Routine access
A defined channel for the small questions that deserve a real answer before they become larger problems.
Outside general counsel for growing companies
Counsel that
stays close.
Ongoing legal counsel for founders and operating teams—bringing context, commercial judgment, and continuity to the decisions that keep a company moving.
How it worksThe core relationship
Legal becomes part of the operating rhythm.
Proportionate scope
The monthly arrangement identifies what is included, how access works, and what requires a separate engagement.
Continuity
Advice improves when counsel already understands the company, its documents, its people, and its tolerance for risk.
No surprise expansion
Financings, disputes, investigations, and major transactions are scoped and approved before substantial work begins.
Supporting services
One relationship across the business lifecycle.
Outside general counsel
A continuing legal relationship for the questions, decisions, and documents that arise while a company operates and grows.
- Routine advice and decision support
- Recurring legal check-ins
- Coordination of larger matters
Contracts & commercial work
Clear agreements for customers, vendors, partners, technology, and the relationships that make the business run.
- Commercial contracts
- Nondisclosure and licensing agreements
- Purchases, sales, and leases
Formation & structure
Entity, ownership, and founder arrangements designed around the actual business rather than a generic filing.
- Entity formation
- Founder and ownership agreements
- Operating agreements and bylaws
Financing & equity
Practical counsel for bringing in capital, documenting investment, and aligning incentives as the company grows.
- Seed, angel, and venture financings
- Convertible instruments
- Equity compensation
Governance & risk
Corporate housekeeping, thoughtful governance, and focused risk review that keeps decisions defensible and records current.
- Board and shareholder actions
- Corporate records and annual matters
- Governance and compliance support
Transactions & change
Tax-aware counsel when a business buys, sells, reorganizes, changes ownership, or prepares for its next chapter.
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax planning and reorganizations
- Business succession
Who we serve
Built for companies in motion.
Ambition Law is based in Washington and counsels companies wherever the matter and applicable professional rules permit. Jurisdiction and scope are assessed before representation begins.
Technology & AI
Corporate and commercial counsel for companies building software, data products, AI systems, and the infrastructure around them.
Digital assets & crypto
Business counsel for blockchain companies, protocols, infrastructure providers, and founders operating where technology meets evolving law.
Established companies
A practical legal partner for operating businesses that need experienced counsel but not a full-time in-house legal department.
The approach
Ambition,
properly structured.
Modern tools help the work move. Legal judgment and accountability remain with the lawyer responsible for the matter.
Start with the business.
The legal answer matters only if it works in the real world. We begin with the objective, the people, and the constraints.
Put risk in proportion.
Not every issue deserves the same time or spend. We separate the material from the merely possible.
Make the next move clear.
You should leave a conversation knowing what was decided, what remains open, and who does what next.
Judgment built through experience
“The best outside counsel already understands the context when the call comes.”
Daniel Gonzales
Business-minded legal counsel.
Daniel advises startups and growing companies across business law, transactions, securities, and tax. Before founding his firm in 2013, he served as corporate counsel and worked in private practice.
He earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from Gonzaga University, a J.D. from the University of Oregon, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver. He is licensed to practice in Washington. Matters involving other jurisdictions are accepted only where authorized, with appropriately licensed counsel involved when required.
Outside General Counsel · Business / Commercial · Contracts · Corporate · Securities · Tax
Initial inquiry
Start with fit, not the full story.
The first step is deliberately limited. Share only enough to identify the parties, jurisdiction, and general type of matter. Please do not send documents or sensitive facts yet.
Prefer email? Write to hello@ambitionlaw.com without including confidential information.