Entrepreneurs
and Small
Businesses
Overview
We help local entrepreneurs and small businesses start, run, and expand operations.
New Businesses
We guide clients through the process of creating a business.
We give direction about whether a formal company is desirable in the first place. If it is, we help establish and structure entities. We advise on governance rights, naming considerations, and ownership obligations.
General Counsel
Our general counsel work includes helping keep businesses in good legal standing and advising on employee, contractor, customer, supplier, and landlord matters.
We also advise on best practices for protecting confidential information (like client and customer lists) and provide guidance on whether non-competition and non-solicitation agreements are enforceable.
Growth Opportunities
We help clients develop expansion plans.
We evaluate how accepting outside investments, loans, or other forms of financing could affect control of a company’s mission and daily operations. We also consider whether a significant transaction would trigger potential hurdles, like landlord or customer consents.
We draft and negotiate investment, purchase, and other agreements needed to facilitate growth transactions.