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Fractional General Counsel

Senior crypto legal support on your team, without the full-time hire. On retainer and on your channels.

From the team behind Initia's launch

What a week with your GC
actually looks like.

Quick questions

Token questions, answered same-day

Quick token questions over Telegram, answered the same day by someone who already knows your structure.

  • On your channels: Slack, TG, email
  • Same-day turnaround on quick calls
  • No clock running
Contracts same-week

Drafting and redlines, without the queue

Grants, partnerships, NDAs, MSAs: drafted or turned around inside the week, by the same counsel every time.

  • Drafting and counterparty negotiation
  • Consistent house positions
  • Version history your team can follow
Contract turnaroundRedline memo
Standing counsel

Someone accountable, continuously

Board matters, governance, novel structures: a counsel who carries context between questions instead of relearning your company each engagement.

  • Board & governance support
  • Novel structure analysis
  • Carries context month to month

How this compares

The same coverage, bought four different ways.

What you get
GVRN retainer
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In-house hire
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Token-fluent from day one
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Same-week contract turnaround
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Scales down when things are quiet
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Costs less than one junior hire
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150+
teams and counting
$500M+
in raises supported
58+
companies integrated

What to expect

Counsel plus process, not a queue with an hourly meter.
Same-day answers
Quick questions answered on your channels, not in a memo.
Contracts weekly
Drafting and redlines turned around inside the same week.
Typical timeline
Counsel live within a week, then rolling month to month.
“GVRN has been our go-to legal partner ... guiding us through the complex legal landscape at the intersection of Web3 and AI with clarity and confidence.”
Virtuals Protocol

Straight answers

What does the retainer cost?

A flat monthly fee, set on a free scoping call based on your expected volume and reviewed if your needs change.

What's in scope?

Token questions, contracts, grants, governance, novel structures: the recurring legal load of a funded team. Litigation and disputes are referred out to specialists we know.

We already have corporate counsel. Does this still work?

Yes, that's common. We take the crypto-native work (token, protocol, counterparty) and coordinate with your existing firm on the rest.

How fast can we start?

Scoping call this week, retainer live the next. Your first questions can be in our inbox the day the engagement letter is signed.