Strategic Legal Services for Entrepreneurs
Offering practical advice and solutions so founders and investors can focus on what's important – business growth and success.
Start your business the right way
Allen Legal provides a general counsel service for entrepreneurial companies commercialising intellectual assets (for example, patent, copyright or trade secret) and those who invest in them. We work with clients from start-up to exit, catering to their changing needs as their businesses evolve.
We identify legal and compliance matters affecting clients’ businesses.
We manage legal issues internally, to the extent it is possible, and work with trusted associates when it is not.
We ensure, any external legal services required are fit for purpose, commercially relevant, and offer value for money.
Our areas of work
Additional Services
In addition to the above areas of work, we also provide advice on privacy, employment, real estate and dispute resolution with the assistance of selected co-counsel.
Our advisors are experienced in their respective fields and work closely alongside Allen Legal while caring for and supporting our start-up and scale-up clients as if they were their own.
Why Allen Legal?
We know starting and growing a business is a whirlwind of excitement, challenges and everything in between. We also know that during these exciting early days, it is easy to overlook the critical legal considerations and decisions that protect your idea, your business, you and your family.
Here at Allen Legal, we get it; your time is precious, as is your world-changing idea. We’re here to provide the legal insights and guidance that support you, as a founder, so you have one less thing to worry about!
What Our Clients Say
Mark is not just a lawyer, he's been a confidante, a guiding star, and yes, a friend over these past ten plus years. I've leaned on him for his corporate legal wisdom in my business and investment dealings, but what truly sets Mark apart is his genuine, no-nonsense style. He has an uncanny knack of cutting through the legalese, and delivering advice in a way that's crystal clear, even when it's a tough pill to swallow. From intricate mergers and acquisitions to delicate disputes, Mark's comprehensive knowledge has been my secret weapon.
Mark’s assistance during our start-up phase was invaluable. With his extensive experience, he provided crucial legal advice and prepared essential shareholder agreements and contracts that ensured a solid foundation for our business. He not only helped us evade potential issues but set us up for success from day one. Throughout our journey, from inception to acquisition, Mark was always present, delivering timely and insightful legal advice. His expertise in negotiation, deep understanding of legal details, and ability to identify potential pitfalls were truly reassuring.
Mark is a highly experienced and knowledgeable commercial lawyer. As my principal legal advisor for the best part of 30 years, Mark has assisted me with major acquisitions, the sale of a business, shareholder disputes, successful fundraising and everything in between. It is his ability to adapt his advice to the commercial situation that his client is facing that makes him so valuable.
Mark is not just a lawyer, he's been a confidante, a guiding star, and yes, a friend over these past ten plus years. I've leaned on him for his corporate legal wisdom in my business and investment dealings, but what truly sets Mark apart is his genuine, no-nonsense style. He has an uncanny knack of cutting through the legalese, and delivering advice in a way that's crystal clear, even when it's a tough pill to swallow. From intricate mergers and acquisitions to delicate disputes, Mark's comprehensive knowledge has been my secret weapon.
Mark’s assistance during our start-up phase was invaluable. With his extensive experience, he provided crucial legal advice and prepared essential shareholder agreements and contracts that ensured a solid foundation for our business. He not only helped us evade potential issues but set us up for success from day one. Throughout our journey, from inception to acquisition, Mark was always present, delivering timely and insightful legal advice. His expertise in negotiation, deep understanding of legal details, and ability to identify potential pitfalls were truly reassuring.
Mark is a highly experienced and knowledgeable commercial lawyer. As my principal legal advisor for the best part of 30 years, Mark has assisted me with major acquisitions, the sale of a business, shareholder disputes, successful fundraising and everything in between. It is his ability to adapt his advice to the commercial situation that his client is facing that makes him so valuable.
