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Your company is scaling: new partnerships, bigger contracts, investors at the table. TKA Law Firm handles the business transactions and intellectual property behind each move, before the signature, not after.

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Counsel for Companies Building Toward Investment, Partnerships, and Exit

TKA Law Firm is a business transactions and intellectual property firm serving companies whose deals and brands are central to their value. Big Law trained on Wall Street transactions, we focus on fractional general counsel for business and IP, applied to financings, acquisitions, partnerships, product releases, and other growth milestones.

Most clients work with us as their fractional general counsel: continuous counsel, sized to the company, quietly handling the contracts, transactions, and IP decisions that move the business forward. The terms that matter most are negotiable before signing and fixed after. We are built for the before.

Our services include:

Fractional General Counsel
Mergers & Acquisitions
Venture Capital Financing
Contract Drafting and Negotiation
Commercial Agreements
Technology Agreements

Trademark Clearance and Filing Strategy
Trademark Office Action Responses
Trademark Licensing, Monitoring, and Maintenance
Trade Secrets Protection
Copyright Registration and Enforcement

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Who We Are

Meet Shakera Thompson, founder of TKA Law Firm. Shakera founded the firm to bring Wall Street transactions experience to companies at the stage where legal decisions start affecting valuation, deal speed, and risk.

Shakera advises on business transactions and intellectual property across the company lifecycle: commercial contracts, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and brand protection, with an emphasis on structuring each decision to withstand investor and acquirer diligence.

Fractional General Counsel

One experienced attorney, continuously engaged with your company. Contracts reviewed before signature, IP decisions tied to business strategy, and counsel that carries knowledge from one matter to the next.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Deal documents are only part of the work. We negotiate transaction terms, manage diligence, and structure each step so the deal closes on terms that hold up afterward.

Venture Capital Financing

Financing terms set precedents that follow the company through every later round. We negotiate term sheets and deal documents with the next round, and the exit, in view.

Contract Law

A contract allocates leverage before anyone reads it again. We draft and negotiate commercial agreements so the terms protect your position when the relationship is tested, not just when it starts.

Intellectual Property Law

IP is often a company’s most valuable asset and one of the first things diligence examines. We protect trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and structure ownership so the value sits where it should: in the company.

Trademark Law

A brand is an asset only if you can own it. We handle clearance, filing strategy, licensing, and maintenance so the marks behind your growth are registered, enforceable, and aligned with actual use.

Trade Secrets

Competitive advantage needs more than confidentiality on paper. We help companies build the agreements and practices that keep proprietary information protectable.

Copyright Law

Creative and technical assets carry real transaction value. We register and protect the works that distinguish your company and structure ownership cleanly for licensing and deals.

Bring counsel in before the signature.

Whether you are negotiating a major agreement, preparing for a financing, or protecting the brand behind your growth, the highest-leverage moment for counsel is before terms are fixed. Tell us what is on the table.

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Business FAQs

When does a company need fractional general counsel?

Typically when legal questions arrive faster than matter-by-matter support can handle: partnership agreements, customer contracts, financing documents, and IP decisions that benefit from review before signing. Companies scaling toward investment, acquisition, or major partnerships tend to see the most value.

How is fractional general counsel different from hiring a law firm for individual matters?

Matter-by-matter engagements start from zero each time. Fractional general counsel is continuous: one experienced attorney who knows your company, reviews terms before they are signed, and connects each contract and IP decision to your broader business strategy.

Trademark FAQs

When should a company invest in trademark clearance?

Before the launch, rebrand, or campaign spend, not after. A comprehensive clearance search and filing strategy on the front end helps reduce the risk of a forced rebrand and builds a portfolio that can withstand diligence.

Why does trademark strategy matter for investment or acquisition?

Investors and acquirers review IP portfolios in diligence. Registrations that match actual use, clean ownership in the company's name, and documented maintenance can affect valuation and deal speed.

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