Business Law

We help businesses form, build, grow and prosper and be passed on to either a chosen successor or an outside buyer.  We also work with individuals and groups seeking to purchase a business.  Our firm advises and represents companies and entrepreneurs with a broad range of business related services.  

Business Startup Services

Businesses which bring together a team to guide and pull them forward have the best chance of survival and success.  Our firm assists business owners in the formation of legally sound business entities and helps entrepreneurs devise business structures and strategies that help them achieve their goals.  We work with business owners to help them avoid problems, minimize taxes and solve problems when they arise.  Commonly we work with our clients on:

• Business planning or purchase
• C-corporation formation (in California or elsewhere)
• S-corporation formation (in California or elsewhere)
• Limited liability company (LLC) formation (in California or elsewhere)
• Partnership formation (including LLP) (in California or elsewhere)
• Stock purchases
• Asset purchases
• Joint ventures
• Lease Negotiations
• Sales and Distributor Contracts

We also consult with business owners and draft shareholder agreements or partnership agreements as part of the entity formation process.

Buying and Selling Businesses

Our firm can guide business owners in the multi-stage process of buying or selling a business including:

• Advising on the structure of the transaction
• Negotiation of terms and drafting of the deal memorandum
• Structuring a sale or purchase for the best tax advantage
• Advising sellers on legal strategies to address issues raised during the due diligence process
• Advising buyers on conducting legal due diligence
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating the extensive documentation involved in a business transaction, such as asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements and security agreements 

Preparation and Review of Business Contracts

Our firm consults with business owners to draft, review, and negotiate contracts related to various business activities, including:

• Buy-sell agreements
• Lease agreements
• Service contracts
• Releases and waivers
• Property agreements
• Shareholder agreements
• Operating agreements
• Routine Sale Paperwork
• Credit Sale terms paperwork
• Secured Transactions