Outsourced General Counsel

For founders and leadership teams

Outsourced General Counsel for High-Growth Companies

Your contracts, corporate decisions, and next financing need legal attention as your company grows. Montague Law provides ongoing counsel to help founders and management teams organize that work, evaluate risk, and move business priorities forward.

Led by John Montague, our practice brings together commercial agreements, corporate governance, venture capital, M&A, and technology transactions. We work with growing businesses, including SaaS, AI, and digital asset companies.

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When your company needs ongoing counsel

Legal work becomes a recurring part of running the business: customer contracts need negotiation, the team is hiring, investors need information, and management is preparing for expansion. An ongoing relationship gives that work a consistent point of coordination.

• Commercial growth: customer, vendor, licensing, and technology agreements require regular attention.
• Company decisions: ownership, corporate approvals, and governance need to keep pace with the business.
• The next transaction: a financing, acquisition, or strategic partnership requires planning and organized records.

Legal support across your growth priorities

Commercial contracts and technology

We review, draft, and negotiate agreements with customers, vendors, and business partners. For technology businesses, this can include SaaS and cloud services agreements, software licenses, and AI and machine learning contracts.

Corporate governance and ownership

We advise on corporate approvals, founder arrangements, ownership documentation, and governance questions. The goal is to give management a clear view of the decisions, records, and responsibilities that need attention.

Financing and transaction readiness

We help companies prepare for venture financings, strategic investments, and mergers and acquisitions. Major transactions generally receive a separate scope and budget.

Digital assets and specialist coordination

Our digital asset practice advises on commercial, corporate, and governance matters. Where a matter calls for additional regulatory, tax, local, or other specialist counsel, we discuss the appropriate roles and coordination.

A defined relationship and a practical legal agenda

We start by discussing your business model, recurring workload, existing advisers, and priorities for the next quarter. The engagement defines the services, covered entities, staffing, communication process, and fee arrangement appropriate to your needs.

1. Understand the business. Identify the recurring legal work and the decisions coming next.
2. Set the scope. Agree on priorities, responsibilities, available capacity, and budget.
3. Coordinate the work. Establish a request process and a management meeting schedule suited to the engagement.
4. Review as the company grows. Revisit priorities and scope when workload or business needs change.

Monthly counsel and fees

We discuss monthly arrangements based on the nature and volume of your recurring legal needs. Your proposal identifies what the fee covers and how additional work is approved. A monthly arrangement does not mean unlimited legal work.

Significant financings, acquisitions, litigation, investigations, and substantial cleanup projects are generally scoped separately. Filing fees, specialist fees, and other third-party costs are additional when applicable and are addressed in the engagement terms.

About John Montague

John Montague advises founders, investors, and growing businesses on corporate and technology matters. His background includes transactional practice at Locke Lord and Lowndes, an accounting degree from Stetson University, and a J.D. from the University of Florida. Read John’s background.

Frequently asked questions

Is outsourced GC the same as outside or fractional general counsel?

These terms commonly describe ongoing legal support provided by an external attorney or law firm. Compare the actual scope, staffing, capacity, and fee arrangement rather than relying on the label alone.

Will John handle every request?

The engagement identifies the lead attorney and any supporting lawyers, along with their responsibilities. Staffing is discussed before work begins.

How quickly will work be completed?

Timing depends on urgency, complexity, and the agreed workload. We discuss communication expectations and escalation at the outset and agree on timing for particular matters.

Can you work alongside our current lawyers?

We can discuss a defined role alongside existing counsel, subject to conflicts and agreement on responsibilities. This may involve a recurring workstream or coordination on a particular business priority.

Can you serve a company outside Florida?

Tell us where your company operates and what advice it needs. We assess the applicable jurisdictions and whether appropriately admitted local or specialist counsel is required.

Discuss your company’s next stage

Tell us what your company is building, which legal needs are recurring, and what is coming next. We will discuss whether ongoing counsel fits your business and what an appropriate engagement could include.

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