Startup & Business Lawyer in Michigan
Binder Law is a Michigan-based law firm for founders, emerging companies, and the investors who back them. Led by Nick Binder — a Michigan-licensed attorney with experience built at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Taft Law — the firm pairs big-firm rigor with the efficiency of a modern, AI-native practice and the attention of a single senior attorney on every matter.
Michigan's startup ecosystem is growing — from Detroit and Ann Arbor to Grand Rapids — with active funds, accelerators, and university spinouts building real companies. Whether you're incorporating your first venture, raising a seed or Series A round, signing your first major customer, or selling the company, you deserve counsel that understands both the legal mechanics and the realities of building here.
How we help Michigan founders and companies
- Formation and early-stage counsel — entity formation, founder equity, vesting, and IP assignment, so your company is built right from day one.
- Venture financing — SAFEs, seed rounds, and priced Series A financings, with dilution modeled before you sign.
- Commercial contracts — drafting, review, and negotiation of the agreements that run your business.
- Mergers & acquisitions — buy-side and sell-side counsel when it's time to grow by acquisition or exit.
- Corporate governance — boards, stockholders, and the decisions that keep you financeable.
National in scope, Michigan-rooted. Based in Michigan, Binder Law serves clients across Michigan and nationwide.* Every engagement is led personally by Nick Binder.
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* Nick Binder is licensed to practice law in Michigan. The firm advises clients nationally on matters of federal law, Delaware corporate law, and transactions not requiring local bar admission; where local-law advice or local admission is required, we will associate with appropriately licensed counsel.