OUTSIDE GENERAL COUNSEL

Most growing companies don't need a full-time general counsel — but they need one they can call. Apto Law provides retained outside general counsel services for businesses that want senior legal leadership without the overhead of a permanent hire. With more than 20 years of employment law experience, Fortune 500 litigation defense, and in-house VP/General Counsel leadership, Apto Law operates as an integrated extension of your team — advising on risk, managing legal operations, and coordinating outside specialists across every area of your business.

Retained Fractional or Ongoing Legal Counsel scaled to your business
Strategic Legal Oversight across employment, commercial, regulatory, and operational matters
Coordination and Management of Outside Specialist Counsel
Legal Budget Planning, Matter Management, and Vendor Oversight
Board and Executive Advisory on risk, governance, and compliance
Contract Review Triage and Escalation Protocols
Cross-Functional Partnership with HR, Operations, Finance, and Leadership
Legal Playbook Development for recurring scenarios (hiring, terminations, vendor onboarding, data incidents)
Regulatory Compliance Monitoring across multi-state operations
Pre-Litigation Risk Assessment and Early Dispute Resolution
Policy and Procedure Audits aligned with current federal and state requirement
Interim General Counsel Coverage during leadership transitions

Serve as your company's fractional or retained General Counsel
Provide strategic legal oversight across all business functions
Manage and coordinate outside specialist counsel (litigation, IP, regulatory, transactional)
Partner cross-functionally with HR, Operations, Finance, and executive leadership
Advise the board and C-suite on legal risk, governance, and compliance
Build legal infrastructure — playbooks, escalation protocols, and contract review systems
Monitor Regulatory Compliance across multi-state operations
Provide Interim General Counsel Coverage during leadership transitions