• Quality Work
  • Fixed Fees
  • Founder-Friendly

The founder-friendly firm.

Most law firms operate on an antiquated business model which wastes time and money. We built a modern law firm from the ground up to meet the needs of startups, and save them time and money in the process.

Big Law

Westaway

CORPORATE

Bureaucracy and Byzantine complexity.

HUMAN

Professionalism with a personal touch.

OPAQUE

Surprises are fun… except when it comes to legal bills.

TRANSPARENT

Know how much it costs up front. That’s refreshing.

SLOW

When you bill by the hour, it literally pays to slow down the process.

FAST

Flat fees align incentives to get the deal done.

ANTIQUATED

Old systems don’t work in the new economy.

INNOVATIVE

Building software to improve speed and quality.

EXPENSIVE

They have to pay for their fancy office somehow. Mahogany’s not cheap.

REASONABLE

Less money to lawyers means more money toward impact.

Move fast. Don’t break things.

Scale up without going off the rails. We’ve helped Warby Parker, General Assembly, Metamask, and hundreds of other startups tackle complex legal issues as well as handle the day-to-day legal work efficiently. We can help you too. All you need to do is:
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  2. Get strategic legal advice.
  3. Scale with confidence.
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Why founders love Westaway.

  • Quality work.
  • Ships on time.
  • Friendly.
  • Fixed fees.
  • Close deals faster.
  • No surprise legal bills.
  • Smooth venture capital due diligence.
  • Save time.
  • Save money.
  • Level up your legal knowledge.
  • Attorneys who think like founders.
  • Focus on business growth.
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Founders love working with us because we deliver quality advice, fast with transparent fees. But don’t take our word for it, check out our client testimonials as well as our Google verified reviews.

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What we do.

Our services include: incorporation, funding, intellectual property, employment, contracts, mergers & acquisitions, impact evaluation and general counsel.
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INCORPORATION

Select the optimal structure for impact. We help you select the best legal structure whether that’s an LLC, Corporation, Benefit Corporation, B Corp Certification, L3C, Social Purpose Corporation or Nonprofit. We’ll also help you structure your founders’ equity.

FUNDING

Get funded. We guide you through the fundraising process whether you are using Convertible Debt, a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) or Equity.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Protect your ideas. The core asset of startups are great ideas. We help you take ownership and protect the use of your intellectual property. 

EMPLOYMENT

Build your team. You’re only as good as the people you work with. We draft employment and independent contractor agreements to help you hire and retain rockstar talent.

CONTRACTS

Get it in writing. We draft and review contracts with your clients, partners, vendors and suppliers to ensure that you are maximizing both profit and purpose.

IMPACT EVALUATION

Measure what matters. Did you achieve what you set out to achieve? We design, implement and report on your social and environmental impact using the B Impact Assessment or a custom designed set of metrics.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Scale up without selling out. We help you achieve scale through a merger or acquisition while ensuring that your mission remains the focus.

GENERAL COUNSEL

Get quality advice. We’re here for you as any legal challenge arises. We’re your partner every step of the journey.

A law firm by founders for founders.

Kyle Westaway, founder of Westaway, was an entrepreneur before he became an attorney. In 2007 Kyle Westaway co-founded a startup with some friends. They searched high and low for a law firm that understood the challenges of an early stage startup, but couldn’t find one they loved. Most were stuck in antiquated business models ill-suited to serve early stage entrepreneurs. So, he decided to start a law firm for founders by founders. Over the last fifteen years Westaway has worked with leading startups that are bootstrapped and venture-backed; big teams and indie creators; for-profits, non-profits and B Corps. Yet, they are united in a common cause: building companies that matter.

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We see the world as it could be. We resolve to make change happen. Not content to wait for better times, we strive to lay foundations now. We know that a brighter future is built by the adventurers, people like you and me, who are on the ground charting new territory, motivated by passion and committed to execution.

We believe in the power of the marketplace to generate positive social and environmental change. We believe that the best solutions to complex challenges create long-term prosperity, not only financial but also social and environmental.

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