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Services - Cherciu&Co

Technology companies.
Investment funds.
Startups and entrepreneurs.

We have a broad range of domestic and international clients, from startups to listed corporations and investment funds, active in tech, healthcare, and finance. How can we help you?

Financing Rounds

We provide strategic advice to founders and investors throughout all funding stages.

Our work includes drafting and negotiating:

  • Term sheets
  • Shareholders’ and founders’ agreements
  • Convertible loan agreements
  • Articles of association and bylaws
  • Voting and investors’ rights agreements
  • Share purchase agreements
  • Profit distribution agreements
  • Board and shareholders’ resolutions
  • Due diligence reports
  • Disclosure letters
  • Simple agreements for future equity (SAFE)

IP & Technology

We help clients grow and protect their intellectual property portfolios to increase their companies’ valuation, attract investment and generate new revenue streams.

We advise on IP strategies and provide services on:

  • Identification and monetization of IP (e.g. trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, database, and design rights)
  • Brand protection (including IP rights clearance, freedom-to-operate, registration, monitoring, licensing, and enforcement)
  • Open-Source software use & licensing
  • Technology development, licensing, assignment, and distribution agreements (eg. NDAs, R&D, OEM, Tech Partners, Resellers, Terms of Use)
  • IP policies (eg. Acceptable Use, Information Classification, Competitive Intelligence, Product Release, Open-Source Policies etc.)

AI Risk Management and Compliance

With the increasing use of AI technologies and given the adoption of new AI laws, clients face a growing number of legal challenges related to privacy, security and ethics.

We help businesses understand the legal risks associated with AI systems and support ethical AI innovation by:  

  • Creating AI use policies and playbooks
  • Drafting and negotiating responsible AI agreements
  • Creating release assessment frameworks
  • Providing advice on product liability

Investment

We help start-ups and investors navigate the complex investment regulatory landscape.

We do so by:

  • Creating, structuring, and registering special purpose vehicles (SPVs)
  • Ensuring compliance with and authorization under regulations related to investment services, crowdfunding, and business angels syndicates
  • Providing advice on foreign direct investments, obligations and restrictions
  • Structuring holding companies

Privacy & Cybersecurity

We provide privacy and security advice to help clients develop trustworthy products.

Our services include:

  • Data audits and mapping
  • Creating internal and customer facing privacy and security policies (e.g. privacy and cookies notices, data retention and deletion policies, incident response policies)
  • Data Protection Impact Assessments
  • Data Processing Agreements
  • Data Sharing Arrangements
  • Product Release Readiness Checklists
  • Review and negotiation of insurance policies

Blockchain and Digital Assets

We ensure compliance with international regulations for the issuance of crypto assets and the registration or authorization of crypto services providers.

We can help you by:

  • Advising during crypto assets issuance
  • Reviewing white papers and yellow papers
  • Drafting and negotiating crypto assets terms of sale and of investment
  • Drafting investment related disclosures
  • Assisting with anti-money laundering compliance
  • Assisting with registration and authorization with national competent authorities

Venture Capital

We provide our VC clients with efficient and comprehensive support on a wide range of issues.

Our services include:

  • Ensuring pre-marketing compliance
  • Structuring, formation, and marketing of venture capital funds
  • Registration and licensing with financial supervisory authorities
  • Drafting and negotiating subscription agreements
  • Drafting carried interest arrangements
  • Drafting regulatory & compliance policies (eg. AML, KYC, SFDR)
  • Providing legal assistance during financing rounds

Tech Transactions & Global Rollout

We assist our clients with the legal and contractual framework for setting up their supply chain and distribution networks.

Our expertise includes drafting and negotiating policies and agreements for:

  • Distribution
  • Resellers
  • Sales Agents
  • Business Process Outsourcing
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Technology Partnerships
  • Services and Procurement
  • Licensing (for cloud and on-prem solutions)

Digital Platforms and E-commerce

We provide legal advice and instruments to digital and e-commerce platforms, to ensure compliance with EU, national and international competition, privacy, consumer protection, advertising, marketing, and content laws.

We advise on the:

  • Supply of Digital Content and Services Directive
  • Platform to Business Regulation
  • Digital Services Act
  • Digital Markets Act
  • Consumer Rights Directive
  • E-commerce Directive
  • Unfair Contract Terms Directive
  • Misleading Advertising Directive
  • Unfair Practices Directive
  • Copyright Directive
  • GDPR, CCPA and other privacy laws

Corporate / M&A

We provide day-to-day corporate support and offer a tailored approach to all stages of M&A transactions.

Our services include:

  • Pre-deal readiness
  • Due diligence & target screening
  • Drafting and negotiating term sheets, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, shares purchase agreements, disclosure letters, IP transfer agreements
  • Clearance and registration with relevant authorities

Commercial & Contracts

We provide high caliber commercial advice on both day-to-day and strategic agreements and transactions.

We can:

  • Draft and review contracts and other transaction documents to ensure your rights are legally enforceable
  • Ensure your businesses’ compliance with industry standards and regulations
  • Assist you with damage recovery in case of contract breaches
  • Resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation or litigation

Regulatory, Compliance & Public Affairs

We provide legal guidance, strategic policy advice and crisis management services to clients in highly regulated sectors.

We advise and assist during investigations related to: 

  • Healthtech and Medical Devices Regulations
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
  • Environmental and Social Governance (ESG)
  • Know Your Customer (KYC)
  • Export Control
  • Trade Agreements
  • Anti-trust and competition

ESOP

We assist clients with the creation, implementation, and management of equity incentive plans.

Our services include drafting:

  • Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOP)
  • Stock Option Agreements for employees, collaborators, board advisors, etc.
  • Virtual Stock Plans
  • Founder Vesting Agreements

Dispute Resolution

Our dispute resolution practice brings together lawyers with strong academic background, in-house business knowledge and law firm litigation expertise.

We have been successful in disputes related to:

  • Software Licensing
  • Domain Names & Cybersquatting
  • E-commerce
  • Data Privacy and Security
  • AI and Machine Learning
  • Anti-trust and Competition

Legal Ops

We help our clients create contract management flows and automate their internal processes to reduce the need for further legal assistance and to minimize costs and manpower necessities.

We combine our legal mastery with automation to:

  • Standardize Contracting Workflows
  • Setup Document Management systems
  • Create Compliance Controls & Procedures
  • Implement Contract Lifecycle Management tools

We help clients grow and protect their intellectual property portfolios to increase their companies’ valuation, attract investment and generate new revenue streams.

We advise on IP strategies and provide services on:

  • Identification and monetization of IP (e.g. trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, database, and design rights)
  • Brand protection (including IP rights clearance, freedom-to-operate, registration, monitoring, licensing, and enforcement)
  • Open-Source software use & licensing
  • Technology development, licensing, assignment, and distribution agreements (eg. NDAs, R&D, OEM, Tech Partners, Resellers, Terms of Use)
  • IP policies (eg. Acceptable Use, Information Classification, Competitive Intelligence, Product Release, Open-Source Policies etc.)

With the increasing use of AI technologies and given the adoption of new AI laws, clients face a growing number of legal challenges related to privacy, security and ethics.

We help businesses understand the legal risks associated with AI systems and support ethical AI innovation by:  

  • Creating AI use policies and playbooks
  • Drafting and negotiating responsible AI agreements
  • Creating release assessment frameworks
  • Providing advice on product liability

We provide privacy and security advice to help clients develop trustworthy products.

Our services include:

  • Data audits and mapping
  • Creating internal and customer facing privacy and security policies (e.g. privacy and cookies notices, data retention and deletion policies, incident response policies)
  • Data Protection Impact Assessments
  • Data Processing Agreements
  • Data Sharing Arrangements
  • Product Release Readiness Checklists
  • Review and negotiation of insurance policies

We assist our clients with the legal and contractual framework for setting up their supply chain and distribution networks.

Our expertise includes drafting and negotiating policies and agreements for:

  • Distribution
  • Resellers
  • Sales Agents
  • Business Process Outsourcing
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Technology Partnerships
  • Services and Procurement
  • Licensing (for cloud and on-prem solutions)

We provide high caliber commercial advice on both day-to-day and strategic agreements and transactions.

We can:

  • Draft and review contracts and other transaction documents to ensure your rights are legally enforceable
  • Ensure your businesses’ compliance with industry standards and regulations
  • Assist you with damage recovery in case of contract breaches
  • Resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation or litigation

We provide legal advice and instruments to digital and e-commerce platforms, to ensure compliance with EU, national and international competition, privacy, consumer protection, advertising, marketing, and content laws.

We advise on the:

  • Supply of Digital Content and Services Directive
  • Platform to Business Regulation
  • Digital Services Act
  • Digital Markets Act
  • Consumer Rights Directive
  • E-commerce Directive
  • Unfair Contract Terms Directive
  • Misleading Advertising Directive
  • Unfair Practices Directive
  • Copyright Directive
  • GDPR, CCPA and other privacy laws

We provide legal guidance, strategic policy advice and crisis management services to clients in highly regulated sectors. We advise and assist during investigations related to: 

  • Healthtech and Medical Devices Regulations
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
  • Environmental and Social Governance (ESG)
  • Know Your Customer (KYC)
  • Export Control
  • Trade Agreements
  • Anti-trust and competition

We help our clients create contract management flows and automate their internal processes to reduce the need for further legal assistance and to minimize costs and manpower necessities.

We combine our legal mastery with automation to:

  • Standardize Contracting Workflows
  • Setup Document Management systems
  • Create Compliance Controls & Procedures
  • Implement Contract Lifecycle Management tools

We provide strategic advice to founders and investors throughout all funding stages.

Our work includes drafting and negotiating:

  • Term sheets
  • Shareholders’ and founders’ agreements
  • Convertible loan agreements
  • Articles of association and bylaws
  • Voting and investors’ rights agreements
  • Share purchase agreements
  • Profit distribution agreements
  • Board and shareholders’ resolutions
  • Due diligence reports
  • Disclosure letters
  • Simple agreements for future equity (SAFE)

We help start-ups and investors navigate the complex investment regulatory landscape.

We do so by:

  • Creating, structuring, and registering special purpose vehicles (SPVs)
  • Ensuring compliance with and authorization under regulations related to investment services, crowdfunding, and business angels syndicates
  • Providing advice on foreign direct investments, obligations and restrictions
  • Structuring holding companies

We provide our VC clients with efficient and comprehensive support on a wide range of issues.

Our services include:

  • Ensuring pre-marketing compliance
  • Structuring, formation, and marketing of venture capital funds
  • Registration and licensing with financial supervisory authorities
  • Drafting and negotiating subscription agreements
  • Drafting carried interest arrangements
  • Drafting regulatory & compliance policies (eg. AML, KYC, SFDR)
  • Providing legal assistance during financing rounds.

We provide day-to-day corporate support and offer a tailored approach to all stages of M&A transactions.

Our services include:

  • Pre-deal readiness
  • Due diligence & target screening
  • Drafting and negotiating term sheets, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, shares purchase agreements, disclosure letters, IP transfer agreements
  • Clearance and registration with relevant authorities

We assist clients with the creation, implementation, and management of equity incentive plans.

Our services include drafting:

  • Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOP)
  • Stock Option Agreements for employees, collaborators, board advisors, etc.
  • Virtual Stock Plans
  • Founder Vesting Agreements

We ensure compliance with international regulations for the issuance of crypto assets and the registration or authorization of crypto services providers.

We can help you by:

  • Advising during crypto assets issuance
  • Reviewing white papers and yellow papers
  • Drafting and negotiating crypto assets terms of sale and of investment
  • Drafting investment related disclosures
  • Assisting with anti-money laundering compliance
  • Assisting with registration and authorization with national competent authorities

Our dispute resolution practice brings together lawyers with strong academic background, in-house business knowledge and law firm litigation expertise. We have been successful in disputes related to:

  • Software Licensing
  • Domain Names & Cybersquatting
  • E-commerce
  • Data Privacy and Security
  • AI and Machine Learning
  • Anti-trust and Competition

We understand the legal implications and business effects of technology transfers. We can:

  • Create an IP strategy for your spinoff to scale
  • Guiding you through the termsheet negotiation process
  • Draft and negotiate licensing agreements with all technical and commercial aspects of your business in mind