I counsel and represent privately-owned companies and entrepreneurs in the following corporate and commercial issues:
Formation of business entity
- Organizing the entity: incorporating issues, corporate names
- Assistance selecting appropriate business entity; preparation of articles of incorporation, bylaws, stock
- Commencement of operations, financing (capital structure, debt financing, commercial lenders, loan agreements, shareholder agreements
Corporate Operations & Planning
- Shareholder meetings, voting arrangements, duties of officers, dividends, transacting business outside state of incorporation, issues with close corporations, protection of minority interests, reorganizations, owner-operated business matters
Business Transactions
- Business risk & insurance coverage, commercial agreements, franchising, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and protection of proprietary rights, negotiations.