Bottom Line Law Group

BLLG offers business-critical outside General Counsel services on a fractional, interim or project basis to startups, growth companies and angel investors, bringing a seasoned “full-stack” tech business lawyer’s perspective to bear on strategic and routine matters alike. Common examples include technology transactions and other commercial contracts, website and mobile app terms, privacy policies and compliance, product legal review and risk assessment, and a wide range of EC/VC corporate matters (from new venture formation and pre-seed convertible note or SAFE financing rounds to sell-side M&A or “acqui-hire” deals). Having represented pioneers and juggernauts in consumer Internet, e-commerce, social media, B2B SaaS, mobile analytics, VR gaming, AI/ML, fintech, web3 and more, we’re adept at scaling steep learning curves demanded by visionary entrepreneurs, technologists and investors, with a pragmatic, product-centric approach that delivers unparalleled value. Yet we’re built on the classic foundations of elite legal education and top-tier Wall Street and Silicon Valley law firm training, followed by seasons in the “starting lineups” of iconic tech and digital media companies’ Business & Legal Affairs teams in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California. One area of unusual depth is the full spectrum of legal, risk and compliance matters unique to user-generated content (UGC) services such as social platforms, private messaging, online marketplaces and social gaming at scale: Conduct and community guidelines, DMCA compliance, Section 230, mandatory CSAM reporting, content moderation, advertiser brand safety concerns, Trust & Safety counsel, related strategic/crisis communications and so forth. Drawing on senior legal and executive experience at two major social media companies, we work with creators and operators of emerging platforms (e.g. Mastodon instance admins) to anticipate and preemptively tackle these challenges with scalable solutions.