LEGAL ADVICE FOR FOUNDERS,
EXECUTIVES, AND INVESTORS.
Schwartz & Associates, PC is a law firm for founders, executives, and investors who operate at speed, providing legal counsel on complex commercial matters, transactions, and litigation shaped by technology and capital markets. We combine legal judgment with decades of operating, transactional, and capital markets experience to identify risk early and address it before value is lost.
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Built for decisions that matter.
Most legal advice is technically correct and arrives after key decisions have already been made. We focus on moments
where timing, structure, and judgment determine outcomes.
Three core pillars that guide complex decisions, protect value,
and withstand scrutiny from boards, investors, and regulators.
Legal Judgment
Clear, senior-level legal
analysis applied to complex
decisions where mistakes are
expensive and
remediation is rarely clean.
Operating Experience
Advice shaped by experience inside operating companies. We understand incentives, tradeoffs, and the realities executives face when theory meets execution.
Capital Markets Perspective
Every decision affects value. We structure transactions and
governance with an
understanding of how
outcomes are priced,
financed, and scrutinized
in public and private markets.
Where value is lost
Most companies do not lose value in dramatic moments. They lose it quietly, over time.
Where terms solve the immediate transaction but fail to protect value over time, leaving exposure as conditions change.
Misaligned incentives
Where compensation,
control, or decision rights
drive short-term wins while
quietly eroding
alignment and long-term
value.
Governance gaps under pressure
Where oversight, authority, or escalation breaks down precisely when decisions carry the greatest consequences.
Risks identified too late
Where legal, regulatory, or
financial risks surface only
after they appear in earnings calls, litigation, or
regulatory scrutiny.
How we help?
Focused legal advice delivered at the areas where structure, governance, and judgment most directly affect long-term value.
01.
Venture and growth companies
Advising founders and leadership teams through
formation, scaling decisions, financings, and evolving
governance from early growth through liquidity events.
02.
Mergers and strategic transactions
Structuring and negotiating acquisitions, divestitures,
and strategic partnerships with disciplined focus on
risk allocation and value preservation.
03.
Executive and board advisory
Guiding executives and boards on fiduciary duties, judgment calls, and high-stakes decisions made under pressure.
04.
Corporate governance and risk
Designing governance frameworks and risk oversight that hold up under sustained investor and regulatory scrutiny.
05.
Class and Mass Tort Litigation
We represent plaintiffs and stakeholders in complex class and mass tort matters involving technology platforms, data practices, labor systems, and systemic misconduct. Matters are evaluated using a disciplined legal and economic framework informed by real-world operating experience and litigation risk.