In the past two years we have worked together on several contracts... and each one of them was done on time, meticulously and with full attention to our needs as a company... It is a great pleasure to work with a firm that is quick to respond, able to grasp our needs and budget constraints."
Jonathan Chashper
President
Product Savvy Consulting, LLC
Business and Corporate Law
Business and Commercial Law
Dearson Law understands the complexities of starting, growing, maintaining and funding a business. We provide a range of legal support for business promotion, planning, formation, and transactions.
We focus on assisting our clients in developing, implementing, reviewing and evolving effective contractual behavior and uniform agreements; employing materials to improve best practices and taking a proactive approach to corporate business and compliance.
We strive to serve as corporate counsel for our clients, assisting them with the myriad of legal issues facing corporations today, including governance and compliance, ethics, technology solutions, relationships with third-party clients or partners and similar issues.
We study our clients’ corporate organizational needs and tailor their corporate compliance records accordingly, including preparing and drafting their articles of incorporation, articles of organizations, shareholder agreements, and other documents.
We seek to identify and address legal, business, and customer issues affecting our clients’ businesses and facilitate the creation of a legal infrastructure that protects and supports our clients.
As international business lawyers, we aim to provide practical and timely advice and expertise concerning cross-border and/or interstate transactions and other commercial transactions and financial activities. We work together with lawyers from diverse cultures and legal systems to maximize our abilities for the benefit of our international clients.
Our corporate clients range from private family and middle-market enterprises to smaller public companies, and our services address the myriad business life cycle issues our clients may face, including the following:
- Entity organization and owner agreements;
- Capital formation, financing and strategic partnering;
- Employment and compensation matters;
- Intellectual property protection;
- Corporate governance;
- Securities law compliance;
- International expansion and cross-border (or interstate) transactions; and
- Business combinations, restructurings, and breakups.
Small Business Law
Dearson Law offers legal services to aspiring business owners during the initial selection of their business entity, ongoing business transactions, and drafting of contracts. Business operations have their share of risks and challenges, and managing them effectively requires a strong work ethic and knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, whether in state or out of state. Our attorneys know business law and will guide you through the legal steps necessary to establish your own business, minimize risk and avoid negative exposure. We can help you navigate the complexities of selecting an entity and setting up a business, as well as provide ongoing counsel and support to prevent violations of law and potential lawsuits.
Formation – An important step for a starting business is to determine what type of business entity it should be. We will help you identify the appropriate type of entity for your business plan, whether a limited liability company (LLC), a partnership, a limited partnership (LLP), an S corporation or another type of entity. We will assist you in weighing the benefits and disadvantages of each entity type and help you determine which is best suited for your business needs. Then we will generate the associated contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.
Operation – We will direct you in structuring the relationship between the owners and the officers of the corporation and document their respective roles in the corporation’s agreements. We will mentor and counsel the established corporation during its lifetime, as needed.
Contract Law
Contracts are an important part of the operation of a business, and business owners require legal advice on many issues, whether they are organizing or promoting a business, procuring equipment, hiring staff, negotiating lease agreements or running their operation.
Before you sign or renew a contract, contact our office to discuss how the terms of the contract correspond to your business needs. A brief conversation with our lawyers may save your business much in the long run and teach you how to safeguard your interests.
When setting up the day-to-day operations of a business, it is important to have the protection of written contracts. We assist our clients in generating contracts that will protect their interests, prevent disputes and avoid potentially expensive litigation.
We offer effective counsel, detail-oriented services and high-quality representation during the negotiation, drafting and review of a wide variety of agreements such as the following:
- Consulting agreements and independent contractor agreement
- Asset purchase agreements
- Franchisee agreements
- Agency agreements
- Software licensing agreements
- Nondisclosure and no circumvention agreements
- Confidentiality agreements
- Shareholders agreements
- Operating agreements
- Commercial lease contracts
Independent General Counsel Services
Some corporate clients use our firm as an independent or outside general counsel for legal matters that would normally be handled by an in-house legal department. Emerging businesses, in particular, sometimes prefer to work with outside counsel rather than employ a general counsel. We offer general counsel services with a focus on the following:
- Corporate governance, policies, and filings
- Board or Shareholders meetings – participation and counsel
- Contract draft and negotiations – e.g., nondisclosure agreements
- Registered agent services – receipt of process, preparation of reports and related issues.
- Lease, purchase, and sale negotiations
- Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations such as trade associations or private foundations face an array of legal issues. Our support involves working with an organization’s management and members, from the organization’s formation through its operation, on a wide range of issues, including governance and management, tax-exempt status, volunteer and employee liability, and compliance. Because it takes special dedication to form and operate a nonprofit organization, we take an active role as an outside general counsel in protecting our client organization’s interests, preparing and filing organizational documents, implementing a governance structure with clear definitions and liabilities, monitoring compliance with governing laws and drafting and reviewing the organization’s contracts.