Small Business and Corporate Transactions
YOUR CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS ATTORNEY.
Owning a small business is rewarding, but it also requires a lot of hard work. When you’re busy running your business, it can be difficult to make time to handle your business’s legal needs too. Fortunately, you don’t have to handle it all on your own. An experienced California small business attorney can help you manage the legal aspects. That way, you can get back to focusing on what matters most—your business. Whether you need assistance with contract review, negotiations, business transactions, or forming your business and getting it off the ground, Abghari Law is here to help. An experienced and trustworthy small business attorney is an invaluable member of any small business team. You, as the small business owner, provide the vision and direction for your business; your small business law firm helps you determine how to bring that vision to life legally and efficiently.
Key Areas of Small Business & Corporate Transactions Practice
Business Purchase and Sale Agreements
Business and Entity Formation (C corporations, S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, general partnerships and limited partnerships)
Drafting Corporate Governance Documents
Corporate Entity Maintenance
Drafting and Negotiation of Commercial and Technology Agreements (service and vendor agreements, licensing, sales/procurement, equipment leasing, distributor agreements, business processes)
Confidentiality Agreements and NDAs
Non-Compete and Cease and Desist
Risk Management Consulting
Claims, Releases, Disclaimers
Warranties
Statutory and Regulatory Compliance
Agency and Consulting Agreements
Here’s HOW WE CAN HELP.
Small business owners are typically self-sufficient and resilient. Many of them started their businesses with little more than a dream and a little start-up capital. Small business owners take pride in the accomplishments and success of their businesses, but many are unaware of the many legal issues that can impact their business’s operations. This is when many small business owners find the advice and assistance of a California small business law firm invaluable. From ensuring you've structured your business entity correctly to ensuring that your contracts are rock solid, a good small business lawyer prevents you from legal entanglements down the road. Abghari Law is committed to providing prompt, practical advice and cost-effective solutions to help our start-up clients achieve their business goals. Here’s how we can help.
Business Formation
Ready to start a business? Business entity formation is an essential part of being a business owner, entrepreneur, or startup. The decision on whether to choose a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or other entity is an important step, and a business law attorney can help guide you through the process. We can also streamline the process by drafting a complete suite of corporate formation documents, including certificates of formation, operating agreements, buy-sell agreements EINs and more. We also assist clients with preparing partner and shareholder resolutions and consents approving material actions taken by the company.
Business Filings and Corporate Governance
We assist clients with the full range of business filings with the Secretary of State, including: registration of a foreign entities, registration of an fictitious business names (also known as DBAs), amendments to business entities, annual report and other filings, good standings and filing terminations and reinstatements of business entities. In certain instances, time-sensitive filings are eligible for expedited handling with the Secretary of State. We can help you eliminate the risk of missed filings, costly penalties, the loss of good standing and, ultimately, the security of your business. We will track each of your entities, in each state, and their required filings throughout the year. We will perform status checks on each entity prior to filing the reports, notify you of any concerns, gather and prepare the required forms, request your approval or signatures (when necessary), advance fees on your behalf, and send you confirmation reports of the filings once completed.
In addition to the services outlined above, we offer corporate name monitoring services. Allowing your entity to lose good standing can lead to significant financial and legal consequences, including the loss of your entity’s ability to appear in court, penalties, administrative dissolution, the loss of potential revenue and more. Your entity may lose its good standing if it fails to pay taxes, file annual reports, or maintain a registered agent. We can monitor the good-standing statuses of your entities and alert you if a status change occurs, so you can take steps to rectify the situation as quickly as possible.
Contracts
Having a professionally prepared contract is a huge opportunity for you to do business on your terms. Simple contract mistakes can cause major headaches and cost you thousands of dollars. We can help you avoid these pitfalls by drafting rock-solid agreements necessary or desirable for the day to day operation of your business. We also perform contract negotiations, review potential agreements quickly and for a reasonable fee and help clients resolve contract disputes.
Licensing and Permit Issues
We have years of experience navigating state and federal regulations and liaising with government agencies. Let us walk you through the often tangled web of bureaucracy by ensuring regulatory compliance for your small business. We also assist clients with applications for industry-specific government permits.
Legal Research and Opinions
Have a burning legal question? We may not have the answer, but we can perform legal research and offer advisory opinions to your small business. If we can’t help, we’ll find you an attorney who can.
