General Business Matters

Business owners and operators are regularly confronted with a vast array of legal issues to confront. Although excellent business people, these owners and operators simply do not have the experience, expertise, time or desire to deal with certain legal matters on many occasions. Implementing a sound legal strategy will not only help build a firm foundation from which your business can grow, but it will also help prevent legal disputes with employees, customers, partners, vendors, landlords and the like. Some of the legal matters that we can assist you with include:
  • Preparing and filing state corporation formation, foreign entity qualification, assumed name and cancellation/dissolution documents;
  • Preparing, filing and prosecuting state and federal trademark applications;
  • Preparing guidelines regarding the proper use of a company's trademarks and protecting the goodwill associated with them;
  • Providing counsel to clients on the importance of policing their marks to avoid abandonment, infringement and “genericide”;
  • Reviewing advertising, marketing and other published materials to ensure proper trademark and copyright utilization and protection;
  • Drafting and responding to cease and desist letters;
  • Negotiating and drafting enforceable sales, licensing, supplier, vendor and other business agreements;
  • Resolving breach of contract and other disputes;
  • Drafting, reviewing and revising collective bargaining agreements;
  • Drafting corporate operational documents;
  • Negotiating and drafting of final settlement documents related to “corporate divorces” and claims related to internal corporate disputes among partners;
  • Counseling corporate employers on the right and ability to monitor employee workplace internet and email usage;
  • Unemployment claims;
  • Wage garnishments;
  • Reviewing and revising facility lease and use agreements;
  • Reviewing and drafting asset purchase agreements;
  • Drafting and enforcing promissory notes, personal guarantees, letters of credit and liens; and
  • Drafting of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements.

 

Business owners and operators are regularly confronted with a vast array of legal issues to confront. Although excellent business people, these owners and operators simply do not have the experience, expertise, time or desire to deal with certain legal matters on many occasions. Implementing a sound legal strategy will not only help build a firm foundation from which your business can grow, but it will also help prevent legal disputes with employees, customers, partners, vendors, landlords and the like. Some of the legal matters that we can assist you with include: