Company Lookup

Pull corporate registry information for parties to a contract or matter

Company Lookup pulls registry-level information for a corporate entity - the legal name, registered address, jurisdiction of incorporation, directors and officers, and filing history. Useful for diligence, party verification on contracts, and conflict-checks at the start of a matter.

When To Use It

• Verifying the legal name and signing authority of a counterparty
• Diligence on a new client or target
• Confirming corporate status before serving process or filing a claim
• Conflict-checking at matter intake
• Capturing the exact legal entity in a signature block

What You Get

For each company, the lookup returns:

Field	Description
Legal name	The exact registered name
Jurisdiction	Country, state, or province of incorporation
Registration number	The corporate identifier in the local registry
Status	Active, struck off, dissolved, in liquidation
Registered office	The official address on file
Incorporation date	When the entity was formed
Directors and officers	Where the registry exposes this information
Recent filings	The most recent annual returns, charges, or corporate changes
Related entities	Parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates where available

Coverage

The tool covers corporate registries across the United States - including Delaware, California, New York, and other Secretary of State databases - and major international jurisdictions where corporate registry data is publicly available.

Coverage and field availability vary by jurisdiction. For US filings, the level of detail varies by state - Delaware exposes less officer information publicly than New York, for example. International coverage includes the United Kingdom (Companies House), Canada, and other jurisdictions on a per-region basis; for India specifically, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs lookup surfaces director and DIN information for Indian entities.

How To Use It

1. Open Company Lookup

   Launch the tool from the tools menu.

2. Enter the company name

   Add a jurisdiction if you know it - this narrows the result set quickly.

3. Disambiguate if needed

   Multiple matches will appear for common names. Pick the entity you mean.

4. Review and save

   Review the registry data and save it to your matter as a party record, counterparty profile, or diligence entry.

You can also paste a contract signature block and have the tool extract the entity name and look it up automatically.

Ready-to-run prompt

Company Lookup - verify a counterparty's legal name, status, and signing authority for a US deal.

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Saving to a Matter

Once you have looked up a company, save it to a matter as a:

• Party record - Used on signature blocks, captions, and conflict checks
• Counterparty profile - Reference card for the matter file
• Diligence entry - Snapshot of the company at a point in time, useful when registries update

The matter retains the snapshot even if the registry data changes later.

Conflict Check Integration

When you save a company to a matter, the firm-wide conflict check automatically flags any prior or current matters involving the same entity (or known related entities). The tool surfaces these conflicts at matter intake before you take on the engagement.

Tips

Always use the exact registered name on signature blocks. The trade name is rarely the legal name, and a misnamed counterparty can complicate enforcement years down the line.

Check status before serving process or filing. A dissolved or struck-off entity may require a different procedure, a successor entity, or a registered-agent workaround.

For litigation, related entities often matter as much as the named party. Capture parents, subsidiaries, and known affiliates at intake so the conflict-check covers the full corporate group, not just the named defendant.

Related

Matters & Workspaces

Save party records and snapshots straight to the matter file.

Client Management

Manage clients and their associated entities across matters.

Document Analyst

Verify a signature block against the body of a contract.

Risk Assessment

Feed counterparty status and related-entity findings into a structured risk register.