Counsel that has been on the other side of the desk.

Most companies need more than a lawyer who can just spot the issues. They need someone who can tell which issues actually matter, and knows how to get to yes on the rest. That instinct comes from having been in-house. It comes from having owned the calendar pressure, the product launch, the contract that has to close this quarter. It is the difference between counsel who help the business move and counsel who slow it down out of caution.

Process Mechanics works on the two areas where that gap is widest right now: AI governance and open source. Both are areas where a lot of people claim expertise. Far fewer have shipped systems, drafted licenses that are actually in use, or sat across the table from a GC explaining why a deal is or is not worth doing. The work here is for the clients who can tell the difference.

Process Mechanics does not handle patent prosecution, general corporate work, or litigation. Clients with those needs are well served by firms built for them. The work here is specific: AI, open source, and the policy, strategy, and governance questions that follow.