Business Formation
Tauler Law Firm, P.A. represents new and established businesses throughout the State of Florida , Nevada , tax-friendly states and other off-shore jurisdictions. The Firm is adept at handling all formation issues, including incorporations, sales and purchases of businesses, franchising, and start-ups whether the form of the business is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company.
We address the array of legal issues that businesses encounter daily. We help new entrepreneurs set up their companies, advising them about the choice of entity (partnership, limited liability company, “S” or “C” corporation according to IRS Rules) and about relations with landlords, investors, lenders, partners, suppliers, employees and customers. We employ a multi-disciplinary approach so that important business decisions are informed by advice not only from a valued lawyer but also, where necessary, from bankers, accountants, insurance professionals, realtors and others.
As a result of the Firm's experience handling Business Dissolutions or Separation of Partners, we do not advise incorporating a business for two or more owners who are not married, unless the owners also enter into a shareholder's agreement addressing how they will work together and making provision for the common circumstances under which an owner might leave the business.
For all our business clients, we offer advice on protecting their commercial assets through registrations of trademarks and copyrights, licensing agreements, employment agreements, and confidentiality agreements. We have a high level of experience working with our business clients on real estate purchases and finance and development.
Many start up businesses get into trouble within the first few months or years of operation because they are unfamiliar with key governmental or tax requirements, or because they have not implemented the financial systems for payroll, workers compensation insurance, or other requirements of the law. The Firm works with its clients to ensure that the businesses we help to form are properly advised regarding these key operating requirements so that the business is built upon a solid legal foundation.
Our firm also advises clients about such issues as directors' and officers' liability, franchising, trade association membership and activities, joint ventures, business successions, and shareholders' rights.
We know that our business clients continually face an ever-changing regulatory environment that impacts the success or failure of their business and financial affairs. Our many years of practicing business and commercial law permit us to assist our clients in answering difficult questions presented to them in this complex environment. This expertise enables our lawyers to assist with business and corporate law issues involving:
- Shareholder and Partnership Rights and Disputes
- Officer and Director Liability
- Insurance Issues
- Loan Workouts
- Business Reorganizations
- Confidentiality
- Indemnification and Warranties
- Licensing and Leasing of Products or Services
- Intellectual Property / Trade Secrets
- Employee or Competitor Fraud or Theft
- Employee and Human Resource Issues
- Mechanics Liens
- Government Investigations
Our firm also advises clients about such issues as directors' and officers' liability, franchising, trade association membership and activities, joint ventures, business successions, and shareholders' rights.
We practice in the following areas:
- Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
- Financings and private equity investments
- Private placements
- Ventures
- Contracts of all varieties
- Corporation, LLC and partnership law
- Joint ventures
- E-commerce
- High technology
- Licensing and intellectual property
- Employment and non-compete agreements
- Counseling boards of directors
- Work-outs and restructurings
- Settlement negotiations
- International law
- Opinions and second opinions
- Business litigation and arbitration
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