Practice Areas

  • Contracts (Confidentiality, Employment, IP licenses, Independent Contractor, terms and conditions of sale and purchase)
    • Drafting
    • Review, advice and negotiation
  • Business Transactions
    • Purchase and sale of goods and services
    • Stock offerings
      • Advice re compliance with state and federal regulations
      • Drafting offering documents
    • Resolution of business disputes (outside litigation)
  • Business Formations/Startups
    • Formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, joint ventures and sole proprietorships
      • Advice on differences in forms of entities
      • Advice on relative costs
      • Preparation of partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, LLC operating agreements, joint venture agreements, articles of incorporation and related documents
      • Filings with local and state authorities
    • Obtaining permits and licenses:
      • Dealing with City of Palm Springs, Riverside County, City of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, State of California, IRS
  • Purchases and sales of businesses, sometimes called “mergers and acquisitions”
    • Due diligence
    • Drafting of acquisition agreements for:
      • Asset sales
      • Stock sales
    • Preliminary Agreements, including Letters of Intent, Confidentiality Agreements, and Term Sheets
    • Preparation of Ancillary Agreements, including Employment Agreements, Transition Services Agreements, Assignments, Deeds and Bills of Sale
    • Negotiation
    • Closing
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Leases
    • Preparation of new leases
    • Review and negotiation of existing or proposed leases
  • General counseling
    • Resolution of disputes, selection of form of entity, dealing with authorities
    • Advice on basic intellectual property issues
    • Advice on basic employment law issues

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