Build the business.
We'll handle the legal.
Practical legal support for founders and investors, covering structure, contracts, fundraising, employment, privacy, and growth.
A law firm built around how businesses actually work.
Verity is a legal practice for founders, growing businesses, and investors. We combine legal expertise with a practical understanding of how businesses raise money, hire, manage risk, and grow. You get clear advice, direct access to your lawyer, and support that fits the stage you're at.
Different businesses. Same problem: legal work can't slow you down.
We work with people building, backing, and scaling businesses.
Founders
You've got enough to think about. We handle the legal work so you can focus on building.
Growing Businesses
More customers, employees, and contracts mean more risk. We help your legal infrastructure keep pace.
Investors
Good investments start with good legal foundations. We help you spot issues before they become surprises.
Startups & Tech Companies
Move fast, just don't leave the legal work behind. We build the foundations alongside the company.
Legal support for the moments that move the business.
Ongoing legal support for companies that need a lawyer in the room, without a full legal department.
We help with:
- Contracts
- Corporate structure
- Shareholder matters
- Employment
- Governance
- Fundraising
- Commercial negotiations
- Legal risk
Practical privacy support for businesses that collect, store, or share personal data.
We help with:
- Privacy programmes
- Data protection compliance
- Privacy notices
- Data processing agreements
- DPIAs
- Vendor reviews
- Data breaches
- Cross-border transfers
Private client support for families dealing with property, succession, trusts, and family arrangements.
We help with:
- Wills & succession
- Trusts
- Estate planning
- Property matters
- Family arrangements
We review your legal foundations and show you what needs fixing.
We look at:
- Company structure
- Shareholding
- Founder arrangements
- Contracts
- IP
- Employment
- Privacy
- Regulatory exposure
Find the gaps before someone else does.
Your company may have grown faster than its paperwork. That's normal. The problem is finding out during fundraising, due diligence, or a dispute. Our Legal Health Check gives you a practical review and a clear list of what needs attention.
No mystery. Just the next step.
Tell us what's happening.
You don't need the legal question figured out, just the business problem.
- A short call to understand your business and priorities
- No obligation, no jargon, just a conversation
We work out what matters.
We identify the issues, the risks, and what happens next.
- Review of existing contracts, structure, and compliance
- Gaps flagged against how your business actually operates
We give you a clear plan.
What we're doing, why, and what it takes.
- A prioritized list of what needs attention first
- Transparent, predictable pricing upfront
We get it done.
Advice is useful. Execution is better.
- Ongoing support as your business grows
- A dedicated partner, not a rotating cast of lawyers
Know what you're investing in.
Legal due diligence shouldn't be a box-ticking exercise. We help investors identify what could affect an investment: ownership, governance, contracts, IP, employment, regulatory exposure.
Talk to Us About Due DiligenceBuild it right from the start.
The legal problems that hurt later often start small: founder arrangements, shares, IP, contracts, employment, data. We help you get the foundations right without burying you in paperwork.
Start With VerityMeet Michelle.
Michelle Liz Mishi, CIPP/E
Founder & Principal AdvocateMichelle Liz Mishi, CIPP/E, is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and the founder of Verity. Her practice sits at the intersection of business, technology, privacy, and law, working with founders on the decisions that come with building and scaling: contracts, corporate structures, privacy, fundraising, and risk.
Connect With MichelleClarity for your next important decision.
Tell us where your business is, and what's keeping you up at night. We'll look at what you've already built, what's missing, and give you a clear plan: what to fix first, what can wait, and what it'll cost.
"Verity caught a clause in our vendor contract that could have cost us significantly later. They explained the issue clearly and helped us fix it before we signed."FOUNDER, GROWING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY