Business Law
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Formation & Dissolution of Business Entities
We frequently recommend to clients the legal entity that gives them protection against personal liability and is consistent with their estate planning decisions. Our qualified attorneys offer an initial consultation to help assess our clients business needs so that we may appropriate recommendations based on individual needs. We are experienced in forming and dissolving all types of business entities including: |
- Cooperatives
- Corporation
- Family Limited Partnerships
- Franchises
- General Partnerships
- Joint Ventures
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- Limited Liability Companies
- Limited Liability Partnerships
- Non-profit Corporations
- Professional Corporations
- Sole Proprietorships
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Business Transactions & Operations
Speer Hoyt’s services extent to provide legal advice and counsel in all matters of business. We have extensive expertise in the following business transactions: |
- Acquisitions and Mergers
- Corporate Reorganizations
- Construction Contracts
- Family Business Planning
- Strategic Alliances
- Financial Partnering
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- Technology Transfer Agreements
- Computer and Software Licensing
- Agricultural Transactions
- Municipal Contracts
- Redemption Agreements
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We also assist our clients in planning for a wide variety of business operations, opportunities, and potential problems, including: |
- Government Regulation
- Choosing/Changing Business Names
- Trade Secrets
- Trademark Registration
- Conflict Resolution
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Litigation
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- Voting Trust Agreements
- Minutes and Resolution Documentation
- Collections
- Bankruptcy Claims
- Commercial Transactions
- Secured Transactions
- Computer and Software Law
- Creditor’s Rights
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Purchase or Sale of a Business
We assist clients with designing transactions to sell or purchase businesses or property. We believe that successful transactions benefit both the buyer and seller, providing the parties with a “win-win” solution. Our expertise in income and estate taxes allow us to help minimize the amount Uncle Sam extracts from these transactions, and further benefit our clients.
Business and estate sales and purchases include: |
- Bills of Sale for Personal Property
- Buy-sell Agreements
- Consulting Agreements
- Covenants Not to Compete
- Employment Agreements
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- First Right-of-Refusal
- Pledge Agreements
- Purchase of Business Assets
- Security Agreements
- Stock purchase Agreement
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Employee Benefits
Compensation packages and structures are another one of our specialties. Our approach is to help our clients design plans that are directly suited to their individual needs for both businesses and personal estate and retirement plans. We offer an IRS-approved 401(k), profit sharing, and money purchase pension plan for businesses seeking to maximize their contributions to retirement plans.
Conflict Resolution
When conflicts arise in business or estate plans, we offer resolution through collaboration and mediation. It is always our initial goal to resolve conflicts in a manner that is in the best interest of our clients, without having to enter a courtroom. However, if non-confrontational techniques do not resolve such disputes, we will pursue a solution through arbitration and litigation when appropriate or necessary. See our page on Dispute Resolution and Litigation for a more complete list of our conflict resolution experience.
Employment issues including executive compensation matters; employment agreements; employee policy and procedure manuals; covenants not-to-compete; confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements; Americans with Disabilities Act issues; management labor law; occupational safety and health; wage and hour law; wrongful termination; employment discrimination; collective bargaining.
Employee benefits include ERISA issues; qualified and nonqualified retirement plans; pension plans; profit sharing plans; 401(k) retirement plans; employment stock options; and phantom stock plans.
In addition to legal counsel, we offer seminars on business issues and other areas to help our clients continue building on the foundations we help to provide.
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