Protect What
You’re Building.
Business law counsel for established businesses, technology companies, and founders across Arizona, California, and Texas — corporate formation, contracts, M&A, and employment law from a firm that moves at the pace of your business, with consultations by phone or video.
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Counsel Built on
Business Experience
Nadine Deeb brings in-house technology-company experience and practical corporate judgment to the businesses she advises. Before founding Accord & Shield, she worked in-house at a technology company; she now advises established businesses, technology companies, and founders on the agreements, structures, and transactions that support operations and protect ownership — contracts, M&A, governance, and multi-state operations. Admitted in California, Arizona, and Texas, she works with companies operating across all three states.
Counsel that travels with your business.
Licensed in Arizona, California, and Texas, Accord & Shield gives your business consistent legal counsel across all three states — wherever you operate, incorporate, or expand.
Arizona → · California → · Texas → · Multi-State (AZ · CA · TX) → · View All Service Areas →
Practice Areas
Full-service business counsel for established businesses, technology companies, and founders — from formation through growth, protection, and transactions.
Outside General Counsel
Ongoing counsel for companies that need experienced legal guidance without an in-house legal department — from first contracts through exit.
Outside general counsel →Business Contracts & Negotiations
Drafting, review, and negotiation of the agreements your business runs on, plus advocacy at the table when terms are contested.
Contracts → · Negotiations →SaaS, Technology & AI Governance
Software agreements, licensing, and the policies that govern how your company uses AI — built for how technology companies operate.
SaaS Agreements → · AI Governance →Corporate Formation & Governance
Entity selection, formation, and governance — LLCs, corporations, and operating agreements built to support the company you’re building.
Corporate formation →Mergers & Acquisitions
End-to-end deal counsel — diligence, structuring, negotiation, and closing — for buyers, sellers, and investors, including technology M&A.
M&A → · Technology M&A →Employment & Intellectual Property
Employment policies, contractor agreements, and workplace compliance, alongside IP protection, licensing, and safeguarding what your company creates.
Employment → · IP & Trademarks →Additional services: Trademarks · Privacy & Terms · Business Disputes · Partnership Dissolution · Founders Hub. Don’t see what you need? Find the right service →
Sophisticated Counsel.
Personal Attention. Clear Expectations.
Business counsel grounded in experience, attentive to your priorities, and clear about scope, timing, and fees.
Experienced Business Judgment
Nadine advises on the agreements, structures, and transactions behind day-to-day operations and major decisions — weighing legal positions against commercial priorities, drawing on her in-house technology-company experience.
Direct, Attentive Counsel
You work with the attorney handling your matter. Questions get a considered answer, and we keep you informed about progress, outstanding decisions, and next steps throughout the engagement.
Clear Scope and Timelines
Scope, deadlines, and dependencies are set at the outset and revisited when the work changes. Milestones are realistic, and we flag early when a date turns on a counterparty.
Thoughtful Management of Legal Spend
The firm generally bills hourly, with flat fees where scope allows. You receive an estimate before work begins, with prompt notice if scope changes — and structured intake that keeps administration from consuming billable time.
We discuss scope and anticipated fees upfront, explain the assumptions behind estimates, and flag material changes so you can make informed decisions about additional work. How we scope, price, and run the work →
Trusted by Founders and Established Businesses
Nadine worked with me to improve and expand my SLA so my client and my business were both protected. She created a new software license and privacy policy and delivered everything in one week. Easy to collaborate with, and she walked me through everything line by line. I’ll be working with her moving forward and recommending her to my business clients.
Nadine is a highly skilled corporate attorney and I highly recommend her. She is knowledgeable and experienced in several areas of corporate and business law — an intelligent speaker and creative thinker who provides clear, concise explanations of difficult legal concepts and straightforward solutions. I recommend Nadine to anyone in need of a corporate attorney. She’ll go above and beyond to ensure her clients’ matters are as successful as possible.
Testimonials reflect the personal experiences and opinions of individual clients. They do not guarantee, predict, or warrant a similar outcome in any other matter. Each legal matter depends on its specific facts, circumstances, and applicable law. No attorney-client relationship is formed by viewing this website or contacting the firm unless and until a written engagement agreement is signed.
The Kind of Work We Do
A sample of the matters Accord & Shield Legal handles for business clients across Arizona, California & Texas.
Guided a technology company through the sale of its business — handling diligence, deal structuring, and negotiation from term sheet to closing.
Structured a multi-member company from the ground up — entity selection, operating agreement, and ownership terms built to prevent future disputes.
Drafted and negotiated a master services agreement and SOWs for a SaaS provider, protecting scope, payment, and IP across its client base.
Representative matters are illustrative of the firm’s experience and are described in general terms to protect client confidentiality. They do not guarantee or predict the outcome of any future matter.
A Clear Path Forward
How an engagement typically runs. The shape is adapted to the matter in front of us.
Understand
Your business, the objective, and what the work has to accomplish.
Define
Scope, anticipated fees, and timing — agreed before substantive work begins.
Execute
Drafting, review, and negotiation, with updates as positions move.
Deliver
Final documents, what they commit you to, and what to watch next.
We plan legal work around your business priorities and communicate promptly when timing or scope changes. More on how we work →
Frequently Asked
It’s a short conversation about your situation and whether the firm is the right fit. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship — that begins only once we’ve agreed scope and fees in a signed engagement letter.
Before work begins, we discuss scope and anticipated fees and explain the assumptions behind the estimate. The firm generally bills hourly, with flat fees available where scope can be defined clearly, and we give prompt notice if scope changes materially. More on how we work →
Yes. Nadine Deeb is licensed in Arizona, California, and Texas, and the firm advises companies operating across all three states — wherever you operate, incorporate, or expand.
Protect What You’re Building.
You don’t need a legal problem to call a business attorney — you call one to prevent them. Schedule your consultation today.