Clear commercial advice, quoted in 24 hours.

For founders and owners who need a lawyer that answers the phone. The first call is free and one partner sees your matter through.
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Why Northgate

You know the cost, the plan, and who is on it.

Most founders come to us after a bad experience: calls that were not returned, a bill twice the estimate, a junior they never met doing the work.

With Northgate you get one senior lawyer, a written quote before we start, and replies the same day. That is the whole offer.
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The Northgate Method

Three steps, so you always know where you stand.

1. A free first call, today. 2. A written quote within 24 hours. 3. One partner from start to finish, with replies the same day.
Practice areas

Six practice areas, each one led by a partner who answers.

Shareholder agreements, contracts and terms that protect the business you are building, quoted in writing first.
Contracts, handbooks, restructures and tribunal claims, handled for employers by a senior lawyer who calls back.
Contract, shareholder and supplier disputes resolved early where possible, and fought properly where not.
Trade marks, licences and confidentiality, so the ideas your business runs on stay yours.
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Since 2009

Partner-led since 2009. Over 1,200 commercial matters resolved.

Fixed fees where we can, an hourly rate with a cap where we cannot. Either way you get a written quote before any work starts.
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1,200+
Matters resolved
98%
Would recommend us
$410M
Deals completed
Offices

Three offices, one standard

New York, Chicago and Austin. Every meeting can also be held by video.

New York

210 Northgate Plaza, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10017

Chicago

88 Lakeshore Court, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606

Austin

415 Ridgeline Court, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78701
Testimonials
Northgate quoted our shareholder agreement in writing before they started. The final bill matched it.
Maya Ellis
Founder, software company
A supplier dispute had dragged on for a year. Northgate settled it in six weeks, without a court date.
Tom Vidal
Owner, logistics company
The same partner handled our lease, our fundraise and our acquisition. Northgate never passed us down the line.
Helen Marsh
CEO, manufacturing group
Our Series A closed on time because Northgate turned every document round the same day.
Arjun Patel
Co-founder, fintech
Northgate rewrote our contracts and handbook in plain English. Our managers actually use them now.
Denise Okafor
HR Director, retail chain
Thirty years in business and Northgate are the first lawyers who answer the phone themselves.
Frank Delaney
Chairman, family business
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No charge for the first call, and a written quote within 24 hours of it. Or ask a question by email.