Business & Corporate Law

Starting a business by forming a company or by buying one can be challenging.  Aim to cut down expenses, many business owners try to make do with “quick and easy” do-it-yourself online services without knowing what type of companies would best suit their business needs and without looking into many issues which could have significant impacts on their business, such as taxation, legal compliance, and shareholder relationship.  Often, issues not being fully addressed at the earliest stage of the business development could later result in disputes or even costly lawsuits.

With our legal expertise and experience, you would be able to make informed decisions and know what to expect as a new business owner.  Some of our services include the following:

• Formation of limited liability company (LLC), C-corporation, S-Corporation

• Formation of non-profit organizations

• Tax registration with federal and state tax authorities

• Legal document preparation  (e.g. bylaw, operating agreement, article of incorporation, shareholder agreement, meeting minutes)

• Company purchase and dissolution

• LLC membership interest purchase and transfer

• Due Diligence

• Startup business coaching

Forming a company with multiple members, entering a business alliance, or having business dealings with a new business partner for the very first time require legal expertise to ensure a fair, honest, smooth, and long-lasting business relationship.  We help you to foresee the risks ahead and build a firewall to protect you and your business before you step into the jungle.  The followings are some of our services:

• Joint Venture

• Merger & Acquisition

• Risk Assessment

• Due Diligence

• Distributorship

• Third Party Vendor Relationship

• Business Partnership

Building a business on a firm legal foundation is vital.  Weather you are conducting business transactions or operating business in the U.S. or overseas, we help you to protect your rights, prevent and minimize potential risks and disputes, and avoid non-compliance of government regulations.  Some of our services include the followings:

Companies need legal advice and supports from time to time.  When such needs arise, they usually would seek assistance from their in-house counsels or from outside counsels.

Generally speaking, companies would prefer to have at least an in-house counsel whenever they are able to afford one, not only because the cost of hiring an in-house counsel tends to be lower than the attorney's fees charged a law firm, but also, because an in-house counsel often knows about the company's specific concerns and ca monitor the entire development of a case.  Whereas, an outside counsel would only handle specific legal task(s) which he/she is hired to do.  In addition, if a company has an in-house counsel, it would have a legal expert available at anytime to handle its legal matters.  Whereas, a company with no in-house counsel would have to look for and hire an attorney whenever a legal issue arises.

For many small companies and start-up companies, hiring a full-time in-house counsel could be a difficult decision, especially when they have budget constraints.   In addition, for these companies, retaining an outside counsel may not be ideal neither, because an outside counsel most often would only focus on the case for which he/she was retained for, but overlook other needs and concers of these companies.  Also, since law firms usually charge high hourly rate  for attorney's fees, the cost for hiring an outside counsel could be much higher than that of an in-house counsel.

General Counsel Services serves as a perfect solution for such dilemma.  By purchasing a package of 50 hours, 75 hours, or 100 hours for legal services at a significantly reduced hourly rate to be used in one year, companies without the need of or can't otherwise afford a full-time in-house counsel can now have the benefits of an in-house counsel.

As your general counsel, we will get to know each other better through our long-term relationship and we will act as your general counsel to handle general legal matters, overseeing your cases' needs and developments, and coordinate legal proceedings, including such as:

• Contract drafting, review and negotiation

• Corporate Governance

• Employment and human resource matters

• Litigation supports

• Selection and supervision of outside counsels or foreign counsels

• Legal advisory services

• Legal project coordination and monitoring

• Legal strategic planning