Services

  • Startup Funding
  • Private placements (equity)
  • Investor agreements
  • Loan negotiation and documentation (debt)
  • Business Formation
  • Choice of entity
  • Partnership agreements
  • LLC operating agreements
  • Articles of incorporation & bylaws
  • Permits/Licensing & Regulatory
  • New business permits and registrations
  • Alcoholic beverage licensing
  • Gift card regulations
  • Employment/Human Resources
  • Counseling on hiring/discipline/firing
  • Employee handbooks and policy manuals
  • Wage/hour issues (tip-pooling, overtime, meal/rest periods)
  • Sexual harassment training and investigations
  • Using independent contractors
  • Preventative HR “audits”
  • Employment contracts and incentive compensation plans
  • Incentive compensation (bonus) plans
  • Labor Commissioner hearings/conferences
  • Employment Development Department audits
  • Real Estate
  • Letters of intent
  • Lease review/negotiation/modification
  • Construction agreements and disputes
  • Contracts and Agreements
  • Hotel/restaurant management agreements
  • Equipment leases
  • Vendor/supplier agreements
  • Intellectual Property
  • Trade secrets protection
  • Trademarks
  • Non-compete/non-solicitation agreements
  • Acquisitions/Dispositions
  • Buying a business
  • Due diligence
  • Selling or winding-up a business
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation