Malaika Thornquist

I help people build things the rules haven’t quite caught up with: a dispensary, a software company, a commercial kitchen.

I started in a larger firm’s business group, where I learned how deals get papered, and left because I wanted to talk to the owner, not the owner’s assistant. Flatiron Law is a one-lawyer office on Pearl Street.

The name comes from the rock faces over town: big, plain, and visible from almost anywhere. That’s how I try to write, too. You’ll get the clause, what it means in a sentence, and what I’d change.

My clients are cannabis operators and founders in their first few years. Neither group has money to spare for surprises, so I spend my time on the ones that cost the most.