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Legal & business counsel for entrepreneurs, investors, and companies.

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Practice
Areas

Legal counsel for business formation, financing, transactions, and ongoing operations.

All practice areas
Mergers, acquisitions & transactions

Legal support for acquisitions and business sales, including letters of intent, due diligence, transaction documents, and closing.

Venture & growth finance

Financing counsel for founders and growing companies, including equity rounds, convertible notes, SAFEs, and investor documentation.

Business formation & operations

Entity formation, ownership and governance arrangements, commercial contracts, and outside general counsel support.

Commercial real estate

Legal support for acquisitions, dispositions, commercial leasing, and development transactions.

Intellectual property

Trademark strategy and registration, intellectual property licensing, and assignment agreements.

Additional representation

NIL and entertainment agreements, wills and trusts, business succession planning, and business dispute support. View the complete practice list.

Fort Law PLLC is a business law firm in Louisville, Kentucky.

Based in NuLu, we advise entrepreneurs, investors, and established businesses on formation, financing, transactions, and ongoing legal matters.

Nathan Fort’s background includes co-founding Awesome Inc and Awesome Ventures and serving as a founding member of the Cherub Fund. That experience informs the firm’s business law practice.

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Our
Attorneys

Nathan Fort and Trevor Payton advise clients on business law matters. Read their biographies for practice backgrounds, education, and admissions.

Meet the firm
Nathan Fort

Nathan Fort

Founder & Managing Member

Business formation, M&A, financing, and venture capital. Co-founder of Awesome Inc.
Admitted in Kentucky.

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Trevor Payton

Trevor Payton

Attorney

Corporate business matters, commercial real estate, and civil litigation.
Admitted in Kentucky and Indiana.

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Client
Perspectives

“We see Fort Law as more than just our lawyers. We see them as our advisors.”

Chris Bailey · GearBrake

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Fort Law

For questions about representation or to discuss a business matter, contact our office.

Email our officeOr call (502) 509-3678
Visit415 East Market Street, Suite 101
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Contactcontact@fortlawgroup.com
(502) 509-3678
Office hoursMonday–Friday
9 AM–5 PM