I'm going to avoid the snarky "hire an attorney" answer but once you get past that necessary first step I do have a few tips:
* get comfortable reading legal documents, this will allow you to have more
intelligent conversations with your attorney
* don't let your attorney make your business decisions, one of their jobs is to
point out risks, one of your jobs (owner/ceo/leadership) is to figure out how
to mitigate risk but that is not the same thing as avoiding all risks
* learn to draft legalese, it will help minimize your attorney's billable hours
