About
Kimberly Shin is a small business and startup attorney who represents lifestyle companies, startups, and emerging companies in the tech, fashion, wellness, media, healthcare, and professional services industries. She works closely with first-time entrepreneurs to help prepare their businesses to grow and scale. Kimberly regularly advises clients on entity selection, business partnerships, equity allocation, employment law, and general corporate and startup law.
Kimberly graduated with honors from American University Washington College of Law. She has a joint JD/MA and is licensed to practice in the following jurisdictions: New York, District of Columbia, New Jersey, and Missouri. As with all corporate counsel, she can also represent Delaware companies.
Representative Matters:
Assisted in representing BPO buyer in multi-million dollar private equity acquisitions
Assisted in representing sellers (in e-commerce logistics, fitness, healthcare, and edtech industries) in collectively over $150 million dollar transactions to private equity groups
Assisted in representing a partner buyout of a privately held company
Represented SaaS clients in corporate transactions, software licensing negotiations, and drafting privacy agreements
Represented tech startup clients in organizing startup documents and allocating equity to founders
Represented consumer products, internet, SaaS, and services businesses with trademark registration
Represented and advised small businesses and service professionals on employment matters
As an associate of the firm, Jacob Berger‘s practice primarily involves contract drafting and reviewing as well as providing legal analysis and transactional documents for corporate clients. Jacob works with B corps, publicly traded companies, and privately held LLCs and corporations. As a proud husband and father of three young children, Jacob enjoys spending time with family, relaxing on long runs, and competing on the disc golf course.
Eliya Tate has been a paralegal with our firm since 2021. She specializes in organization and communication as she manages the ins and outs of legal records, corporate filings, and client questions. Her passion is in creating effective and efficient solutions and systems for the firm.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements:
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Past Speaking Engagements:
October 28, 2020 - Legal Basics for Startups, Stacklist, Virtual
February 11, 2019 - Fort Greene Association Small Business and Entrepreneurship Meeting, Brooklyn, NY
May 22, 2019 - Startup Basics: Advice on Legal, HR & Finance, New York, NY
April 18, 2019 - Lower East Side Soloist Collective Monthly Meeting, New York, NY
September 12, 2019 - More Money, More Problems: Avoiding Key Legal Mistakes for Startups, DCstartupweek, Washington, DC
September 19, 2019 - Fort Greene Solos Monthly Meeting, Brooklyn, NY
October 22, 2019 - Bank of America Lunch and Learn for Real Estate Agents, Bank of America, New York, NY
October 24, 2019 - Ask a Business Lawyer, Freelancers Guild, New York, NY
January 16, 2020 - Employment Agreements & Equity Compensation, Verizon Built for 5G Challenge, New York, NY