Business Law
Our business law group serves clients in all areas. Clients receive advice and counseling on a wide range of legal issues facing businesses today. Whether you are a large corporation, a sole proprietorship or a small company, our business law attorneys are committed to providing prompt and proactive, value-added service.
We can assist you with projects such as the following:
- Select the appropriate type of business entity
- Establish the legal existence of your business entities and assist with their organization or incorporation
- Draft the governing documents that control the operation of your businesses and the legal rights of their owners, such as buy-sell agreements, partnership agreements, operating agreements and closely-held corporation agreements
- Maintain your business and keep it in compliance with statutory requirements, including sending reminders for annual meetings, maintaining current Minute Books and attending annual meetings
- Provide guidance as to the relationships between/among business owners
- Reorganize business entities and assist them in raising capital or procuring other financing
- Selling and purchasing businesses
- Succession planning from one generation to another or from one group of managers to another
- Act as statutory agent for the business entity
- Private Placement Agreements
- Compliance with securities laws
- Act as transfer agent for ownership interests
- Draft leases and purchase agreements
- Draft employee handbooks
- Shareholder Agreements
- Audit Response Letters
- Provide advice about hiring and firing of employees
- Assist in financing projects for your business
- Provide advice about employee benefits (i.e. vacation policies, sick leave, maternity leave, other leaves of absence) to ensure compliance with federal and state rules and laws
- Draft and review contracts with your vendors and customers
- Advise about security agreements to protect your business
- Help in collecting debts owed to you
