CORE LEGAL

Core Legal advises companies on structure, financing, contracts, and transactions with speed, clarity, and execution. 

No unnecessary complexity.
No slow processes.
No generic advice.

Every engagement starts with scope.

Define the objective.
Identify the constraints.
Execute against the outcome.

Focused work. Clear deliverables. No wasted motion.

Formation
Structure companies to raise capital and scale.

Financing
SAFEs, convertible notes, venture rounds.

Governance
Boards, compliance, decision-making.

Agreements
Commercial contracts that hold up.

Human Resources

Offer letters, equity plans, and policies that protect the business and the team. 

Privacy & Compliance

Data practices, terms of service, and regulatory requirements handled before they become problems. 

Transactions
M&A, restructurings, exits.

Founders
Startups

Marketing Companies

Product Companies
Technology & AI companies
Growth-stage companies
Investors 

Erik Nelson
Founder, Core Legal, PC

Core Legal is led by Erik Nelson, a corporate attorney who has spent his career helping companies get built, funded, and run. Having worked both in-house and as outside counsel, he brings practical experience across marketing, membership, and platform businesses as well as medical device companies, engineering firms, consumer product companies, supplement brands, and consulting agencies.