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A Business Transaction Attorney Can Ensure The Success Of Your Business

All businesses have legal issues they need to deal with from time to time. Many of them involve complying with state and federal regulations or drafting agreements with other companies or entities. To do this, your business needs a lawyer with experience handling business transactions for companies of your size and industry. Although Bowles & Verna LLP is well known for its litigation expertise, we have developed and expanded our corporate and business practice considerably since 1988. Our role in transnational practice is to help accomplish strategic objectives – to launch new ventures, structure acquisitions, and reorganizations, manage operations and preserve assets for ultimate disposition. We serve as general counsel to a number of small and mid-size companies in a variety of industries, and we provide a full spectrum of advice and counsel, including:

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Entity Formation And Structural Planning

The variety of structures available for new businesses – C and S corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures – creates both challenge and opportunity. The structural decision has a wide-ranging impact on taxes, co-ownership relationships, insurance requirements, and landlord-tenant relationships, to name a few. We guide you through the maze to help you make the optimal decision; then we prepare all appropriate documentation to ensure that your decisions are implemented and all applicable laws are observed.

Real Property

Our clients include developers, owner-operators, financial institutions, and brokers. Recently, the firm has handled an increasing number of matters relating to problem loans, workouts, bankruptcies and refinancings. We have considerable expertise in:

  • Acquisitions, sales, and exchanges
  • Formation and operation of partnerships, limited liability companies, and joint ventures
  • Retail, commercial and industrial leasing
  • Real estate development and land use

Mergers, Acquisitions, Reorganizations And Sales

Efficient and effective growth is imperative to business success. Productivity may be enhanced by business combinations and acquisitions. Success is sometimes measured by the timely disposition of assets. We have considerable experience in strategy and structuring these landmark events.

Employment And Personnel Policies

Staffing is no longer merely a matter of signing a union contract or shaking hands. Employment discrimination, accommodations for persons with disabilities, wage and hour rules, harassment, workplace violence, and employee privacy are only a few of the issues employers face. We provide counsel in all aspects of personnel practices, including employee, consultant, and independent contractor relationships.

Trade Secrets, Trademarks And Technology

The most valuable assets of a business are often intangible – confidential information, proprietary technology, trademark/trade name, customer/client lists, and goodwill. We advise our clients in developing strategies to protect and enhance the value of their intellectual property. We also provide advice and documentation for technology licensing and transfers.

Service And Equipment Contracts

The day-to-day operation of a business is sometimes the most vulnerable to dispute. We know your business, or we learn it quickly. Your relationships with customers, suppliers, service contractors, and others are less likely to end in expensive conflict if contracts are reviewed before signing. We are committed to forging productive long-term alliances with our clients, keeping in mind that a brief time spent at the start saves a prolonged or expensive proceeding later.​

Estate And Business Succession Planning

Many of our clients are family-owned enterprises. Wealth accumulation and business success depend on long-range planning. We work in evaluating investment strategies, planning and documenting vehicles (such as living trusts, buy-sell agreements, and family limited partnerships), with your team of financial planning and insurance professionals, for retention or sharing of asset control, and ultimately providing for family or beneficiaries

Invested In Your Future

Our attorneys partner with you in your business venture, advising on the best legal strategies for growth as well as how to avoid potential difficulties. We help your company meet all regulatory requirements and position it for success. As trial lawyers, we have seen the complications that can arise when a business is faced with litigation. We do everything possible to help you stay out of that situation. Put our expertise to work for your business.

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Contact us at 925-478-5763 to speak with Christopher Jew about how we can serve you.