Business & Corporate Law

If you are running your own business, it demands a lot of time and attention. This may leave you with little time to deal with any legal issue that may plague your small business or large corporation. You need to have an experienced business law attorney by your side to make a difference in the day-to-day operations of your business. We can assist you in dealing with a wide range of complex issues that relate to taxes, finance, business formations, acquisitions, mergers, employment and labor laws, contract and lease negotiations, and litigation. Give our firm a call today.

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Business Law & Formation

You can structure your business in many different ways. If you are just starting your business and you are not sure what structure would best suit your circumstances, an experienced business law attorney can help. If your business is already established and want to restructure your business, the Law Offices of Leon I Kurland can help walk you through the changes. Here are a some of the ways we can help:

  • Business & Corporate Taxation Law

  • Business & Corporate Finance

  • Business Formations

  • Corporate Acquisitions

  • Business Mergers

  • Employment & Labor laws

  • Contract & Lease Negotiations

  • Corporate Litigation

  • Corporate and Business Law

  • Formation and Operation of LLCs and LLPs

  • S Corporations

  • Regular Corporations

  • Offshore Corporations

 

Business Structures

Sole Proprietorship:  A simple business structure that allows a person to conduct business as an individual is a sole proprietorship.  A business owner and their company are viewed as one and the same.  It is important to know that a sole proprietorship does not protect the owner from any    business liabilities even though it is an easy way to start doing business.

Partnership:  A simple business structure for businesses with more than one owner is called a partnership.  The two types of partnerships are general partnerships and limited partnerships.  Owners maintain personal liability for the business in a partnership.  Owners in a limited partnership may face limited liabilities.

Corporation:  If you form a corporation, you establish a business as a separate entity and provide the owners with limited liability protection.  The types of corporations that are available are C-corporations and S-corporations.  These two types of corporations have several key differences, which include tax issues and shareholder restrictions.

Limited Liability Company:  A limited liability company establishes a business as a separate entity from the owners but allows the owners to report the business gains and losses on their personal tax returns. The owners are protected from business liabilities.  Limited liability companies are not available in all states.