Business & Corporate Law
We have an extensive background working with both large businesses and small start-ups, and understand the unique need of each.
Our representation of business entities includes providing business planning from formation and up-keep, to operational needs of entities. Such services include but are not limited to the following:
- Consultation, structure and formation of business entities (including start-up companies) such as partnerships, limited partnerships, sole proprietorships, corporations and limited liability companies
- Draft Start-up company documentation, founder restricted stock agreements, stock option plans and advisory board agreements
- Counsel on and draft operating agreements, corporate governance, bylaws, minutes, shareholder agreements and partnership agreements
- Negotiate and draft agreements between and among shareholders
- Provide corporate and limited liability company upkeep service
- Counsel and represent businesses, business owners, executives and boards of directors
- Negotiate, review and draft executive compensation, employment and consulting agreements
- Negotiate, review and draft confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Comprehensive review and development of operating procedures for compliance with legal requirements and errors and omissions requirements and guidelines
- Draft and review employee handbooks
- Draft cease and desist letters
- Negotiate and draft sponsorship agreement
- Draft, review and negotiate engagement agreements with consultants, independent contractors, and trade alliances
- Draft and negotiate real estate lease and purchase and sale agreements
- Draft, review and negotiate joint ventures agreements
- Consult on purchase and sale of business entities, private equity acquisitions, shareholder buyouts, shareholder/partner disputes and resolutions, stock/asset purchases and sales