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Liles Parker handles various corporate matters ranging from day-to-day
corporate governance matters, negotiation and drafting of operational
contracts, regulatory and government program compliance issues, to
organization of new entities. Our business clients cover the spectrum from
offshore internet start-ups to exchange-traded public companies. The firm
has deep experience serving as general legal counselors to senior business
management, and prides itself on providing practical and seasoned advice on
routine and non-routine problems, with a view to meeting our clients'
business objectives with minimal risk and complication.
As corporate attorneys advising and representing our clients, the firm,
among providing other services, counsels clients on:
- Choosing the right structure of operation (e.g., LLC, corporation,
DBA, partnership).
- Business formation and dissolution.
- Advising entities and their Boards on governance issues.
- Mergers and acquisitions.
- Purchasing and selling businesses.
- Negotiation and preparation of operating agreements and shareholder
agreements.
- Negotiation and preparation of employment and severance agreements.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating confidentiality, internet and
technology related agreements and other commercial agreements.
- Formation of tax-exempt not-for-profit companies (e.g. 501(c)(3)).
- Drafting and negotiating leases.
- Structuring U.S. asset purchases/investments involving foreign
investors in a way to avoid U.S. estate and gift taxes with respect to such
investments (and minimize income taxes in connection with such assets as
well).
- Advising and preparing documentation for partnerships, joint
ventures and strategic alliances.
- Obtaining business certificates, tax identification numbers, DBA
certificates.
- Handling commercial real estate leasing, financings and closings.
- Handling contractual disputes (including collections and enforcement
of obligations).
- Preparing business plans.
- Representing corporations and other entities in the collection of
debts.
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