EXHIBIT · ABOUT

the law firmwe wish we'd had.

Between us we've built six companies, raised $78M+, and hired — and fired — more lawyers than we'd like to admit. sudo.law is the firm we would have loved when we were the ones getting the scary email at 9:47 PM.

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EXHIBIT A — OUR STORY

we built the firm we needed and couldn't find.

Every founder story hits the same episodic moments. A demand letter lands. A customer stops paying. You have to terminate someone on Friday. A SAFE lands in your inbox and you need a second set of eyes before you sign it. A patent troll finds you. A cofounder gets weird.

Finding a good lawyer in those moments is brutal. Jordan fired seven attorneys before he found one worth keeping. Mike raised $28M for Paxton AI and $78M+ across companies before that, and still spent weeks each round asking friends of friends for a lawyer who'd give a straight answer without a $12,000 retainer.

The billable hour is the root of it. A meter that rewards the firm for your problem taking longer. A quote that says "it depends" and a bill that somehow always ends in a nine.

So we built sudo.law: one number a month for everything conversational — questions, meetings, templates, reads — and a flat, published price for every project on the menu. You approve the number, in writing, before we start. No surprises. Ever.

EXHIBIT B — WHAT WE BELIEVE

four rules we won't break.

VALUE 01

Flat, in writing, before we start.

No billable hour, no per-page counting, no “contact us for pricing.” One number, agreed up front. The meter never runs.

VALUE 02

Talk is free. Work is flat.

Questions, meetings, and reads are unlimited on membership. When a question turns into real drafting or a real fight, it goes on the menu at a price you approve first.

VALUE 03

Founders first, because we were them.

We've signed the term sheets, sent the demand letters, made the Friday termination call, and lived through the co-founder dispute. We answer like people who've been there — because we have.

VALUE 04

An honest no beats an expensive maybe.

If your case is weak, the template is enough, or the problem isn't legal at all, we say so. Even when it costs us the work. Especially then.

EXHIBIT C — WHO WE ARE

big-law litigation. ai underwriting. pointed at your problem.

Previously atKirkland & EllisMcKinseyPaxton AIZestyAIBofA Merrill Lynch
Jordan Birnholtz

Jordan Birnholtz

CO-FOUNDER, CEO & ATTORNEY

Former litigator at Kirkland & Ellis, the world's highest-grossing law firm, and a repeat founder. Signs every piece of work that leaves this firm — your matter starts on his desk.

Mike Ulin

Mike Ulin

CO-FOUNDER & CTO

Builds AI that prices risk. Co-founded Paxton AI ($28M raised), led AI at ZestyAI (models backstop $4 trillion in insured assets), and was previously at McKinsey. Builds the systems that make sudo.law fast.

Damien Leddy

Damien Leddy

FOUNDING ENGINEER

Founding engineer at Paxton AI — built the platform from zero to multi-million ARR. A decade of engineering in regulated industries, including Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He keeps your matter moving.

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