Outside general counsel
Ongoing or project-based support for legal questions that arise as a company operates, enters agreements, manages risk, or needs a consistent attorney relationship.
All practice areas
Washington, D.C. business counsel
Counsel for the business decision—not just the legal question.
Business counsel and outside general counsel for founders, growing companies, and leaders managing contracts, governance, expansion, pressure, and change.
A practical starting point
What your next step needs to consider.
Attorney Haque brings a perspective few outside lawyers can offer: as a global chief executive, she is also a buyer and evaluator of legal services. That experience informs a direct, commercially aware relationship in which legal work is connected to the operational decision, stakeholders, resources, and next chapter the client is trying to protect or create.
Focused counsel
The questions behind the matter.
Growth, transactions, and commercial agreements
Business and corporate counsel, commercial lease review and negotiation, franchise and transaction considerations, and a practical view of legal issues that affect operations.
Corporate turnaround strategy
Integrated legal and strategic counsel for companies facing transition, commercial pressure, governance questions, or a need to make disciplined decisions across legal and operational concerns.
How a matter may begin
A disciplined first conversation.
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Clarify the business objective
Identify what the company needs to decide, protect, negotiate, change, or accomplish.
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Prioritize the legal work
Distinguish the immediate legal question from connected risks that may materially affect the decision.
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Set a useful scope
Agree on an attorney-led path that is appropriately tailored to the facts, stakeholders, and business context.
Common questions
Useful answers before you reach out.
When should a company consider outside general counsel?
A company may benefit from an outside counsel relationship when legal questions are recurring, decisions need context, or leaders need a direct attorney who can understand the business rather than address each issue in isolation.
Does the firm advise companies operating across markets?
The firm advises on cross-border business considerations, including international franchising, market-entry risk, intellectual property strategy, and jurisdictional planning. The appropriate approach depends on the markets, agreements, and laws involved.
Does Attorney Haque’s CEO experience change the legal relationship?
Her executive experience informs a business-aware approach to scope, risk, timing, and the practical implications of legal work. It does not substitute for client-specific legal analysis or guarantee a particular result.
Non-confidential consultation request
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We will discuss what is next.
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