We advise IT companies and technology projects on business structure, contracts, Moldova IT Park (MITP), intellectual property, data and regulatory risks.
We assess the project model, contracts, and regulatory risks.
Other lawyers from the team may join the work depending on your matter.
We assist with company registration, contracts, rights to the product and protection of technology patents.
When an IT company needs to obtain Moldova IT Park resident status.
When terms need to be agreed with clients, employees and contractors.
When the company’s rights to its code, brand and product need to be documented.
When a crypto project’s model needs review before launch, listing or approaching a bank.
When a product enters the EU market and its personal data processing needs review.
When dividends and employee share option plans (ESOPs) need to be structured.
Focus
We build the legal foundation of the product before structural, ownership, or payment-model errors become expensive.
You are opening a company in Moldova to work globally. You need to obtain Moldova IT Park resident status to operate legally with a 7% tax rate, avoiding critical setup errors.
An investor conducts Due Diligence and requires proof that the company owns all code, not third-party freelancers. An urgent IP audit is required.
You intend to launch a token (ICO/IDO), start an exchange, or integrate crypto payments. You need a legal framework in a crypto-friendly jurisdiction.
Examples of work for technology companies and startups, presented without disclosing trade secrets.
A client discovered that a former CTO had registered part of the source code and the company brand in his name, demanding a huge ransom.
We rebuilt the chain of title to the code and brand, fixed the work-for-hire evidence, and brought the asset back into the company perimeter.
Through the IP Agency (AGEPI), we proved the product was created under an employment contract. Rights were returned without payouts.
A startup planned to accept USDT payments for digital services to a Moldovan LLC, but local banks blocked the transactions.
We clarified the payment structure, prepared a legal opinion, and built a workable legal basis for the bank.
Drafted a Legal Opinion proving the legality of the setup via a licensed EU crypto-processor. Accounts were unblocked, operations legalized.
A foreign game-dev studio opened an office in Chisinau but mistakenly paid standard taxes instead of the flat 7% for half a year.
We accelerated MITP onboarding, recalculated the tax model, and carried the refund through to completion.
We fast-tracked MITP resident status, recalculated the tax base retroactively, and had the overpaid taxes returned to the company's accounts.
We review the product and its legal risks, agree on the documents needed and set out the next steps.
We examine the product: flows of fiat money and cryptocurrency, business or consumer users, and server locations.
If Moldova does not meet all criteria, we propose a combined international corporate structure involving companies in other countries.
We prepare the core documents: non-disclosure agreements for the team and terms of use for the product. Documents are prepared in two languages.
We help designers place terms of use, consent fields and pop-up notices in the interface in line with legal requirements.
We document rights to trade marks and software. We assess and reduce the risk of claims by former co-founders and contractors, including patent claims.
We act as an external legal department, reviewing supplier and client contracts daily and handling ongoing legal matters.
Short answers to the questions worth discussing before work starts.
When the product enters the market, starts generating revenue, involves contractors or investors, or collects user data. Product rights, contracts and personal data documents should be reviewed early: correcting these issues later costs more.
We review the business model, money flows, countries involved, anti-money laundering (AML) risks and regulatory requirements that apply to the project. These issues should be clarified before decisions on launching the product and working with banks.
Usually a short description of the business model, the current company structure, a list of key contracts, and an understanding of the markets and user types involved are enough. If the documents are not yet assembled, work can still start from the product, the team, and where the main risk sits now.
