Many startups are navigating their first official recession. Here's how one Silicon Valley lawyer is counseling young companies to make it through a long downturn unscathed.

· Many startups are now navigating their first official recession in the United States after a historically strong market globally.
· Brian Patterson, a partner at Silicon Valley law firm Gunderson Dettmer, told Business Insider that he's been helping startups sort out their finances and extend existing funding since the...