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also known as Kyle Westaway
Kyle Westaway is Managing Partner at Westaway and a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, where he co-teaches a course on social entrepreneurship.
Westaway is an innovative law firm advising startups, social entrepreneurs and impact investors through each stage in the lifecycle of an organization from concept to acquisition, with the perspective of blending profit and purpose. He specializes in emerging legal structures designed for social enterprise such as the Benefit Corporation, L3C and Flexible Purpose Corporation
He is the author of Profit & Purpose and writes on entrepreneurship, tech, social innovation and emerging markets for The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Time, Quartz, Harvard Business Review, among other publications. Every Saturday morning he sends out the Weekend Briefing - an email on the impact of innovation on society. Kyle serves on the board of the Closed Loop Foundation and is a mentor at Harvard’s I-Lab.
Specialties: Social Entrepreneurship. Startups.
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Posted by Gary | December 23, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Corporate & Incorporation
Knowledgeable & Responsive Attorney
I have worked with Kyle on & off for several years. He has a wonderful relationship with his clients. He is a trusted adviser to each of them (all of which are doing amazing things) and is unfailingly responsive to their needs. For corporate law/venture capital matters, especially for organization...
Posted by Philip | December 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Knowledgeable & Helpful
We hired Kyle to help re structure a partnership agreement for an llc. There were several nuances to our situation that required some creative problem solving and Kyle helped us navigate them and settle on terms that worked really well for us. Would absolutely use him again in the future.
Posted by Sara Beth | December 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Contracts & Agreements
Knowledgeable, Responsive, Kind
I hired Kyle to write a contract for a freelance job I was doing. Not only did he respond immediately, but the contract included what I’d asked for as well as additional clauses that I wasn’t aware I’d needed. He was so pleasurable to work with and I couldn’t have asked for a more seamless, straightf...
Posted by Sean | December 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Corporate & Incorporation
Co-founder, timeshel inc.
We had to transition from an LLC to a C-Corp due to a stipulation from our lead investor. We had heard great things about Kyle so hired him to guide us in this process. Kyle went above and beyond, helping us both strategically and tactically as well as providing the necessary tax guidance. He drafted...
Posted by Rukayatu Tijani | December 08, 2020 | Intellectual Property
Awesome and caring attorney
I had the ability to work with Kyle on a Trademark case; his responsiveness to questions and his amazing ability to properly manage client expectations is something to be admired. Will always recommend him and am willing to work with him again and again.
"I have worked with Kyle on opposing sides, with him as a mentor, and jointly on client work - he is infinitely knowledgeable, always professional, responsive, and an all around great attorney that serves a newer generation of entrepreneur and social justice companies. Highly recommend Kyle for many practice areas, in addition to the ones I cited in this endorsement!"
Business lawyer
2011
Cordes Fellowship, Cordes Foundation
2013 - Present
Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
2008 - Present
Managing Partner, Westaway
2017 - 2020
Legal Unicorn SocietyMember
$2.1 Investment lead to 15,000 African farmers supported.
The first publicly-traded Public Benefit Corporation in the Hospitality Industry.
Increased opportunity and living standard for graduates.
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