The ​Moulton Law Group is a boutique law firm providing sophisticated corporate legal counsel. We strive to provide our clients with the legal expertise and knowledge expected from a large national law firm, while providing fair rates, flexible fee arrangements and the personal attention of senior-level attorneys that can only realistically be provided by a boutique practice.

  • “MLG’s professionalism, pragmatism, and appreciation of what it means to be a mission-based business has helped our company grow from a good idea to a multimillion-dollar Vermont-based enterprise. Mamava has worked with Eli and team from the very beginning and they have helped us navigate everything from our earliest seed rounds to our largest enterprise contracts.”

    Sascha Mayer, Co-Founder, Mamava, Inc.

  • Tier 1 Best Law Firms – 2022, 2023 – Business Organizations

    U.S. News – Best Lawyers®

  • “Our firm has worked with Eli and the MLG team for a decade and we have always been impressed with the quality of their work and the value we received through the process as investors. Over dozens of transactions and thousands of pages of legal documentation, we have always been confident that MLG will address the details as needed, and signal to our partnership the key issues that need to be considered and negotiated.”

    Lee Bouyea, Managing Director, FreshTracks Capital

  • “Time and again, Peter and MLG have been our go to venture law firm of choice. Dependable, knowledgeable, and reasonably priced. Three things not always found in other venues. We love working with Peter and MLG. They are great at what they do, but also authentic and real. People you actually want to hang out with outside of work.”

    Benjamin Britt, Managing Partner, Route 66 Ventures

  • Tier 1 Best Law Firm by US News & World Report 2021

    Best Lawyers® Law Firm Rankings

  • “Eli and MLG were recommended to us when we were about to embark on a transaction we wished to have handled firmly but without causing ill-will among the participants. Eli, Evan, and the rest of the MLG team exhibited tremendous calmness, intelligence, professionalism, and business acumen (along with being easy and enjoyable to work with), resulting in a successful transaction and a positive working relationship with our new partners.”

    Richard Sontag, Chief Turtle, The Turtle Fur Company

  • “The work MLG has done for Gaingels has been insightful, timely and accurate. As we’ve scaled from one employee to fifty, Eli and Liz’s team has scaled right alongside us. It’s not hyperbole to say we wouldn’t be where we are today without them.”

    Peter Steinberg, General Partner, Gaingels Inc

  • Boutique Business Law Firm of the Year 2020 – New England

    New World Report Awards, Legal Elite

  • "Peter Osborn and his colleagues at MLG are the most detail-oriented transaction attorneys in the business. They work quickly and thoroughly and read every document. They always catch important discussion points within the documents and are a pleasure to work with. They have now executed hundreds of transactions for us over the years and we have recommended their services to many happy clients."

    Zachary Aarons, Co-Founder and General Partner, MetaProp

  • "Eli is the f@#king best. After 15 years using MLG to start several companies, my board told me to use a big firm, but the big firm lawyers were expensive and sucked #ss. So we're gonna stick with Eli & MLG forever."

    Ben Kaufman, CEO, Camp NYC, Inc.

  • Tier 1 Best Law Firm by US News & World Report 2019

    Best Lawyers® Law Firm Rankings

  • “MLG is insightful, highly ingenious and gifted problem solvers. They have an impressive ability to frame situations by role-playing all interests involved and are great strategists. They are terrifically responsive, customize their work to the situation at hand, and are highly personable. They not only provide sound, thorough, impeccable legal counsel, they also bring creative solutions to complex problems. I have been working with MLG for almost a decade. I believe nobody is better at VC law than MLG. I recommend them with absolutely no reservation: You cannot do better.”

    William Cats-Baril, Associate Professor, Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont

  • “Eli and his team at MLG have been indispensable partners for 10 years. When we came to them, we were a 1-year-old LLC just beginning to get traction. They counselled us, transitioned us to a C-Corp, through our investment, and in 2020 shepherded our acquisition. I couldn’t think of a better partner.”

    Adam Tompkins, Cofounder, Working Not Working™

  • Best Business Law Boutique – New England, Legal Elite Awards 2019

    US Business News

  • “Eli has been advising Aqua ViTea for 15 years since the company's inception and he feels like a critical part of our leadership team. I wouldn’t make any broad strategic company decision without first checking in with Eli and the MLG team."

    Jeff Weaber, CEO, Aqua ViTea, LLC

  • “From day one, setting up the company in a complex emerging tech sector, through our first fundraise and expansions, Eli and the team at MLG have advised, educated, and supported us every step along the way.”

    Ryan McDevitt, CEO, Benchmark Space Systems

  • Boston Founders’ Short List – 2018, Corporate Law

    Companyon Ventures

  • “I’ve been working with Eli since 2007, my first start-up experience. Since then, he has grown an amazing team at MLG, who have helped me navigate some very challenging situations over the years. We are so fortunate to have MLG in Vermont helping to shepherd early-stage companies.”

    Rob Conboy, CEO, Glavel, Inc.

  • “Eli and the MLG team have met every need my small but complicated business had. He helped us do a Community Supported Enterprise for our Burlington store in 2012 and we have been with him ever since. His team is the best. Period.”

    Mike DeSanto and Renee Reiner, Phoenix Books

  • Best Law Firm by US News & World Report 2018

    Best Lawyers® Law Firm Rankings

  • “Eli Moulton and his team at MLG deeply understand the particular challenges of running an early-stage company.”

    Paul Hines, co-founder, Packetized Energy (acquired by EnergyHub)

Practicing on a national scale from one of the smallest states in the union. On purpose.

PRACTICE AREAS

Helping you thrive. Providing practical business insight and innovative legal solutions at every stage. 

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Venture Capital & Other Financing Transactions

We help businesses structure, negotiate and close a wide range of financing transactions, from initial seed rounds, to venture debt, to later-stage venture capital transactions. We also represent venture capital funds, angel groups and individual investors to structure, review, negotiate and close preferred stock financings, SAFE and convertible note financings and other investment opportunities.

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Mergers & Business Acquisitions

We represent buyers and sellers in private equity transactions, corporate roll-ups, small and mid-market business acquisitions and other private company transactions.

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General Corporate Representation

We represent business clients across a diverse group of industries, including technology, manufacturing, consumer products, food and beverage, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. We act as external general counsel for many of our clients, advising on employment matters, cap table management, equity incentives and commercial contracts. We also help entrepreneurs form and structure new business entities.

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IP Licensing and Trademark

We have substantial experience in licensing transactions and registering and maintaining trademarks. We also have close relationships with specialty IP counsel who can assist our clients with other specialized areas like patent prosecution, IP litigation and foreign IP protection.

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OUR PEOPLE

Experience and commitment, competence and approachability. Our team of professionals is easy to work with and ready to help. 

OUR CLIENTS

Having great clients striving to do great things is what motivates us.
We proudly support clients at all stages of growth, across a wide array of industries. Here is a sampling of some of our exciting clients that we are proud to represent.