters
  • Employment agreements
  • Employee handbooks
  • Confidential information and invention assignment agreements
  • Terminations, resignations and separation and release agreements

Corporate Governance

  • Assistance with minutes
  • Resolutions, consents, board and shareholder meetings
  • Board matters
  • Voting matters
  • Control matters, veto rights, rights, preferences and privileges carried by equity issuances
  • Governance issues with respect to accepting funding and with respect to mergers and acquisitions

Environmental Law

  • CEQA compliance
  • Water use and discharge
  • Agency interactions
  • Neighbor relations
  • Terpene drift claims
  • Biotic issues

Real Estate

  • Commercial leases
  • Due diligence for property acquisition and zoning, and related financing agreements and loan documents

Insurance

  • Policy review
  • Claim submittal
  • Correspondence with insurer
  • Indemnification

Collections

  • Pre-litigation collections
  • Demand letters
  • Negotiations between commercial parties

Legislative Tracking

  • Federal, state and local legislative developments
  • Stakeholder considerations

*Exclusions: The Outside General Counsel Program generally excludes large transactions, such as an imminent merger and acquisition or an extensive financing transaction, and litigation. The program also excludes preparing and filing patent applications and representing clients in court for patent-related matters.

The legal service industry is changing rapidly. Client satisfaction is paramount and today’s law firms must provide both excellence and efficient services. The attorneys at Rogoway treat each client relationship as our most important client relationship and we understand the need to keep costs to a minimum while achieving the best results for each of our clients.

Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about our Outside General Counsel Program.

We look forward to learning more about your business and discussing how we can help you succeed.

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