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External Chief Legal Officer (ECLO]?

New, early-stage, and smaller businesses cannot afford (and may not need) a full-time in-house attorney. An External Chief Legal Officer is a part-time, freelance, general counsel offering expert legal services at a fixed price instead of a salary or an hourly rate. Also referred to as “Fractional General Counsel” or “Legal Process Outsourcing.”

Why not just hire a firm?

Unlike a firm, we perform services proactively to avoid litigation, infringement claims, non-compliance notices, and other terrifying legal horrors. Kane Legal invests in your business by taking time to understand you, your company, your industry, and your employees.

Do I need an attorney?

You may not. We will happily meet with you, at no cost or obligation, to determine if your needs fit our services . You can switch service tiers if you get into hot water or hit calm seas.

If your business has executives, marketers, employees, or sells to the public - you are closer to a legal emergency than you want to admit.

How much can I save?

Our tiered pricing structure saves clients 30-50% of the law firm equivalent rates.

IP Protection

We take a common sense approach to protecting your trademark and copyright portfolios.

We offer economical and efficient registration packages and encourage clients to trigger common law protection.

We also have a network of reliable foreign counsel.

Deal Formation + Negotiation

Call in an expert who has drafted and negotiated over a hundred deals in the U.S. and internationally.

Kane Legal will navigate all deals with integrity, transparency, and in your best interest.

Same-day Contract Review is also available.

Licensing + Contract Suites

Whether you are launching/maintaining a licensing program, securing distribution, purchasing materials, exporting goods, hiring executives, leasing/buying a building, or utilizing independent contractors - contracts are everywhere.

Kane Legal’s agreements (even the boilerplate bits) are in plain English and are tailored to your needs.

Litigation

Management

Defending lawsuits is expensive and can drain a company of more than just cash.

Kane Legal’s priority is avoiding litigation. But, if you’re already there, or it’s unavoidable, you need an experienced attorney to manage it so you and your team can focus on producing.

(We specialize in overseeing insured losses.)

Client Testimonials

Hillary was an excellent general counsel for over 15 years.

She revolutionized our international licensing program by creating infrastructure and processes.

She is hard-working, knowledgeable, a team player, and fun to be around.

- Russ Lesser

President, Dive N’ Surf

(Former Body Glove President & Mayor of Manhattan Beach, CA)

Hillary truly understands our family’s business and zealously protects our 90-year-old brand.

After meeting her nine years after a horrible experience with our prior counsel, Hill quickly earned the trust of all three generations!

- Patty Striegel

President, Clay Smith Engineering |

Mr. Horsepower

Hillary helped me realize my lifelong dream of resurrecting a vintage car club and turning it into a brand.

She provided options at varying price points. Her communication is impeccable, and I’m thrilled to have her as an ally and advocate.

- Keith Thornhill

President, Hunters Car Club

Baseline

Support

Six Month

10 hours per month

$2,750/Month

$275/hour

12 Month

10 hours per month

$2,500/Month

$250/hour

Advanced

Advocacy

Six Month

20 hours per month

$5,000/Month

$250/hour

12 Month

20 hours per month

$4,500/Month

$225/hour

Concierge

Six Month

40 hours per month

$9,500/Month

$225/hour

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12 Month

40 hours per month

$8,600/Month

$215/hour

A maximum of 20% of your tier’s monthly hours roll over to the following month if unused (two, four, and eight, respectively).

Compare Kane Legal’s

Tiered Rates with Traditional GC Monthly Rates:*

Private Co.

Public Co.

Private Co.

Public Co.

Private Co.

Public Co.

$50,292

$91,917

$48,000

$82,000

$37,500

$41,708

Major/Metro

Area

Mid-sized

Metro Area

Small City

Rural Area

*GC monthly rates based on annual GC salaries reported in Barker-Gilmore’s 2023 In-House Counsel Report

Schedule

Your Call

ALL-TIER GUARANTEES

Call/email responses in 120 minutes or fewer - ALWAYS

Clear deadlines we will meet or beat

No legalese, official language, or gobbledygook!

Transparent work proposals and billing documents

Same-day service available for many tasks

You will never be charged for calling your counsel to ask a question

User friendly reporting and presentations

About Attorney

Hillary Kane

Hillary Kane is a licensed attorney with 30 years of experience.

Hillary is a driven and passionate professional. In over 15 years as Body Glove International's General Counsel and Business Development Veep, she performed nearly every leadership and management function, from managing international trademark portfolios/litigation to overseeing/training BG's global sales force.

She also served as Trademark Counsel for NBC Universal, where she worked strategically with TELEMUNDO, The Golf Channel, Universal Pictures Licensing, NBC News, NBC Entertainment, Universal Theme Parks, NBC Television, and the SPROUT, E! Entertainment, BRAVO, and OXYGEN networks.

Despite Hillary's civil litigation background, she possesses a knack for resolving issues in the board room vs. the courtroom.

She prides herself on a quick learning curve and understanding how individual parts of a company contribute to the whole. She has impeccable instincts for streamlining, problem-solving, and troubleshooting. She tirelessly seeks alternative distribution channels, novel strategies, and the often-illusive "blue ocean." She believes that if the path forward is unclear, more options are needed.

Hillary always "aims high" and inspires those around her to do the same. She is a natural leader with an impressive following (network) of people from all walks of life and all cultural backgrounds. She leads by example and is unmatched in passion, creativity, and integrity.

She believes relationships are the key to a successful business. “Every relationship is important…your staff, your board, your spouse, your pets, your environment, your UPS guy, and even your competition. Any bad relationship limits your ability to create a successful business and lead effectively."