This would be one of the situations where a BigLaw lawyer is a benefit and not just a horrible waste of money. (BigLaw = 500+ lawyer law firms, like Skadden, Cr

This would be one of the situations where a BigLaw lawyer is a benefit and not just a horrible waste of money. (BigLaw = 500+ lawyer law firms, like Skadden, Cravath, Wilson Sonsini, etc). Those lawyers will personally have the experience handling these situations, or at least they'll have access to someone in the firm who has had that sort of experience. Wilson Sonsini is pretty popular up in the SF Bay Area. Goodwin Proctor for NY-area startups.