Practice Areas

General Business Transactions

• Negotiating business transactions and preparing all varieties of contracts

New Business Structuring

• Selection and formation of appropriate entity structures including corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities
• Joint venture negotiation and formation
• Capitalization, lending transactions, equity raising and other financing arrangements
• Implementing strategies to address legal issues commonly faced by new and emerging businesses

Business Acquisitions

• Mergers
• Asset acquisition agreements
• Stock purchase agreements
• Large value asset purchase and sale agreements
• Other acquisition agreements

Corporate Governance and Securities

• Private placements and other exempt securities transactions
• Shareholder, buy-sell, and voting agreements and other internal corporate documents
• Board of director and shareholder meetings and issues
• Corporate maintenance

Nonprofits

• Forming nonprofit corporations and other nonprofit entities
• Securing tax-exempt status for nonprofit entities
• Advising on nonprofit corporate governance and operations

Intellectual Property

• Trademark and service mark registration filings and advice
• Comprehensive trademark searches
• Copyright registration filings and advice

Employment

• Advising employers regarding various legal issues
• Developing company employment policies
• Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
• Executive and non-executive employment agreements
• Independent contractor agreements
• Personnel supply agreements
• Retention and termination agreements
• Employee handbooks

Real Estate

• Purchase and sale agreements
• Development agreements
• Easement agreements
• Other real estate related contracts