University of Southern California

Ural State Law University

That startup lawyer building a new-generation law firm for startups and their investors

Lawlace is the AI-powered law firm for startups and venture funds. We blend a deep understanding of legal intricacy with being part of the startup ecosystem. We’re not just your law firm; we’re your partner on your hero's journey.

Lawlace

Founder

Skills: Angel Investing · Venture Capital

The Council

Angel investor

Skills: Corporate Law · Venture Capital · Startup Law · Early-stage Startups

Neurogram

Advisor

Hustle Fund

Angel Squad Member

Tenvos is a Generative AI company creating foundational acoustic models.

Tenvos

ANGELS.vc is a modern, women-led community of accredited angel investors.

ANGELS.vc

Member

Living my best life and creating content (did you see my TikTok? It's 🔥). Traveling to Brazil. Spending time with loved ones. Preparing for a VC role. Advising a few hot startups.

Career Break

Personal goal pursuit

Represented high-growth companies throughout their lifecycle, from formation, financing rounds, exits, and day-to-day business operations. Represented startups and investors in private company financings, advised on general corporate issues, securities matters, token sales, and implications of proposed business transactions.

Cooley LLP

Associate

Represented VC funds and startups throughout their lifecycle, including business formation, financing rounds, and day-to-day business operations.
•	Startups: Counseled clients on corporate formation, governance, growth, and exit strategies; prepared startup formation documentation, including bylaws, stock purchase agreements, confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, and board resolutions; prepared and negotiated a variety of corporate and commercial agreements, including confidentiality agreements and employment, independent contractor, and adviser agreements; draft equity incentive plans and related stock agreements; drafted a memorandum on legal instruments that can be utilized to issue startup equity.
•	Financing Rounds: Represented VCs, angel investors, and startups in various financing rounds (series seed and series A, B and C); drafted, negotiated, and reviewed SAFEs, convertible notes, stock purchase agreements, voting agreements, and investors’ rights agreements.
•	Regulatory Matters: Drafted and filed with the SEC multiple Forms C and C-AR on behalf of issuers conducting crowdfunding raises through a registered crowdfunding portal; drafted and filed Form D with the SEC, and blue sky notices with the state regulators, on behalf of an issuer engaged in a private placement; drafted a memorandum on the differences between Regulations S, D, and CF.
•	Investment Funds: Structured, drafted, and negotiated documentation relating to investment fund formation (including master series LPs and LLCs), such as operating agreements, partnership agreements, subscription agreements, term sheets, private placement memorandum, and side letters; advising clients on compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Ross Law Group, PLLC

•	Negotiated and drafted a variety of commercial agreements with partners, vendors, and customers, including SaaS agreements, MOUs, NDAs, terms of services, and privacy policies.
•	Provided legal advice on potential risks and issues pertaining to commercial transactions and coordinated with cross-functional teams for efficient deal closure.
•	Supported legal launch of an ICO and blockchain application.
•	Increased compliance with applicable legal requirements across the enterprise (e.g., money transmitter licenses, privacy-related consumer protection laws, and digital media).
•	Improved IP protection and data privacy for new and existing products through conducting strategic IP due diligence, reviewing IP language, and filing trademarks.
•	Collaborated closely with executive team members, external partners, and investors.

About Alternate Health
Alternate Health is publicly traded technology and life science company providing software solutions to improve efficiencies and protect patient data in the cannabis industry.

Alternate Health

Associate General Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs

•	Provided legal support for day-to-day business operations, including commercial contracts, employment agreements, intellectual property, data privacy, and business development matters.
•	Reviewed and negotiated a wide variety of documentation related to VC deals and commercial agreements, including master services, licensing, professional services, marketing, and vendor agreements and NDAs with customers, suppliers, consultants, financial institutions, and employees.
•	Improved legal compliance of company apps through working with product managers and engineers to vet products’ front and back-ends, third party application integrations, and data collection practices.
•	Trained internal stakeholders in strategies on contract negotiation, fallback positions, and acceptable terms and conditions.
•	Established and enforced corporate policies, procedures, and programs.
•	Advised on privacy, data security, data sharing, and intellectual property issues.
•	Developed the company’s corporate structure, including creating international subsidiaries.
•	Guided the selection, retention, management, and evaluation of outside U.S. and foreign counsel.
•	Ensured compliance of U.S. legal entity and international subsidiaries with regulatory requirements for lending companies (e.g., AML, KYC, Truth in Lending).
•	Handled IP protection, including trademark registration.
•	Developed legal launch strategies for international expansion.

About Tala:
Tala (formerly InVenture) builds mobile products that help creditworthy individuals in emerging markets validate their financial identities and get access to fair credit to advance their businesses and families.

Tala

Associate General Counsel

•	Wrote bench memoranda with high precedential value on diverse areas of law, including capital punishment, habeas, bankruptcy, civil, immigration, and environmental issues.
•	Researched and compiled relevant laws in bench books for each oral argument.
•	Drafted court decisions and attended oral arguments.

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Extern to the Honorable Judge Kozinski, the Ninth Circuit

•	Directed a team of professionals.
•	Developed, implemented and oversaw major regional investment projects that were commended for contributing to the region’s development.

Kristina S. Subbotina, Esq.