Business Entity Formations & Co-Owner Disputes
Maricopa County and other Phoenix suburbs are growing rapidly and businesses here are starting up nearly every day. Starting a business and creating corporations, limited-liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, and other business relationships rarely goes smoothly without experienced counsel. The attorneys at The Lassiter Law Firm offer our clients assistance with issues associated with business entity formations, including:
- Small business start-ups
- Formation of limited liability corporations (LLCs) for investment or rental properties
- Selection and establishment of business entities
- Business reorganizations
- Business expansion through purchase
- Buy-sell agreements
- Business entity creations along the lines of:
- Corporations
- Sole proprietorships
- Partnerships
- LLCs
- S corporations
- Non-profits
- LLPs
A skilled attorney can provide advice to help maximize a new company’s chance of success. We help our clients create and execute their business plans, negotiate and review contracts, and provide business litigation advice. We can also provide help with:
- Disputes, dissolutions, and withdrawals
- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) e.g., proceedings before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and other ADR organizations, including mediations and arbitrations of business disputes
- Fraudulent transfers
- Business buy-sell agreements and other agreements among business co-owners
- Preparation of other general business agreements:
- Shareholder/partner/owner buy-sell agreements
- Security agreements
- Employment agreements
- License agreements
- Settlement agreements
- Employment, trade secret, unfair competition, and unfair business practices litigation such as non-compete clauses, misappropriation of trade secrets, or violation of confidentiality agreements.
