Business/Corporate Law – Transactional

Corporate Law – Transactional Corporate Law – Transactional Corporate Law – Transactional

When you run a business, having a relationship with seasoned transactional lawyers can be beneficial to your company’s operations. Transactional business and corporate law can encompass various aspects of a company’s operations, including contractual agreements, employment matters, intellectual property, financing, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. Your business needs knowledgeable attorneys who can guide your company through legally complex business and corporate transactions. Transactional lawyers can negotiate deals on behalf of your business and review operations to identify potential legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance.

Contact Parker Shaffie LLP for an initial case evaluation with a transactional law attorney to learn more about our legal services and discuss your rights and options in your business operations and commercial deals.

Business Structuring

Business structure is a fundamental issue and there are many choices about how your business should be formed. Parker Shaffie will help you weigh the pros and cons of different business entity types, from Sole Proprietor, through Joint Ventures, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, and Corporations. Your entity type fundamentally impacts many aspects of your business from liability, asset protection, management, investment, and taxation. All too often businesses fail to consider how they should be structured and just fall into a form that may not be right for them. We can help you with this essential consideration.

Understanding Business/Corporate Law

Transactional work in business and corporate law focuses on creating and managing commercial transactions and relationships, as opposed to business litigation, which focuses on pursuing or defending against legal claims arising from disputes in business relationships. Transactional attorneys in business and corporate law assist clients with matters such as business planning, contract formation, and regulatory compliance. Transactional lawyers draft and review legal documents, negotiate business deals on behalf of their clients, and advise businesses on complying with applicable laws and regulations. Transactional attorneys get involved in various areas of corporate and business law, such as:

  • Corporate structuring and governance
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Commercial contracts
  • Employment matters
  • Intellectual property protection
  • Business financing

Transactional lawyers’ in-depth understanding of corporate clients’ operations also makes them a critical resource should a business transaction end up in a legal dispute or litigation.

Our Transactional Legal Services

At Parker Shaffie LLP, our legal team assists clients with a wide range of business matters, we can integrate with your business based on your needs. We offer a range of services from acting as outside general counsel to providing advice on an as-needed basis. Areas where we help our clients are matters such as:

  • Contract Drafting and Negotiation – Our attorneys have extensive experience representing corporate clients during deal negotiations and formation. Our firm can vigorously negotiate on your business’s behalf to secure favorable deal terms that protect your company’s rights and interests. We can help you create a customized agreement tailored to your business’s needs and goals. Our firm can support your business in forming service contracts, vendor or supplier agreements, or joint venture agreements. Our transactional attorneys also assist clients with risk mitigation, reviewing proposed contractual agreements to identify and address potential legal issues before they arise in commercial transactions.
  • Corporate Governance – Our firm advises businesses on governance issues, including complying with applicable state laws and fiduciary duties. Our attorneys assist companies with making management decisions through corporate board, partner, or shareholder meetings. We can also advise businesses with corporate structuring. As outside general counsel, we regularly prepare meeting minutes, comply with State filing requirements, and maintain corporate records including cap tables.
  • Employment – Our transactional lawyers support businesses through all types of employment matters, including employment contracts, restrictive covenant agreements, executive or equity incentive compensation, and compliance with labor laws. With our strong litigation teams, we are also your first line of defense against employment claims, such as wage and hour, classification, and harassment allegations.
  • Real Estate – Our firm guides business clients in various types of real estate transactions, such as purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, and real estate development deals. We can also assist with legal and regulatory issues that may arise in real estate transactions.
  • Risk Management – Our firm’s comprehensive approach to legal representation means our attorneys focus on risk management for corporate clients. We can advise your business on matters such as securing insurance coverage or filing insurance claims to obtain a defense against potential legal liability. Our attorneys can regularly review your company’s operations and contractual agreements to identify potential legal risks or regulatory compliance issues and develop strategies to address them.
  • Ethics Compliance – Our firm has years of experience advising law firms about how to manage and mitigate the risks of legal practice through developing programs that implement ethics best practices.

Our firm also has extensive experience and a proven track record in business litigation, enabling us to support our transactional clients when they encounter commercial disputes.

Why You Need a Business/Corporate Attorney

The Parker Shaffie, LLP experienced team of transactional attorneys can help you protect both your business and personal interests. Transactional lawyers perform preventative legal work when entering various business or corporate deals, which helps you minimize costly disputes or litigation. For example, transactional attorneys can negotiate contracts that clearly outline parties’ rights and obligations, which help prevent downstream confusion or issues between the parties. Preventative legal work can also identify potential risks, enabling your business to develop strategies to mitigate or address risk before they arise.

Transactional lawyers can also help your business comply with applicable laws and regulations, including employment, consumer protection, securities, and financial laws. Compliance with local, state, and federal laws helps your business avoid serious legal problems that could disrupt operations and impose significant costs. Transactional attorneys can advise your company on how to meet your regulatory compliance requirements.

Having legal counsel involved early in the process helps provide your company with guidance and support as it grows and enters new transactions, maximizing protection of your company’s best interests and minimizing risks and complying with regulatory requirements. The support offered by transactional attorneys can give you peace of mind in knowing that you have covered the bases for your business’s operations.

Industries We Serve

The business and corporate attorneys at Parker Shaffie LLP have a proven track record serving clients in industries such as:

  • Real estate
  • Insurance
  • Accounting
  • Law
  • Media and entertainment
  • Construction
  • Broker-dealers and financial firms
  • Transportation and shipping
  • Maritime

Contact our firm today to discuss how we can help your business.

Why Choose Our Firm?

When negotiating a business deal, having experienced legal counsel can help you protect your legal and financial interests. Turn to a business/corporate transactions attorney from Parker Shaffie LLP to help with your legal matter because:

  • Our firm represents business clients ranging from small companies to Fortune 500 corporations in California and across the U.S. and the globe. We strive to distinguish ourselves from other law firms through our aggressive yet cost-conscious approach to legal representation and our commitment to delivering top-quality work for our clients.
  • We take the time to get to know our clients to understand their needs and goals, including those that a client may not realize they have.
  • Our attorneys work diligently to meet budgets, maintain regular communication, and adapt their legal approaches to address changing situations.
  • Our full-service firm has the resources to represent your business in a wide range of transactions, including corporate matters. Because our team includes skilled transactional attorneys and litigators, we can help you protect your interests when entering business deals and advocate on your company’s behalf should disputes arise.
  • We have worked hard to establish a reputation among our legal peers as the firm that other firms turn to. Our firm represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex transactional matters.

Contact Us Today for Strategic Advice and Support

When you need legal support for a commercial transaction, turn to the legal team that other firms turn to. Contact Parker Shaffie LLP today for a confidential consultation with a business/corporate attorney to discuss the details of your matter and see how we can help you protect your company’s interests in a business or commercial transaction.