Helping Business Owners & Entrepreneurs. Serving National & International Clients

Providing Valuable Business Counsel

Providing Valuable Business CounselAt our firm, we assist clients with a range of business relationship matters, including:

Entity selection - There are many different types of entities that are appropriate in specific circumstances. We can help you determine whether you would be best served by operating your business as a C Corporation, S Corporation, general partnership (GP), limited partnership (LP) or limited liability company (LLC). We can also advise you regarding various trusts, such as simple and complex irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts and offshore trusts which may play a part in the business to further your goals.

Owner agreements - We handle shareholder agreements and contracts between owners, including funding a business by assets via insurance. If business owners are engaged in a dispute, we can help with the graceful withdrawal of one or more owners from the entity.

Employment compensation and benefit issues - We handle cases involving ERISA and compensation matters.

Licenses of assets - Our firm can help you with creditor protection planning and allowing a licensee to use intellectual property for your benefit.

Leasing of assets - If used in the appropriate circumstance, leasing with proper terms allows an employer to have favorable tax attributes and creditor protection. While maintaining full control over assets, the employer may still be able to borrow against assets, if needed.

Sales, mergers and liquidation - There are many ways for owners of an existing company to dispose of their interests in a manner that allows them to take advantage of tax rules. The appropriate mechanism will depend on each individual's circumstance and can produce radically different financial and tax results.