Smart Contract Legal Review
$349 Flat Fee - 3 to 5 Business Days
Attorney review of Solidity, Vyper, or Move contracts for legal risk, ToS alignment, and regulatory exposure. Pairs with — does not replace — a security audit.
Get StartedThis is a legal review, not a security audit. We do not test for reentrancy, oracle manipulation, MEV exploits, or other technical vulnerabilities. For technical audits, see firms like OpenZeppelin, Trail of Bits, or ConsenSys Diligence. Our review is the legal layer that complements (not replaces) those audits.
What You Get
A smart contract is a contract. The fact that it executes automatically does not insulate the parties from misrepresentation claims, securities liability, money-transmission rules, OFAC sanctions exposure, or contractual disputes about what was actually promised. The biggest legal risks we see in protocol launches are mismatches between what the code does and what the ToS, white paper, or marketing materials say it does.
Our flat-fee Smart Contract Legal Review reads your contract function-by-function alongside your project's stated intent, identifies legal risks, and produces a plain-English memorandum suitable for founders, counsel, and counterparties. The memo is structured for use in due diligence, litigation defense, or pre-launch remediation.
- Solidity, Vyper, or Move legal review by a licensed attorney
- Mismatch detection between contract behavior and party intent
- Terms-of-service alignment audit (does the ToS match what the code does?)
- KYC/AML hook identification and OFAC sanctions exposure
- Regulatory risk flags (SEC, CFTC, FinCEN) tied to specific contract functions
- Plain-English memorandum suitable for founders, counsel, and counterparties
How It Works
Submit Contract
Provide the contract address, GitHub link, or source files. Up to 1,000 lines of code.
Pay Flat Fee
Submit $349 online. Funds held in trust until delivery.
Legal Review
Attorney reviews the contract function-by-function for legal risk and produces a written memo.
Receive Your Memo
Receive a written legal review memorandum with findings and recommendations within 3 to 5 business days.
What's Included
Our $349 flat-fee Smart Contract Legal Review covers a single contract or contract suite up to 1,000 lines of code in Solidity, Vyper, or Move. Larger codebases (multi-contract protocols, factories, governance modules) are quoted on request.
Excluded: technical security audits, code-level vulnerability testing, formal verification, gas optimization advice, deployment, and ongoing monitoring. For Reg D 506(c) offering memoranda, no-action letter applications, or SEC enforcement defense, we refer through our referral network at no referral cost to you.
Deliverables
- Written legal review memorandum (PDF)
- Function-by-function legal risk assessment
- ToS / marketing alignment notes
- Recommendations for legal protections and disclosures
Related Services
Token launching from this contract? Token & NFT Legal Framework. Need protocol terms? DeFi & Protocol Terms of Service. Standard non-Web3 contract? Contract Review. Pre-disclosure NDA? Web3 NDA & Confidentiality.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a security audit?
No, and we want to be clear about it. We are a law firm, not a security audit firm. We do not test for reentrancy, integer overflow, oracle manipulation, MEV vulnerabilities, or other technical exploits. For a security audit, you need a firm like OpenZeppelin, Trail of Bits, or ConsenSys Diligence. Our review is the legal layer that runs alongside that work — and most security audits do not cover the legal questions we do.
What languages do you review?
Solidity (EVM), Vyper (EVM), and Move (Aptos, Sui). For other languages (Rust on Solana, Cairo on Starknet, ink! on Polkadot), contact us. We will tell you honestly whether we can review the legal layer or whether the engagement should wait for partnered counsel.
What does 'legal risk' mean for a smart contract?
Several things. (1) Does the contract's actual behavior match what your ToS, white paper, or marketing materials say it does? Mismatches create misrepresentation exposure. (2) Are there functions that look like a security, money transmitter activity, or unregistered exchange behavior? (3) Are there admin keys, upgrade paths, or pause functions that contradict 'decentralized' marketing? (4) Are there OFAC-related risks where the contract permits transactions with sanctioned addresses? (5) Are there hooks for KYC/AML that should be there but aren't?
Do you review the contract before deployment or after?
Either. Pre-deployment review is generally more useful because we can recommend changes that get implemented. Post-deployment review is appropriate for due diligence (acquiring a protocol), litigation defense, or governance proposals to upgrade.
Will this protect us in litigation or enforcement?
A documented attorney legal review supports a 'reasonable reliance on counsel' defense and demonstrates good-faith compliance — which can materially reduce penalties and strengthen your position. It does not guarantee any specific outcome. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
How does this differ from Token & NFT Legal Framework?
Token & NFT Legal Framework analyzes your token's classification and the project as a whole. Smart Contract Review analyzes a specific contract for legal risk in its functions and behavior. Token launches typically need both. We discount the second engagement when bundled.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. This page is informational and is not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed until a signed engagement letter is in place.
Ready for a Legal-Layer Review?
$349 flat fee. 3 to 5 business days. Pay online — funds held in trust until delivery.
Get StartedMulti-contract protocol or codebase over 1,000 lines? Contact us for a custom quote.