Emerging Business and Technologies
Entrepreneurs and start-up companies face challenges that require a keen understanding of the unique circumstances new and small business ventures face. Our deep experience in working with companies of all sizes offers an efficient, knowledgeable, and affordable resource for emerging businesses. We understand the need for certainty in budgeting, prioritization and cost efficiency in the delivery of services, and can discuss a variety of fee arrangements after we have an understanding of your business and legal objectives.Our team can assist you with the issues you face, including:
- Forming and structuring business entities, tax planning
- Drafting and negotiating agreements
- Financing arrangements, including private placements, venture capital, small business and personal loans
- Mergers and acquisitions, and dispositions
- Protecting intellectual property, licensing and distribution agreements, trademarks, patents, joint development agreements, e-commerce and internet
- Addressing employment issues, including employment agreements, non-competes, confidentiality agreements, employee handbooks, benefits, and labor agreements
- Succession planning for your business coordinated with overall estate planning for each principal to address ownership rights in the event of death or other triggering events
Our clients span a spectrum of new ventures in industries such as renewable energy, film coating, optics, metallurgy, mining, geospatial imagery, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agriculture, non-destructive testing, electronics, computer software and hardware.
