Legal Nodes is built to help founders and global entrepreneurs with a multitude of solutions, catering to businesses of all sizes that operate across borders. Our platform connects clients with a network of experts in over 20 jurisdictions, offering support for various needs, including:
Setting up and maintaining robust corporate structures
Fundraising and launching products globally
Launching tokens and wrapping DAOs
Planning taxes on an international scale
Integrating new entities as businesses expand into new markets
Ongoing corporate structure maintenance and compliance
The Legal Nodes platform streamlines legal projects’ management, allowing you to handle multiple global matters in one place. Our Virtual Legal Officers (VLOs) provide personalized support, managing your tasks, coordinating with experts, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality deliverables.
Legal Nodes is particularly beneficial for businesses with companies, founders, and teams spread across multiple countries. We aim to make "Big4 level" support accessible to tech companies of all sizes through our flexible, usage-based pricing model and distributed network of service providers in key jurisdictions.
Our integrated approach to legal support
At Legal Nodes, we offer a comprehensive and integrated approach to managing your global legal needs:
Centralized Task Management: Our platform allows you to handle multiple global matters in one place, streamlining your legal operations.
Virtual Legal Officers (VLOs): Our VLOs provide personalized support, managing your tasks, coordinating with experts, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality deliverables.
Access to Global Expertise: We connect you with a network of experts in over 20 jurisdictions, covering various aspects of legal, tax, and compliance needs.
Document Templates: We offer a range of document template bundles, from corporate documents to token-related paperwork, saving you time and ensuring legal compliance.
Flexible Credit System: Our unique credit system allows for a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) model, giving you flexibility in accessing our services as needed.
Our credit system enables transparent and flexible budgeting. Each month, you receive a set number of credits that can be used for various services, from document templates to legal consultations. This approach allows you to align your legal spending with your business operations and priorities.
Learn more about our flexible pricing model and credit system on our detailed pricing page.
Fundraising
Whether you're raising capital for your tech company or crypto project, Legal Nodes assists by:
Identifying the most investor-friendly jurisdiction for your project. We consider factors beyond legal matters, including taxation, bank or crypto account setup, operational costs, and the regulatory environment.
Recommending appropriate legal entities and documentation to ensure a smooth fundraising process.
Preparing for global investor interest by creating cap tables, drafting agreements, conducting KYC checks, and meeting other compliance and due diligence requirements. This ensures your project is ready to attract the right investors.
We provide support in legally structuring your investment round, registering your fundraising company, preparing corporate structures for future investment rounds, and managing equity financing and M&As.
Discover more about our fundraising support for tech businesses and crypto projects.
Launching a token
Legal Nodes assists founding Web3 teams and established crypto businesses in launching and issuing tokens by:
Providing an overview of suitable jurisdictions for your token launch. We guide you on tax and banking matters and highlight countries to avoid due to unfriendly or uncertain regulatory environments. We help identify jurisdictions that may classify tokens as securities requiring special licenses and clarify the legal status of your token and associated tax implications.
Ensuring compliance throughout your token launch. This includes evaluating necessary blockchain token authorizations and applicable marketing and consumer regulations.
Optimizing your token launch for VCs and partners. We undertake legal work to ensure compliant exchange listings and explore the risks and opportunities of launching via a token sale or launchpad.
We connect you with a network of experts whose services include token legal opinions, token SPV registration, private token pre-sale agreements, T&Cs for public token release, and token incentives for core contributors.
Learn more about launching a token.
Launching a product
Legal Nodes assists founding teams and established businesses in launching new products by:
Providing an overview of suitable jurisdictions for your launch. We guide you on VAT, tax, banking, and payment acquisition matters, while highlighting countries with potentially unfriendly regulatory environments.
Ensuring compliance during advertising and launch. We assess whether your product qualifies as a regulated activity and identify necessary licenses. We also evaluate compliance measures needed to meet regulations in the EU, US, UK, and other countries.
Aligning your business with marketing, consumer, and e-commerce requirements. We help you navigate local regulations in your target markets and ensure your website or app displays all required information and disclaimers.
Our expert network supports you with product company registration, Terms of Use and general policies, B2B distribution agreements, KYC & AML policies, and industry-specific licenses and authorizations. We can even provide data protection officers when needed.
Learn more about launching a product.
Wrapping a DAO
Legal Nodes helps build legal structures to protect DAOs and their communities by:
Finding the best country to register your DAO. We identify jurisdictions with favorable regulatory frameworks and highlight those with potential risks. We also examine other DAO use cases and explore the benefits of DAO registration.
Preparing your DAO for off-chain interactions. We address crucial questions such as: How can your DAO sell tokens to VCs? How can your DAO maintain autonomy and independence even when legally wrapped?
Implementing governance mechanisms in compliance with the law. We guide you on protecting DAO founders, council members, and participants from legal liabilities. Additionally, we help make protocol and treasury management (governance) more transparent for the community.
We've assisted numerous crypto projects in wrapping their DAOs within protective and flexible legal structures. Our support includes DAO legal wrapper registration, obtaining necessary licenses and authorizations, preparing DAO constitutions, and ensuring Treasury Management compliance.
Learn more about legally wrapping your DAO.
Maintaining a company
Legal Nodes assists established businesses and teams in maintaining their day-to-day operations by:
Streamlining tax reporting, accounting, and banking. We provide guidance on VAT, KYC checks, taxation, banking, and accounting issues, helping you grasp the complete financial picture.
Managing legal tasks for global team hiring. We help you navigate the complexities of growing an international team while ensuring compliance with payroll regulations, employment agreements, and freelancer contracts. We also explore suitable payment options for your global workforce.
Safeguarding your Intellectual Property worldwide. We ensure your name, brand, trademark, and other valuable IP assets are protected in the markets where you plan to promote your products and projects. Additionally, we assist with IP assignment and transfer to secure your company's assets.
Legal Nodes and our global network of experts provide support in various areas, including client and partner due diligence, IP registration and agreements, ESOP formation and management, team agreements, sales process legal support, and legal guidance for advertising and marketing efforts.
Learn more about maintaining your global company.