Brian A. Lynch

Brian enjoys assisting entrepreneurs and business owners grow their vision from the ground up. He provides legal guidance on entity formation, corporate governance, contract drafting and negotiations, business sales and acquisitions, and general commercial transactions. Brian has advised corporations, limited liability companies and non-profit organizations working on ventures in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to, professional services, food services, real estate brokerage, real estate development, digital marketing and new media, data and technology, and fantasy sports and sports gaming.

Experience:

• Restructured an independent financial advisory firm from a general partnership into a limited liability company to mitigate the owners’ personal liability and to position it to become a registered investment adviser.
• Crafted a phantom stock plan for a data science company that provided the financial incentives needed to attract premiere employee talent but did not require the company founders to dilute their equity positions.
• Advised a sports gaming startup on compliance strategies around the emerging regulatory scheme of fantasy sports, including the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act, and various state lottery procurement processes.
• Renegotiated the terms of a marketing service agreement for a client in a dispute with its under-performing business-to-business marketing vendor.
• Formally structured a non-profit organization for a local municipal policemen’s relief association to allow it to raise more money to aid its members and their families in times of need.
• Created the legal structure for a Delaware corporation developing a digital marketing platform with the goal of positioning the company to attract venture capital funding.