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BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LAW Hunt & Jeppson, LLP provides a wide range of services within the business and corporate law areas, and our attorneys will be pleased to assist you as well. Entity Selection and Formation Selection of an entity that is most appropriate for a business venture is, of course, crucial to getting every business off on the right foot. A thorough knowledge the various types of business entities, their suitability for particular types of ventures, the potential tax implications of each, and the formalities that must be followed in order to maintain the integrity of the entity is necessary before selecting the business that is most appropriate for you. The attorneys at Hunt & Jeppson, LLP assist clients in identifying the business structure that best suits each particular business, meets your personal goals and needs, and functions as you would like. When you have selected the business entity appropriate for you, Hunt & Jeppson, LLP will form the entity for you, prepare all of the minutes and resolutions necessary to open bank accounts, provide you with share certificates and registers and virtually everything else necessary to operate your new entity. We will also counsel you about and help you to comply with securities laws, and give you a short primer in properly maintaining your business entity in the years to come. In addition, Hunt & Jeppson, LLP will serve as your agent for service of process and file your annual Statement of Information if you desire. (top) In addition to forming your corporation, Hunt & Jeppson, LLP will assist you with operating your corporation on an on-going basis. Most small businesses require (or should have) agreements that establish the “deal” between the shareholders—agreements that cover a wide range of operational issues and the on-going relationship among the owners. We will also assist you in the wide range of day-to-day operational issues—ranging from drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements, to employment issues, to leases, to bringing in new shareholders, and even to selling your business. (top) Limited Liability Companies (LLC's) Limited Liability Companies are relatively new in the California business world, and we find that many businesses operate as LLCs, despite the fact that it may not be the best business entity form for your business. In addition to forming your limited liability company, Hunt & Jeppson, LLP will be pleased to discuss whether the LLC is the most appropriate form for your business. We will also assist you in preparing functional Operating Agreements, the indispensable document that sets forth the business “deal” between the LLC’s members. As in corporations and other business forms, we will also assist you in the wide range of day-to-day operational issues—ranging from drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements, to employment issues, to leases, to bringing in new shareholders, and even to selling your business. (top) Partnerships—general, limited, and limited liability—are the business forms that frequently present the most opportunity for problems. Hunt & Jeppson, LLP will be pleased to assist you in establishing or formalizing your partnerships, preparing or reviewing your partnership agreements, and discussing with you various options for converting your partnership to a more appropriate business form. As in corporations and other business forms, we will also assist you in the wide range of day-to-day operational issues—ranging from drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements, to employment issues, to leases, to bringing in new shareholders, and even to selling your business. Purchases and sales of businesses, or merger with another business, are usually the most significant events in the lives of most businesses. Such transactions must be handled with care equal to the significance. The attorneys at Hunt & Jeppson, LLP can assist you with the negotiation and structure of the deal, drafting and review of the necessary documents, and closing the transaction. (top) Properly drafted and reviewed contracts and agreements are indispensable parts of doing business. And those contracts and agreements must be drafted properly, not only to comply with applicable law and set forth the material terms of the parties’ agreement, but with a view toward heading off disputes and questions before they arise. Hunt & Jeppson, LLP will be pleased to draft or review your contracts and agreements, and to assist you in negotiating them, if you so desire. (top) Other Areas of Law In addition to the above, Hunt & Jeppson, LLP also works with clients to resolve issues and problems that have arisen in the formation, operation, dissolution, and purchase or sale of businesses. Our attorneys will be pleased to assist you in attempting to resolve these questions and disputes before they get to the courthouse but, in the event litigation cannot be avoided, Hunt & Jeppson, LLP will aggressively prosecute your claims or defend you in court. (See Civil Litigation, below.) (top) |
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