We provide a wide variety of services to business clients including assisting in selecting the type of organizational entity under which to operate, negotiating and preparing business agreements, assisting in the sale and purchase of a business, for business operations, and assisting in dissolution or business succession.
We handle matters and disputes in both state and federal courts, including:
- Incorporations and all related start up procedures
- Acquisitions, mergers and sales
- Shareholder agreements
- Shareholder and partner disputes
- Stock redemptions
- Employer/employee relations
- Property or equipment leases and contracts
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- Formation and operation of general or limited partnerships
- Issues related to limited liability companies
- License issues
- Creditors' rights in bankruptcy
- Collections
- Commercial and contract litigation
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The form of entity selected for the conduct of a business greatly impacts the daily operation of the business. We assist clients with this step of business formation by reviewing the goals and individual facts present in each situation to recommend the best entity-selecting from limited/general partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations, and the different elections or options available under each. We can advise business clients from the initial conference and entity decision-making, through document preparation and filing with appropriate authorities, to post-formation activities such as preparation and adoption of bylaws and director/shareholder resolutions. We also handle asset purchase agreements and non-competition issues.
Business Litigation
We represent and advise business clients who are or might become involved in a lawsuit as a result of a dispute. Our areas of business litigation expertise include contracts, product liability, employment-related matters, general business matters, as well as alternative dispute resolution, litigation prevention, mediation, arbitration, litigation and appeals in state and federal courts.