Lawyers for the business of technology
West Hill is a boutique business and technology law firm. Providing pro-active, practical legal advice to help solve problems before they arise. Our clients are new and growing businesses that create or leverage technology as a core part of their business model.
Our Services
West Hill helps IP-focused businesses grow, assess risk, and plan for and execute a successful exit. This IP can be software, branding, inventions, content, or that “secret sauce” that makes your business unique and successful. Many law firms approach this by filing patents, trademarks or copyright registrations and leave it at that. But the power and value of IP comes from the day-to-day operation of your business. Agreements with customers, vendors, and strategic partners. Hiring employees and engaging independent contractors. Addressing data privacy obligations. Avoiding and resolving disputes. West Hill helps clients achieve their goals by serving as a trusted partner to navigate these issues.
Agreements are fundamental to any business. But what is standard? What is negotiable? We assist clients by drafting easy to understand agreements and negotiating terms that protect key business interests.
Intellectual Property is one of the most valuable assets of your business. We can help you enhance your company’s value by creating an industry-specific IP strategy that fits your budget.
Starting a company is not just filing a registration in Delaware or the state where you are located. Documenting roles and expectations at the outset avoids costly disagreements later. Let us help you start up.
Protecting personal information protects your business. Where do you start? We help navigate the complexities of data privacy and security obligations.
Selling your company can be complex. We are here to help navigate the diligence and closing processes so that you can achieve the goals you set for pursuing your next opportunity.
When it comes to financing your business there are many options: loans, investors, crowdfunding, and grant programs. We can help you determine which choices are the best fit to take your business to the next level.
Bringing a lawsuit, or defending against one, is challenging for any business. Our sophisticated litigation and alternative dispute resolution practice is driven by our desire to reach the best and most cost-effective business result for your company.
Growing businesses have employment-related needs long before they need a human resources department. We offer cost effective solutions to help you on-board employees and engage independent contractors while protecting business assets.
Success Stories
Our clients are new and expanding businesses that create or leverage technology as a core part of their business model. Review some of the success stories from the last decade.
Welcome to West Hill
Established in 2008, West Hill was founded on the simple premise that you need lawyers who understand and care about your business’s success. Seems simple enough, but other lawyers don’t always deliver. West Hill attorneys love what they do and are passionate about helping entrepreneurs and growth-oriented businesses succeed. We take the time to get to know our clients’ industry, team, and goals. Our theory is that happy lawyers = happy clients. We honestly love what we do and our clients report that they actually enjoy speaking with us. Refreshing, don’t you think?
Testimonials
Over the course of our 15 year relationship with Louise and team, we have always felt as though our business interests have been protected. Whether we’re working on client contracts or broader business agreements, the team has provided us with realistic, practical advice at very reasonable rates. You can keep the big law firms as far as we are concerned, too many staffers and unreasonable hourly rates!
We’ve worked with West Hill on the Terms of Service for our line of wireless sensor and cloud based products. And we’ve also worked with West Hill on trademark protections throughout the world, which especially complex in China. We’ve always received really smart advice and the ideas are excellent.
We have benefitted from West Hill’s domain knowledge around software businesses and IPR/licensing. This has allowed our business to grow and ensure we protect our number one asset, our software.
MortgageClick has worked with West Hill for many years and they have been superb. West Hill assists MortgageClick with our contract negotiations with our clients and vendors.
I love the business structure that Louise has established at West Hill. Experienced attorneys bringing legal experience and expertise from large Boston law firms to the North Shore. It’s a huge win for clients like myself getting access to this type of representation without having to go into the city and not having to pay large law firm hourly rates. As a bonus, they are all really nice people!
West Hill takes the time to really understand the business needs and works diligently to find appropriate solutions.
I’ve loved working with West Hill, they have helped demystify the complicated process of protecting IP for my business. And they’ve been a pleasure to work with at each step.
I love the West Hill team! They are responsive and attentive. With West Hill’s guidance, I’ve launched an online course, added new services, and hired a team member to provide these services.
They have all the horsepower of a white-shoe firm and yet they are as easy to work with and as direct as a small town, hang-a-shingle lawyer. It’s a rare find. We get to talk directly to the expert in each area.
Louise and the West Hill team are not just great lawyers but also strategic thought partners. Louise really takes the time to understand the business need and explain the legal considerations so we can make the right decision together.
Following a strong recommendation from our accountants and subsequent interviews, we engaged West Hill to guide us through the sale of our company in 2024. The sale required expertise in a number of areas necessary to make our company suitable and ready for acquisition. This included ‘tidying-up’ company copyrights, software ownership, corporate minutes and records, HR records and careful review of an extensive array of company agreements. Furthermore, West Hill had to navigate the language of legal documents and demands coming from British legal representatives.
Our Clients
West Hill was established in 2008. Since then we have worked with over 400 tech driven businesses. Here is just a selection of our clients listed below.
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