Inceptiv Law, Inc., a California professional corporation.

Pricing

Transparency.

Predictability.

Value.

High-quality, timely legal advice can be critical to the success of your company.

Expensive, antiquated billing practices should never get in the way of accessing the support you need.

That’s why Inceptiv:

    • Publishes its hourly rates

    • Offers flat-rate packages for many of our services

    • Offers a virtual GC services on a monthly subscription

Whether you choose hourly billing, a flat-rate structure, or our virtual GC subscription, our pricing is designed to encourage you to contact us with questions, not avoid us.

INVESTOR-READY
INCORPORATION PACKAGES

STANDARD DELAWARE
INCORPORATION PACKAGE
$2,500

The essentials:

  • Attorney consultation

  • Incorporation documents

  • Founder stock issuances

  • Set up Cap Table in Carta

  • Engage third-party registered agent in Delaware

  • Obtain EIN (US owners only)

Custom
INCORPORATION PACKAGE
$5,000

Everything in Standard Package, PLUS:

  • Startup Employee Package

  • Standard NDA

  • Optional founder preferred stock

  • ESOP documents

  • Initial round of option grants (May require prior 409A valuation)

EXTRAS

Anything not included above or:

  • Registered agent annual fees

  • State annual reports

  • State and local tax and employer registrations and business licenses

  • 409A stock valuation

Financing packages

Convertible Offerings
(SAFE/Convertible Notes)
Starting at $5,000

Everything you need to raise funds using a SAFE or Convertible Notes, Including:

  • Attorney consultation

  • Term sheet

  • Form of SAFE or Note

  • Board and shareholder approvals

  • Federal and State securities filings

  • Update cap table

Extras:

  • Negotiation of documents: $3,000

  • Custom side letters or other documents: $2,500

  • Closing process management: $3,000 per closing

  • Third-party fees: Billed at cost

  • Diligence and disclosure schedule preparation: Scoped in separate SOW

  • Historical corporate clean-up: Scoped in separate SOW

Priced Offerings
Starting at $30,000

Everything you need to raise funds using preferred stock, Including:

  • Attorney consultation

  • Term Sheet

  • Financing documents

  • Board and shareholder approvals

  • Disclosure schedules

  • Closing process management

  • Federal and State securities filings

  • Update cap table

Extras:

  • Legal Opinion: $15,000

  • Concurrent secondary: $10,000

  • Follow-on closings: $3,000 per closing

  • Foreign Issuers: $5,000

  • Data room management: $2,000

  • Third party fees: Billed at cost

  • Historical corporate clean-up: Scoped in separate SOW

M&A Packages

All M&A transactions are custom scoped and priced after letter of intent is agreed. Pricing shown is indicative for typical transaction tiers.

Tier 1
$30,000 – $40,000

Expert support for routine M&A transactions, including:

  • Letter of intent

  • Definitive transaction documents

  • Closing certificates and bills of sale

  • Board and unanimous shareholder approvals

  • Disclosure schedules

  • Closing process management

  • Third party consents

  • Diligence calls

Tier 2
$60,000 – $80,000

Everything in Tier 1 plus:

  • Tax structuring

  • Benefits and IP or other expert attorney review

  • Contingent purchase price structures (escrows, holdbacks, earn-outs)

  • Working capital adjustment structures

  • Roll-over equity structures

  • Coordination with company accountants and CPAs

  • Non-unanimous shareholder approval

  • Conversion of convertible securities

  • Review of company data room for required consents

  • Review of waterfall analysis prepared by accountants or management

  • Third party consent management

Tier 3
$110,000-$125,000

Everything in Tier 2 plus:

  • Executive employment or equity compensation agreements

  • Negotiation of roll-over equity terms

  • Unaccredited investors

  • Cash-outs of investors

  • Transaction bonuses, change-of-control payments or acceleration of options

  • Coordination with investment bankers or brokers

  • Capitalization restructuring

  • Coordination with 280G expert; preparation of cleansing approval

  • Coordination with exchange, escrow and/or payment agent

  • Preparation of waterfall analysis

Extras

Anything not included above or:

  • Coordination with federal anti-trust experts

  • Coordination with SEC experts or review of SEC filings

  • Corporate clean-up

  • Dissenting stakeholders

  • Public company acquirors

  • Buy-side representation

  • Non pro-rata purchase price allocations

  • Data room coordination and management

  • Legal opinions

Hourly Rates

  • Partner-level Attorneys:

    $650

  • Senior Attorneys:

    $570

  • Attorneys:

    $475

  • Junior Attorneys:

    $300

  • Stock Administration:

    $240

  • Paralegal:

    $210

Fees for external or specialist attorneys are variable depending on the level of expertise.

Listed pricing effective 2026.