Business Law Attorney

Business law covers a wide variety of topics relating to the law of agency, corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, franchises, and limited liability companies. It involves such issues as fiduciary relationships, closely held corporations, shares and stockholders, directors and officers, dissolution and receivership, franchise relationships, management duties and liabilities, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and antitrust.

• Sole Proprietorship - you are the only owner of the business.
• Partnership - This can take on the form of a regular partnership, a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership.
• Corporation - the default form of a corporation is a C Corporation (also known as Subchapter C Corporation). Smaller corporations typically file for the S Corporation (Subchapter S) tax election so they are not double taxed.
• Limited Liability Company (LLC) - a hybrid formation that provides personal liability protection similar to a corporation, with the flexibility and tax advantages of a single proprietorship or partnership.

• Formation of business entities, including limited liability companies and corporations
• Organizing e-commerce business activities
• Drafting web site terms and conditions and privacy policies to protect you from liability on the Internet
• International business ventures
• Registration and protection of trademarks and copyrights
• Protection of trade secrets
• Reputation management and representing you in defamation claims
• Commercial litigation and trial work
• Employment law and employee issues
• Sales of businesses and assets
• Joint ventures
• Commercial leases
• Litigation of partnership and shareholder disputes
• Federal and state regulatory compliance and statute requirements
• Collections of unpaid contracts and invoices
• Representation of creditors in judgment enforcement proceedings