Shepherd Founding Team
Built by operators and attorneys who've been in the trenches—Shepherd's team has experienced the pain of slow, expensive legal services firsthand and understands what startups actually need: speed, quality, and transparency.
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Emad ElShawa
Emad ElShawa founded Shepherd after experiencing legal industry inefficiencies as an executive at Fundbox, Counterpart, and Capstack. He built Shepherd to give startups fast, high-quality legal work at transparent, fixed prices, reimagining legal services for growing companies.
Jacky Junek
Jacky Junek brings over a decade of legal and business experience from Morgan Stanley and NeuroID, where she served as SVP of Legal through the company's acquisition by Experian. After experiencing firsthand the legal challenges facing fast-growing startups and the limitations of traditional hourly billing, she joined Shepherd to deliver expert legal counsel at startup speed and transparent pricing.
A Forum Venture Studio Company
Venture studios offer a comprehensive approach to business creation, propelling founders from ideation to launch. The studio model mitigates startup risks with tailored services, such as product design, operations, GTM strategy execution, and capital. Providing access to key resources, professional networks, and an environment fostering high success rates, Forum's Venture Studio creates a robust platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into thriving ventures.
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Legal insights and startup guidance to help founders move faster and make better decisions.
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