words
“A client should never be surprised by a bill, a delay, or a name they do not recognise on their file. Everything we do at Northgate starts from that.”
Experience
Selected experience
Eleanor has advised founders and owner-managers for more than twenty years, from first shareholder agreement to exit.
Founded Northgate Legal
2009
Opened the firm on a fixed-fee, partner-led model, starting with four clients and one office in New York.
Growth-stage shareholder work
2014
Built the company and commercial practice around venture-backed businesses and family-owned groups.
Managing Partner
2019
Took over day-to-day leadership of the firm, adding the Chicago and Austin offices.
Exit of a client from day one
2025
Advised a founder she first met in 2010 on the sale of the business to a listed buyer.
Notes
Notes from the partners
Short, practical notes on contracts, people, disputes and funding, written for the people who run businesses.
June 11, 2026
July 16, 2026
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
