Legal strategy for women scaling bold businesses

LAWYER, WOMAN

You've built something real. Let's protect it and scale it.

Scaling revenue and building a team? I provide flat-fee legal partnership for established women entrepreneurs across British Columbia. Direct access to a lawyer, virtual support, no gatekeepers.

Your business is scaling. Your legal support should too.

I learn where you're headed and help you get there. Responsive guidance when you need it. No billable hours, no surprises, just strategic partnership that scales with your ambition.

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About Us

Meet Mariela Gutierrez
Principal Lawyer + Founder

I partner with women entrepreneurs navigating growth-stage challenges - building teams, protecting IP, scaling operations.

You work directly with me. I learn your business, understand where you're headed, and provide strategic guidance that moves you forward. Relationship-based, virtual, flat-fee support from a lawyer who genuinely wants to see you win.

Let's build boldly, together.

Legal Support for Every Growth Stage

What we help with

  • Contracts set the rules, let’s make sure they work for you. We draft, review agreements that are clear, enforceable, and tailored to your needs.

    Common contracts we handle:
    Service Agreements, NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements), Partnership & Shareholder Agreements, Employment & Contractor Agreements, Vendor & Client Agreements, Licensing & Settlement Agreements, Waivers and Releases

  • We help you choose the right legal structure: sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation. Helping you understand liability, taxes, and management of each and handling required filings for you.

  • For any brick-and-mortar business, your lease is often the most significant contract you'll sign, directly impacting your operations and long-term success. We help landlords and tenants understand, negotiate, or review lease terms, renewals and everything in between. We can work behind the scenes or lead the negotiation for you.

  • We help you choose a unique, conflict-free business name and offer guidance on name searches and brand protection strategies, laying a strong legal foundation to protect your brand and intellectual property (IP).

  • Sometimes, you just need to "pick a lawyer's brain" to confidently navigate a business decision. Whether you need to understand a specific legal issue, brainstorm solutions to a challenge, or develop a proactive strategy, we offer focused sessions to help you gain clarity and make informed choices for your business's future.

Build Your Business with Confidence

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Email: info@encinolaw.ca

Workshops for Entrepreneurs

Our workshops help women entrepreneurs and small business owners learn corporate and business law essentials with year-round, bite-sized insights to keep you ahead.