Morgan McDonald is a business lawyer, practising corporate and commercial law with companies from startup, to growth and ultimately later operating stages. Morgan’s practice is focused on assisting founders and established companies in the technology sector, including software, gaming, ecommerce and related technology facing businesses and emerging markets including artificial intelligence, cloud computing and privacy. Morgan has also been involved in assisting clients in the emerging cannabis and psychedelics sectors since inception and has helped companies navigate new regulation and rapid growth in the space. Regardless of the industry, Morgan provides value to new and repeat entrepreneurs using a business centric and practical approach to solving business and legal needs from incorporation through exit.
Morgan assists clients at early stages with long and short term planning in company formation and shareholder and founder agreements. As they grow, she assists clients with IP creation, commercialization, and management, go-to-market contract drafting and negotiation including development, licencing and subscription agreements, employment and contractor agreements and compensation plans, and ongoing contract review. As needs arise, Morgan assists companies and investors with debt and equity financing from friends and family and seed through series rounds and private equity and venture capital opportunities by negotiating and managing transactions from term sheet through close.
Morgan is active in the startup and technology community, partnering as a mentor with a number of accelerators and incubators and speaking regularly to entrepreneurs and providing office hours.
Prior to earning her LL.M. from the University of British Columbia, Morgan externed at the United States District Court for the Central District of California and was called to the California State Bar.
