Legal Expertise
Fractional General Counsel
Corporate and Commercial Law
Brinn advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including:
Corporate Transactions
- Business acquisitions and sales
- Shareholder agreements
- Joint ventures
- Corporate reorganizations
- Partnership arrangements
- Financing transactions
Commercial Agreements
- Supply agreements
- Services agreements
- Licensing arrangements
- Confidentiality agreements
- Consulting agreements
- Technology agreements
- Custom commercial contracts
Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Director and officer matters
- Corporate governance
- Board advisory services
- Strategic decision-making
- Succession planning
Start-Ups and Emerging Businesses
Brinn works with founders and growth-stage companies to establish legal frameworks that support long-term success. Services include:
- Founder arrangements
- Shareholder agreements
- Equity incentive plans
- Financing structures
- SAFE agreements
- Corporate structuring
- Commercial contracts
- Strategic advisory services
Real Estate Development & Construction
Not every business requires a full-time legal department. Many organizations benefit from having experienced counsel who understands their business and acts as a trusted advisor to management.
Brinn has extensive experience advising owners and developers on all stages of the development process.
Brinn works with clients as an extension of their management team, providing ongoing legal and strategic support tailored to their needs.
His experience includes large-scale residential, mixed-use and master-planned communities involving billions of dollars in development value.
Fractional General Counsel services may include:
Services include:
- Day-to-day legal advice
- Contract review and negotiation
- Risk management
- Corporate governance
- Strategic planning
- Board and management support
- Commercial leasing matters
- Employment-related issues
- Construction and development matters
- External counsel management
- Dispute management
- Transaction support
- Construction contracts
- Consultant agreements
- Development agreements
- Joint venture arrangements
- Risk allocation and management
- Contract administration
- Commercial leasing
- Dispute resolution strategy
- Procurement and tendering
- Infrastructure agreements
- Project close-out and deficiency matters
Brinn understands the commercial realities faced by developers and provides advice that is practical, responsive and focused on achieving business objectives.
The goal is simple: to provide sophisticated in-house legal support without the cost of maintaining a full-time legal department.
Client Information & Inquiries
How does current Fractional General Counsel engagement work?
Brinn acts as an extension of your management team, providing consistent legal oversight without the overhead of a full-time hire. Engagements are typically structured as ongoing monthly retainers or dedicated weekly hours, tailored to your business volume.
What specific corporate and commercial matters are handled?
Brinn advises on the full business lifecycle: from initial structuring and shareholder agreements to complex M&A transactions, financings, and day-to-day commercial contracts such as licensing, services, and supply agreements.
At what stages of real estate development do you advise?
Support is provided from project inception through to close-out. This includes joint venture structuring, development agreements, procurement and tendering, construction contract negotiation, and dispute resolution strategy.
What is the timeline for starting a new legal engagement?
Following an initial consultation and conflict check, most engagements can commence within 3-5 business days. For urgent transaction support, we aim for same-day or next-day intake whenever possible.
How can I book a consultation regarding my project?
The most efficient way is to use our contact form or email brinn@brinnnormanlaw.com directly. We will schedule a brief call to discuss your needs and ensure legal alignment with your objectives.