Whether your company is public or private, large or small, foreign or domestic, we pride ourselves on playing an active role in protecting and expanding your business. With many years of experience in corporate law, we draw on our institutional knowledge, resources, and the relationships we've built in California to counsel companies, entrepreneurs, investors, and lenders. We prepare transactions with careful diligence and close them with managed risk.
Business Services
Some of the services we offer our corporate clients include:
- Corporate structure: form domestic corporations, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, and all types of joint ventures, and evaluate important facts such as corporate strategy and liability.
- Corporate agreements: negotiate and prepare sales and distribution agreements, government bids, proposals and procurement, asset and stock purchase agreements, mergers, and other combinations and reorganizations.
- Corporate governance: design and implement the principles and practices that govern a company, including shareholder relations, benefit plans, compensation matters, and more.
- Internal agreements: draft shareholder, management, employment, consulting, stock option, benefit plan and other internal agreements.
- Compliance: ensure companies comply with securities regulations, including registration, disclosure and insider trading regulations, SEC reporting, and other requirements.
- Taxation: offer domestic and international tax advice on formations, transactions, corporate succession and other planning.
- Finance: draft, review, and negotiate all forms of loans, corporate, and business financing transactions.
Upon satisfying your business formation requirements, attention naturally turns to the operational aspects of your enterprise. Our team is dedicated to aiding you in meeting these operational needs. Whether you require assistance with contract drafting, review, or negotiation, ensuring legal compliance in employee hiring and retention, or safeguarding your intellectual property, we possess the expertise and proficiency to support you in ongoing business operations and mitigate any potential legal complexities. Rest assured, you can rely on us to navigate these matters safely and effectively.
Business Law Litigation
Our business litigation attorneys bring best-of-class plaintiff and defense strategies to the table. We have the breadth and depth of long-term experience that enables us to unearth the patterns that drive or impede business success. Our keen ability to provide multi-dimensional, up-front analysis has been honed alongside our courtroom dexterity, enabling our clients to benefit from access to a deep understanding and wide range of choices at every stage of business litigation. We represent individuals, businesses, investors, and consumers in all areas of business law disputes, some of which include:
- Breach of contract
- Employment
- Shareholder oppression
- Conversion
- Fraud
- Automotive industry issues
- Insurance coverage disputes
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Commercial debt collection
- Product liability
- Tortious interference with contracts or business relationships
- Partnership disputes