We can assist you with choosing the appropriate entity for your circumstances, and can serve as your outside Counsel to help protect your business and ensure compliance.
Corporate Formation / Representation
We can assist you with choosing the appropriate entity for your circumstances, and can serve as your outside Counsel to help protect your business and ensure compliance.
Corporate
Business Entity Organization and Governance
There are choices when it comes to determining what the appropriate entity is for your organization and the best jurisdiction to apply in (e.g. California, Delaware, Nevada, etc…). We can assist you with choosing the appropriate entity for your circumstances. Here are some of the types of entities that may apply to your situation:
- C-Corporation
- S-Corporation
- Limited Liability Company
- Limited Partnership
- General Partnership
- Sole Proprietorship
Merger and Acquisition Transactions
Many companies find that merging, acquiring, or being acquired by another organization will make the most sense for their business. We can help you or your organization through this process, which may include helping to develop the best merger or acquisition plan.
Reorganization and Restructuring Transactions
After being in business for a while, many companies find out that another business structure is more appropriate for their business. The type of structure that works when you are first starting out in business may not be the optimal choice down the road. We can assist you in restructuring your business, so you can maximize your potential tax saving or allow your business to take on more investors.
Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreements
When forming a Corporation, it requires the issuance of stock to the owners. However, when you are forming a small business, you and your business partners may not want the free sale of their individual stock as state and federal law may allow. A good way to control how and to whom your stock may be sold or transferred to is through a Share Holder Buy-Sell Agreement. These agreements spell out the terms and conditions under which company ownership may be transferred. We can help you structure these agreement to help protect your interests.
Intellectual Property
Copyright and Trademark Registrations
(Domestic and International)
Copyright and Trademark marks are intellectual properties that requires registration in order to maximize the benefits of the intellectual property laws. It is easy to make a mistake in the application process if you are not familiar with the process. This can delay or prevent you from obtaining these registrations. Considering the substantial value these property rights and registrations may have, it is worth it to make sure it is down correctly from the beginning. We can help you with appropriately registering your copyright with the United States Copyright Office or your trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Trade Secret Protection and Management
One of the main values of a Trade Secret is that it never expires (as do patents or copyrights). However, Trade Secret require proper management in order to be effective. We can help you structure your license agreement, confidentiality agreements, etc… to help you protect your interest in your trade secret.
Intellectual Property Licensing and Due Diligence
Once you have your copyright, trademark, or patent, you may want to license these IP’s in order to maximize the benefits of ownership. We can assist you in helping to structure these license agreements or represent you or your organization in structuring a license agreement that helps protect your interests. Also, when entering into an agreement with a IP owner, it often time requires that their ownership is validated. We can help review Chain Of Title to the various IP’s, and assist in making sure the licensor has the rights they claim to have.
Technology Transactions and Due Diligence
In a rapidly developing technological world, sometimes technology can develop faster then the business practice that supports it. This may require individually drafted license and ownership agreement. We can help you or your organization to protect your interest in a global world.
Litigation
Corporate Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
Everyone enters into a business relationship with the best intentions. However, a lot of times it turns out that the shareholders, partners, or owners interest are not aligned, expectations are not met, or there is misappropriation. We can help you to exercise your rights and protect your or your organization protect its interests.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Business Torts
The law requires business owners, shareholder, etc… to hold each other to the highest level of responsibly. This creates a fiduciary relationship which creates responsibilities that they would not ordinarily have. It is easy to inadvertently or purposefully violate these responsibilities. Also, there are many torts related to these fiduciary responsibilities that may subject you to litigation. We can help you prosecute your rights when someone has taken advantage of you or your organization or help you or your organization defend its self from a suit.
Intellectual Property Infringement and Misappropriation
As the owner of a copyright, trademark, or patent you want to protect your interest in these properties. However, in a lot of cases, protecting your rights requires you to advocate for yourself or your organization. This sometimes means filing a suit. We can help you to protect you or your organizations interest in your IPs.
Free Consultation
We will review your case and get back to you with a customized evaluation. Any information you share with us is confidential.