Business Practice Area
Business Formation and Startup Practice
A corporation is a separate legal entity or a "legal person," that has its own separate "legal" identity for tax and liability purposes. Many people desire to turn their business into a corporation or initiate it as a corporation, and there are many reasons to incorporate. There may be a desire to distance oneself from ownership of intellectual property and content to limit liability. There may be a need to have consistent ownership, even if personnel change. These and others are among the best reasons to incorporate. The State grant of liability avoidance has a price and procedures that must be followed to be successful. We help start up and maintain the corporation. We can help merge, qualify sales of shares and litigate to prevent the personal liability of the corporation's owners as much as possible. We can form and maintain California and Delaware business entities and help with merger, exit strategies & business planning.For articles on all Business topics, see the Business Library
Our Virtual In-House Counsel and Business Practice - For Companies who cannot afford Full Time Attorneys
Many growing corporations and L.L.C.s need in-house counsel but cannot afford a full time salaried attorney. We provide this valuable service for companies by representing them in all the main areas of traditional in-house counsel work including: IP rights protection Major Company Changes [1] Employment Practices, EEOC, Hiring, firing and Policy [2] Workers' Compensation and safety issues, OSHA Unfair Competition [3] Litigation defense (insurance defense) and support Contracts with vendors, partners, Licensees and Licensors Privacy rights for the company, its Privacy Policies and employee issues Outsourcing specialized legal help [4] Real Property leasing, sales, purchases, and upgrades and UCC Real Estate purchase, sale leasing and zoning issues First Amendment Rights [5] Intellectual Property.[1] Through Start-Up, Shares, Investors (Angels, Investment Bankers etc.), mergers, buy outs, acquisitions (M&A), we have helped our clients through transactions, due diligence and compliance and completion for deals worth millions.
[2] Employment issues, trade secrecy, international transactions and contracting are a part of the way we provide close personal attention to our client's e-business. We have helped resolve and improve hiring practices, worker claims, OSHA and workplace safety, promotion and terminations. Keeping a company's IP intact and secure is our goal.
[3] In unfair competition and advertising injury: our legal battles include Trademark infringement and dilution, data theft, name and identity misuse, rights of publicity, false advertising, "passing off" and other such claims.
[4] Mr. Green's capacities as Chair of a major State Bar committee and a Member of the Board of the Marin County Bar provide contact with the best specialized attorneys nationwide, many of whom "wrote the book" on their specialty and could not be reachable without the aid of in-house counsel.
[5] Intelledtual Property is THE major area for in-house counsel and while many general practive attorneys do not specialize in this complex area, we do: Trademarks, Copyrights, Patent Licensing, Trade secrets, and other such issues.
Fees are a flat rate per month, or hourly, based on an assessment of need conducted prior to reaching an agreement. This provides a company with discounts from our normal hourly rates and helps the company budget predictable amounts for its legal services. We can visit your company any time or deal in any virtual way - collabrative networking is a hallmark of our practice.
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Our electronic Commerce and Internet Business Practice
Mr. Green served for 4 years and was Chair of the California State Bar's Business Law Section Cyberspace Committee (2002-2003), whose members are among the top names in the state on this topic. Ms Green has represented and continues to represent famous Rock and Roll stars. The firm has helped Santana set up the world's very first "Official" fan web site. The firm represents many survivors of the late 1990s "dot com" era who are doing very well, in part due to careful legal watching and constant changes made as the laws rapidly form, change and are interpreted. New international sites are also part of our growing body of clientele.New laws in e-commerce include privacy, IP, domain name law, personal rights, defamation, entertainment, patent, and many others. The 9/11 terror crisis has devolved more new laws designed to make all commerce more secure. We keep up with, litigate, and can resolve our client's disputes involving all of this. We have represented and continue to represent some of the best in music, film, TV and the arts in their migration to online commerce, advertising and business.
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