Second.law, Inc.
What we do
2nd.law helps businesses and talented people build, launch, and grow in the United States, handling the company, the contracts, and the immigration side under one roof.
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We work with U.S. companies and international ones alike. For domestic businesses, we're a strategic legal partner across formation, contracts, governance, IP, employment, and the purchase and sale of businesses and business assets, and we handle the immigration work when you want to hire or transfer foreign talent. For founders and talent coming from abroad, we pair entity formation with the right visa or green card so your U.S. business and your move forward together.
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Beyond launch, we stay on as your ongoing legal and strategic partner, from everyday contracts to flexible Legal Counsel Plans built around your company, so you can focus on building.
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Our mission is to empower businesses and entrepreneurs, wherever they're based, to build, grow, and transact in the United States.
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#Lawve your career. Dream. Design. Inspire. Create.
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Bahar Ansari
Founder & Attorney
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Bahar Ansari founded 2nd.law to give founders and business owners back their peace of mind, with high-quality legal work that's both strategic and accessible. We counsel companies and talented individuals at every stage, from forming and growing a business to handling contracts, deals, and immigration, so you can focus on what you do best.
Our Talented Attorneys
Bahar Ansari
Founder & Attorney
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Licensed in CA.
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Founder and pioneering attorney specializing in corporate and startup law, creative law, and extraordinary-talent immigration. Recognized by Forbes and Law.com, she guides entrepreneurs and creatives in building and scaling with strategic legal clarity.
Katherine Gilbertson
Senior Attorney
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Licensed in MD.
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Senior Associate with 18 years of experience in corporate law, litigation, and extraordinary-talent immigration. With a global perspective, she guides her clients' ambitions with focused legal expertise and strategic clarity.
How we do it
1. Dream.
Empower your dream.
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Empower your dream. Our job is to understand your goals and help you make them real. It's crucial to choose an attorney you connect with, someone who understands your needs, vision, and ambitions, and who has been where you are. We're founders and entrepreneurs ourselves, so we understand the pace and demands of building and growing a business.
2. Design.
Empower your business with structure.
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Empower your business with structure. Together, we'll design the best way to protect you. Our experience as both lawyers and entrepreneurs leads to big-picture advice that's clear and concise. We take a holistic approach, pairing legal and business know-how with real empathy to build you a custom solution, whatever stage you're at.
3. Inspire.
Empower your team.
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Empower your team. As part of your growing organization, we help you navigate a complex legal landscape, supporting you as much as you need. We work as one with you and your team, here to make things easier and give you peace of mind as you enter deals, negotiate contracts, and grow your business in the U.S.
4. Create.
Empower your creations.
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Empower your work. Let's launch your new venture the right way. We help you save time and money, so you can spend more of both on the work that matters. You've worked hard and laid a foundation; now you get to reap the rewards. Our job is to be as efficient as possible, so you spend less time worrying about your business or your move and more time building. That's why we're as devoted to educating you as we are to protecting your work.
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Who we do it for
Business Clientele
Builders & Operators​
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Our business clients range from U.S. companies to international startups, across technology, AI, health, fintech, the creator economy, education, and beyond. We help them form, grow, transact, and hire, whether that's a domestic company scaling its team or a foreign business expanding into the U.S.
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Individual Clientele
Dreamers & Doers
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Our individual clients are founders, entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, engineers, designers, researchers, executives, managers, and highly skilled professionals, and the list goes on.
WHAT OUR TALENTED CLIENTS SAY
"2nd.law is simply the best legal solution. I feel so lucky to have met its founder Bahar. After meeting so many lawyers from different firms, I couldn’t believe how easy and personal the experience was. I was so happy with the results and have referred many people so far, because I know they will be in good hands."
Mika Newton
Singer & Actress