LIVA LAW LLC · NEW JERSEY

Your Fractional General Counsel

Business counsel, compliance, and estate planning — delivered with the responsiveness your company needs.

SERVICES

What we do

Fractional General Counsel

You need legal coverage across contracts, decisions, and risk — but not a full-time in-house hire. We embed as your company's counsel on a flexible basis, giving you the same strategic and day-to-day support without the overhead.

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Compliance & Regulatory Advisory

Compliance isn't a one-time project — it's ongoing, and the gaps tend to surface at the worst moments. We help businesses build practical compliance programs, navigate licensing requirements, and stay ahead of regulatory exposure before it becomes a real problem.

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Contract Drafting & Negotiation

Most contract disputes trace back to vague language written under time pressure. We draft and negotiate agreements that are clear, enforceable, and built to protect you — vendor contracts, commercial deals, employment agreements, and more.

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Business Formation & Structuring

How you structure your business matters more than most founders expect. We handle entity formation, operating agreements, and governance documents — designed to match how you actually plan to run and grow the company.

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Regulated Industry Counsel

Financial services, real estate, and other regulated industries carry layers of licensing and oversight that general business attorneys aren't built to handle. We provide focused guidance on licensing applications, compliance frameworks, and ongoing regulatory strategy.

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Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning

Building a business means building something worth protecting. As your company grows, so does your need to plan — for your family, your assets, and what happens if something changes. We handle wills, trusts, and powers of attorney for business owners who want their personal affairs as well-structured as their company.

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ABOUT

Not your typical outside counsel

Edward Liva spent nearly five years at Barclays leading onboarding, financial crimes and operational risk policy, and before that served as corporate counsel to an institutional foreign exchange venue. That background matters here mainly as a sense of proportion — knowing which risks are worth carrying at a smaller company, and which are not.

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Edward Liva

Attorney at Law

Founder, Liva Law LLC

FOCUS

Business &
Compliance

BASED IN

Woodcliff Lake, NJ

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