Corporate & Commercial Counsel

Ebadat provides corporate and commercial legal counsel to businesses, founders, and investors. With offices in Houston and Austin, our attorneys advise on commercial contracts, corporate governance, and ongoing business matters, helping companies manage risk, scale operations, and prepare for financings, acquisitions, and exits.

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Contract Drafting & Negotiation

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the commercial agreements that drive revenue and operations, including customer, vendor, licensing, and partnership agreements. Our focus is on practical risk allocation, leverage, and terms that hold up as the business grows.

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Governance & Fiduciary Duties

Advising founders, boards, and investors on fiduciary duties, governance frameworks, approvals, conflicts, and decision-making in both routine and high-stakes situations. We help clients navigate board dynamics with discipline and clarity.

Operational and Regulatory Exposure

We advise on legal exposure arising from day-to-day operations, including data privacy, marketing and consumer issues, internal policies, and compliance matters that tend to surface in financings, audits, disputes, or exits.

Employment & Executive Comp

Structuring employment and executive arrangements, equity grants, incentive plans, severance, and contractor relationships. We focus on retention, enforceability, and alignment with ownership and long-term objectives.

Shareholder and Ownership Matters

Advising on cap table management, transfer restrictions, investor and founder rights, buy-sell provisions, and ownership disputes. We also handle ownership cleanups and restructurings that often surface ahead of financings or exits.

Structure and Ongoing Operations

Advising on entity formation, intercompany arrangements, ownership alignment, and ongoing corporate matters. We help ensure the structure supports the business. For fund vehicle formations, see Fund Formation.

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