Corporate & Business Law
Our lawyers provide diverse legal services to a broad spectrum of clients ranging from small start-up operations to multi-million dollar corporations. The focus of our firm has always been long-term relationships which allow for the development of a high level of trust and confidence and an intimate knowledge of our client’s business affairs. This ongoing relationship contributes to the effective delivery of legal services for the benefit of our clients. Our legal services are therefore primarily ongoing in terms of numerous and diverse transactions for our clients and also transactional in nature.
The areas in which we assist our business clients include:
- Business Organizations and Start-ups: We have helped many start-up businesses form corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other entities. We work with the client's tax advisor to determine the best capital structure for the business. We develop shareholder agreements, LLC operating agreements and other arrangements among the principals of the business.
- Contract Review, Drafting and Negotiations: We have assisted our business clients in drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide range of contracts including distributorship agreements, manufacturing agreements, employment contracts, website development agreements, sales compensation agreements, sales contracts and security agreements, credit applications, maintenance agreements, and professional services agreements.
- Mergers and Acquisitions: We have assisted a wide range of businesses in the sale and purchase of their businesses including software companies, computer leasing companies, restaurants, retail business, personal service businesses, self-storage facilities, and manufacturing companies. Technology and Intellectual Property: We have experience in representing technology clients in negotiating and drafting a wide variety of software and other business agreements. We also obtain for our clients federal and state trademarks registrations and federal copyright registrations.