You Built the Product.
You Forgot the Paperwork.
And now you're here. Maybe the bank sent over a loan agreement that's clearly a form. Maybe a customer wants to sign but there's no contract to sign. Maybe your co-founder handshake deal from 2019 is starting to feel like a liability. Or maybe — and this is the one that keeps founders up at night — nothing has gone wrong yet, and that's exactly what scares you. Turley Law is a technology and business law firm that works with startups, SaaS companies, and growing businesses across Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Not because tech is trendy. Because tech never sleeps, and neither do the legal problems that come with building something real.
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MEET BLAKE TURLEY
Before law school, I built software. I shipped products, closed deals, sat in rooms where the term sheet landed and nobody knew what “participating preferred” meant. I did. That changes how I practice law.
I founded Turley Law because the companies I worked with — startups, SaaS shops, growing businesses — deserved an attorney who already spoke their language. Not one who bills four hours to Google what an API is. Licensed in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts, I handle everything from entity formation and contract negotiation to full-scope outside general counsel relationships. When you call, I pick up. When a deal moves fast, I move faster.
What Gets Done Here.
Whatever brought you here, Turley Law has seen it before. Not from a textbook. From the inside. From building products, shipping code, sitting in boardrooms, and learning what happens when the legal work doesn't get done.
SaaS & Software Contracts
You're here because your SaaS agreement was drafted on ChatGPT and you know it.
Your business runs on recurring revenue. The contracts protecting that revenue should not have been copy-pasted from a template your friend's lawyer used in 2018 for a totally different product. MSAs, subscription agreements, terms of service, API licensing, reseller deals — all drafted, reviewed, and negotiated by attorneys who know what uptime means without Googling it.
Startup Financing & Founder Agreements
You’re here because you’ve got an idea that matters — and nobody’s looked at it from the legal side yet.
Someone wants to write a check. Congratulations. Now: do you know what a liquidation preference is? Do you know what “participating preferred” means for your cap table? SAFEs, convertible notes, priced equity rounds, founder equity splits — the documents get prepared, the terms get explained, and nobody signs anything they don’t fully understand. Because “we’ll figure out the equity later” is how lawsuits start. Every single time.
Outside General Counsel
You’re here because you’re taking on customers faster than you’re building infrastructure.
Some companies need a full-time general counsel. Most don’t. What most companies need is a dedicated business attorney who already knows the company, the contracts, and the risk profile — available on retainer, without the six-figure salary. That’s what outside general counsel looks like at Turley Law. Think of it as a fractional GC who picks up the phone at 4 PM on a Friday, because that’s when the real questions always come in.
Business Formation & Entity Structuring
You’re here because you haven’t had a legal problem yet — and you’d like to keep it that way.
An LLC is not a magic shield. A corporation is not automatically “better.” And an operating agreement pulled off LegalZoom is not the same as one drafted by an attorney who asked you the hard questions first. LLCs, corporations, multi-entity structures, operating agreements — done right, with the kind of planning that actually holds up when things get complicated. Because they will.
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
You’re here because you’re managing developers across three time zones and you’re not sure if they’re contractors, employees, or something in between.
Every company touches user data. Every company says they take privacy seriously. Most companies don’t have a DPA, haven’t looked at SOC 2, and would fail a GDPR audit in the first fifteen minutes. Turley Law writes the privacy policies, builds the compliance frameworks, and handles incident response planning so that when a customer asks “how do you protect our data?” — the answer isn’t a blank stare and a pivot to the next slide.
Contract Review, Drafting & Negotiation
You’re here because your contracts are still living in a Google Doc titled FINAL_v3_USE_THIS_ONE.
The vendor agreement sitting in your inbox right now? Somebody should read it before you sign it. The commercial contract your “business guy” negotiated? Somebody should redline it. The NDA your biggest client sent over? Somebody should check whether it actually says what you think it says. That somebody is here. Contracts get drafted, reviewed, negotiated, or killed — whatever the situation calls for.
Legal Services for Businesses That Build Things
Turley Law provides legal services across the full lifecycle of a technology business — from the first operating agreement to the last page of the acquisition deal. Whether you need a business lawyer near me for a one-time contract review or an ongoing outside general counsel relationship, the work gets done by an attorney who understands the product, the market, and the pace.
Business formation and entity structuring. LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and nonprofit formation in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Entity conversion for companies that have outgrown their original structure.
SaaS and technology agreements. Software as a service contracts, API licensing, subscription agreements, and SaaS applications terms of service — drafted for companies that build software, not companies that just use it.
Litigation and dispute resolution. When a contract dispute, partnership disagreement, or regulatory matter can't be resolved at the negotiating table, Turley Law handles civil litigation across all three states. If you need a litigation lawyer near me, this is the firm that picks up the phone.
Regulatory compliance and employment law. Employer compliance, data privacy, industry-specific regulations, and audit preparation. For companies scaling from five employees to fifty, the compliance obligations multiply — and most founders don't realize it until the letter arrives.
Every practice area is built around one idea: legal infrastructure should make the business faster, not slower. The first consultation is free.
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