Startups and Business Transactions

For startups and business transactions. As an entrepreneur, few things are more exciting than translating your dreams into reality. However, seeing your business succeed requires more than just a great vision. It requires careful preparation and thoughtful execution. We recognize the importance of laying a strong foundation for success from the outset.

Start Your Business off on the Right Foot

We share in our clients’ passion for innovation. Our greatest reward is the personal satisfaction of helping a business grow from the seed of an idea into a flourishing enterprise.

Business startups count on us for sound legal advice on all aspects of spearheading a new business formation, including the following.

We Ask the Important Questions

Choosing the Right Business Entity for Your Startups Journey

This crucial step will affect many aspects of your business’s operations, financing and governance. Choosing the right entity, whether it be an S or C corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or proprietorship. This involves complex considerations:

• How do you want equity interests to be allocated between the founders, investors, and employees?
• Which makes the most sense from a tax perspective?
• Which will place your business in the best position for future growth and success?

We will explain the pros and cons of these choices to help you make an informed decision.

Preparing the Legal Documents for Your Startups and Other Business Transactions

The strategic decisions you make in forming a business will amount to little if they are not properly documented. Our attorneys prepare, draft, and review all the necessary legal documents, which may include:

• Articles of incorporation, organization or formation
• Bylaws
• Operating agreements
• Organizational resolutions
• Stock purchase agreements
• Shareholder agreements
• Proprietary and intellectual property agreements
• Employment contracts

We can help

Partnering With Business for the Long-Term

Transactions are vital to the growth and success of virtually any business. Even small-scale business transactions have many moving parts. The legal aspects of navigating commercial transactions can be complicated. For that reason, it’s wise to involve experienced legal counsel. It’s well worth the investment to spare your business from potential setbacks down the road.

Our services include:

• Providing advice on the proposed terms of a transaction
• Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing commercial contracts
• Conducting due diligence
• Preparing all ancillary legal documents
• Handling the legal ramifications of financing issues
• See what we can do for you. Contact Us.

One of the greatest testaments to our success — and perhaps the best compliment any professional firm can receive — is the number of long-term clients who return to us time and time again for assistance with new ventures.