IP Ownership & Assignment
Make sure your company owns the designs, firmware, and trade secrets.
For Hardware Founders
Legal counsel for hardware and deep tech
The IP, manufacturing, and moonlighting questions hardware founders actually face.
How We Help Hardware Founders
The IP and commercial legal work behind a capital-intensive build.
Moonlighting & Prior-Employer IP
Build on the side without inheriting your day job's IP claims.
Manufacturing & Supply Contracts
Supplier, NRE, and manufacturing agreements that protect your margins.
Trade Secret Strategy
Protect what you can't — or shouldn't — patent.
Trademark & Brand
Clear and register the name your hardware ships under.
Entity & Fundraising
The corporate foundation and investment terms for capital-intensive builds.
Attorneys for Hardware Founders
The attorneys who work with hardware and deep tech founders.
Alex Shahrestani
Partner
TechAI & Law specialist. Philosophy and computer science background combined with law degree. Founded Journal of Law & Technology at UT Austin.
Maggie Shahrestani
Partner
Healthcare & PrivacyHealthcare law and data privacy specialist. CIPP/US certified with deep expertise in HIPAA compliance for health tech startups. Licensed mediator championing women founders.
R.C. Rondero de Mosier
Of Counsel
AdvisoryFormer COO/General Counsel of acquired legal-tech startup. Strategic advisor on operational law, team building, and startup exit planning.
Asha S. Geire
Contract Attorney
CybersecurityNational security and cybersecurity background with 13+ years at NSA. LL.M. in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law. Technology law and incident response.
Mackenzie Rhine
Attorney
Tech & Digital RightsTechnology and digital rights attorney with a computer science background. Experienced in AI, privacy, surveillance, and emerging tech issues.
Building hardware? Get the IP right early.
Book a consultation to talk through IP ownership, moonlighting risk, or a manufacturing contract.