Okundaye Legal PLLC
Mission Driven and Impact Focused
Practice Areas
Community Development Finance and CDFIs
Legal structure and compliance for community lenders building responsible, scalable capital programs.
Private Placement and
Securities Regulation
Transaction design and regulatory guidance for values‑aligned investment and catalytic capital models.
Nonprofit, Public Benefit, and Advocacy
Private‑offering structures that support responsible, mission‑aligned capital raises.
Impact Finance and Mission-Driven Investment
Governance, tax‑exempt structure, and compliant revenue design for mission‑driven organizations.
Community Development Finance and CDFIs
CDFIs, community lenders, and mission‑driven capital platforms rely on community development finance legal counsel to structure loan funds, participation programs, credit‑enhancement vehicles, and blended‑finance transactions. I advise on CDFI lending structures, private‑capital raises for CDFIs, and securities‑law compliance for mission‑driven investment vehicles.
Impact Finance and Mission-Driven Investment
Impact‑finance transactions require legal structures that balance mission, regulatory compliance, and investor expectations. I advise impact funds, foundations, family offices, and mission‑driven enterprises on catalytic capital, PRIs, MRIs, recoverable grants, revenue‑based financing, and community‑ownership models.
Private Placement and
Securities Regulation
Private offerings and mission‑driven investment vehicles require precise securities‑law compliance. I advise on private placement exemptions like Reg A, Reg D, Reg S, Rule 144A, Investment Company Act (‘40 Act), Investment Advisers Act, and broker‑dealer considerations for funds, CDFIs, and impact investors.
Nonprofit, Public Benefit, and Advocacy
Nonprofits, foundations, and social‑purpose organizations operate in regulatory environments where structure, compliance, and mission protection matter as much as capital. I advise on nonprofit formation, tax‑exempt qualification, governance design, fiscal‑sponsorship structures, and compliant funding vehicles.
Osahon Okundaye
A structuring lawyer bringing technical precision to techniques to public purpose
Osahon draws on a background in technical securitization and finance law to provide thoughtful legal counsel. The practice advises on myriad structures such as cross-border financing platforms, esoteric asset purchases, and non-profit governance.
Osahon Okundaye started the practice after several years as a structured finance associate for large firms in New York. He has advised a variety of financial clients, including some of the largest private funds, as well as publicly traded companies, non profits, startups and creative professionals.
