Business Contract Lawyers for Montana

Tim advises small businesses, entrepreneurs, and start-ups on a wide range of legal matters. He has experience with company formation and restructuring, capital and equity planning, tax planning and tax controversy, contract drafting, and employment law issues. His clients range from side gig sole proprietors to companies recognized by Inc. magazine.

Corporate, M&A & Securities Lawyer | Managing Attorney, DP Counsel PLLC Practice Areas: Business Formation | Commercial Contracts | Contract Drafting & Review | Mergers & Acquisitions | Venture Capital | Securities Offerings | Franchise Law | Employment & Equity Compensation | Intellectual Property | Cross-Border Transactions About/Bio: I represent companies, investors, and fund sponsors in corporate transactions, commercial contracting, and private securities matters, from entity formation and early-stage financings to acquisitions, exits, and ongoing strategic counsel. As Managing Attorney of DP Counsel PLLC, I help clients structure transactions clearly, allocate risk thoughtfully, and move deals forward with documentation that is practical, enforceable, and aligned with business objectives. My practice includes both day-to-day commercial matters and more complex transactional work, including venture financings, private offerings, M&A deals, fund-related documents, and cross-border structuring. What I Do: Corporate & Commercial • Entity formation and structuring for corporations, LLCs, and limited partnerships • Operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and governance documents • Commercial contract drafting, review, and negotiation • Vendor, distribution, manufacturing, SaaS, and licensing agreements • Employment, consulting, confidentiality, and equity compensation agreements • Outside general counsel support for growing companies Securities & Private Capital • Private offerings under Regulation D and Regulation S • Private placement memoranda, subscription agreements, and investor documents • SAFE, convertible note, and priced equity financings • Venture capital and private fund formation matters • Fund governing documents and offering document packages • Securities law analysis for private capital raising transactions Mergers & Acquisitions • Letters of intent and term sheets • Stock purchase, asset purchase, and merger agreements • Due diligence coordination and transaction support • Disclosure schedules, closing documents, and post-closing matters • Earnouts, rollover equity, indemnity structures, and related deal terms • HSR, CFIUS, and related regulatory issue spotting for qualifying transactions Digital Assets & Emerging Technologies • Federal-law digital asset and token securities analysis • Entity structuring for blockchain and Web3 ventures • Digital asset fund and operating structures • AML/KYC documentation support and regulatory issue spotting Franchising • Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs) • Franchise agreements • Master franchise and area development agreements • Franchise structuring and registration coordination Real Estate Transactions • Commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions • Real estate joint ventures and syndications • Commercial lease drafting and negotiation • Real estate investment structures and related offering documents Cross-Border & International • U.S. market entry and entity structuring for international clients • Delaware and multi-entity holding structures • Cross-border transaction planning and documentation • Coordination with foreign counsel and tax advisors on cross-border matters Why Clients Hire Me: • Big-law-level drafting with boutique responsiveness • Practical, business-focused advice grounded in execution reality • Clear scoping and transparent fee arrangements • Experience across financings, acquisitions, fund formations, and cross-border transactions Typical Projects: • Contract drafting and negotiation • Entity formation and governance packages • Private offering document suites • Venture financing documentation • M&A transactions from LOI through closing • Fractional or outside general counsel support Industries Technology | SaaS | FinTech | Digital Assets | E-commerce | Healthcare | Real Estate | Food & Beverage | Professional Services

With more than 20 years of nonprofit, small business, and government experience, Niki can assist you on a wide range of legal issues, including creating new entities and avoiding compliance pitfalls.

Attorney Tim Baldwin is the founder of Property Management Law Solutions, PLLC, a Florida law firm that specializes in representing landlords, property owners, apartments, and property management companies in a variety of property related legal matters, like evictions, security deposit disputes, fair housing matters, civil defense, damages actions, risk mitigation, partition, code violation, lease enforcement, and other real property litigation. Starting as a prosecutor from 2004 to 2006, Tim Baldwin gained invaluable experience as a courtroom litigator and to date has tried nearly 60 jury trials. When he opened his law practice in 2006, Tim focused his law practice on helping landlords in the Florida Panhandle. Since then, Tim Baldwin has expanded his law practice across Florida and become known as one of the premier Florida attorneys in landlord and property law. Tim regularly speaks at events for real estate groups, such as apartment and property management associations and real estate investment groups. Tim also hosts his own podcast, Property Management Law Solutions Podcast, where he discusses a wide range of landlord and property management related topics, and is frequently asked to be a guest on other podcasts nationwide.

Having overseen over $1.2 billion in transaction value, we are able to provide top-tier service at affordable rates, with much more personalized attention and fast turnarounds. After working for a AM Law Top 100 firm, I started my own firm and have been lucky enough to represent numerous conglomerates (FOX, Endeavor, etc.), promising startups, small businesses and private individuals. Our areas of expertise - Business Formations and Operating Agreements; Capital Raises and Debt Financing; Commercial Transactions; M&A; Real Estate; Intellectual Property; Employment and Hiring; Outside General Counsel; Corporate Agreements and Governance; Litigation and Dispute Resolution. We have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch, Yahoo Finance, Variety, Business Insider, Los Angeles Magazine, the LA Times, and others. We are driven by an unwavering commitment to our clients, going above and beyond to deliver results.

I am an experienced commercial and technology transactions attorney who works with cross functional teams on large scale domestic and international commercial and technology B2B agreements for SaaS, software, and various commercial services, supporting sales, sourcing and business owners. This entails counseling, drafting and negotiation of IP, security, privacy, and liability issues, along with SLAs, SOWs, and Orders, giving business oriented advice, along with writing that is clear and concise. I enjoy giving practical business minded advice in a straight forward manner to clients, regardless of whether the issue is legal, business or financial.

Attorney licensed in Texas & Illinois

I have 8 years of experience in commercial litigation. Clients have been in industries including chemical, trucking, heavy equipment and materials, industrial supplies, hospitality, and commercial real estate. I am barred in TN, and my NY bar admission is pending.

Corporate Counsel for Sports, Entertainment, and federal government industries with a focus on labor and employment.

Practicing attorney for 30 years. Prosecutor, Solicitor and Guardian Ad Litem for children. Extensive criminal, civil and family law experience. Looking for remote work. Have a PA bar license.