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Starting a business is genuinely exciting. It’s also where a lot of people make legal decisions in a rush, or skip them entirely, and end up paying for it later.
Our startup lawyers in Sydney work with founders and growing businesses across industries. The advice is practical and direct.
We help you set up your first company and prepare for a capital raise. We put the right legal foundations in place so they do not create problems later.
Here’s what we help with:
We’re not just here to draft documents. The goal is to protect your ownership, prevent the disputes that derail early-stage businesses, and get you ready for growth and investment.
Over 18 Years of Experience in Startup, Commercial & Technology Law
Damin has advised more than 1,000 startups, founders, and growing businesses across Australia. That’s a lot of cap tables, funding rounds, and founder disagreements. He’s seen where things go wrong and, more usefully, how to stop them from getting there.
Founders who work with Damin tend to say the same thing: he makes the legal side feel manageable without dumbing it down. That matters when you’re trying to move fast.
Launching your first startup or already scaling toward investment? Either way, the legal work looks different at each stage, and we’re across all of it.
Launching your first startup or already scaling toward investment? Either way, the legal work looks different at each stage, and we’re across all of it.
The decisions you make in the first few months tend to follow you for years. We help founders get them right.
Capital raises involve more moving parts than most founders expect the first time through. We support the process from term sheet to close.
Tech businesses come with specific legal considerations that general commercial advice doesn’t always cover well.
Protecting your brand, your product, and your innovation isn’t just a legal box to tick. It’s a commercial decision.
Disputes between founders or with early partners can stop a startup cold. We work to resolve them fast and plan ahead to avoid them where possible.
Legal needs change as your business grows. Hiring, contracting, and expanding into new markets. We stay involved through all of it.
We get across your startup, your goals, and the specific challenges you're dealing with right now.
You get clear guidance on structure, risk, and what to prioritise legally at your current stage.
As the business grows and evolves, we stay in your corner. Scaling, raising, hiring. We're across it.
Startups move fast, and generic legal advice will only slow you down. We help founders structure their companies, protect their intellectual property, and raise capital across Australia’s most innovative and disruptive sectors.
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