We counsel our clients in choosing the form of business entity most appropriate for their particular needs. We view this process as one requiring a team effort among the business client, the lawyer and the client’s accountant. We routinely work closely with our client’s accountants to resolve a variety of issues in forming a new business entity, such as the valuation of intangibles of a going business being contributed for stock, the tax consequences of making an “S” election or choosing another “flow-through” entity, and preparing for minimum franchise taxes and other taxation issues.

Our business clients range from small, closely held corporations to LLCs formed to own real property, to larger enterprises requiring complex equity structures and financing.

We also provide businesses with ongoing legal support for their corporate governance, as well as their transactional needs on such issues as employment contracts, buy-sell agreements and shareholders, leases, debt instruments and security agreements, protection of the business’ intellectual property assets, structuring equity investments and incentive plans, securities law compliance, counseling on employment and labor issues, as well as sales of business assets and mergers and acquisitions.

The following is a list of services we frequently provide:

• Counsel on buying or starting a business

• Forming corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies

• Preparing buy-out agreements

• Dealing with financing Issues

• Preparing contracts between you and your customers, sale and distributorship agreements, equipment leases, etc.

• Preparing employee handbooks and employment contracts

• Reviewing or drafting your basic legal forms such as purchase orders, sales contracts, rental agreements, invoices, etc.

• Advising you on matters involving unemployment, workers compensation, labor regulations, etc.

• Maintaining your corporate records and minutes

• Advising officers and directors on legal matters as they arise

• Reviewing loan documentation

• Providing opinion letters for loans or for auditors

• Selling stock to key employees or planning for passing ownership to younger generations

• Advising franchisors or franchisees

• Advising individuals on employment issues, insurance problems, retirement plan questions, and investments