Corporate Law

CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

The corporate lawyers of Thorpe and Thorpe provide legal counsel and guidance to business clients and entrepreneurs on a daily basis. Our goal is to render practical legal advice based on a sound analysis combined with common sense and years of experience. To this end, we work closely with our business clients and maintain a high level of personal contact and availability.

We provide the legal services necessary for:

• Forming corporations, partnerships and other business entities
• Buying and selling corporations, their stock and assets
• Reorganizing, merging and dissolving corporations and partnerships
• Preparing annual minutes and resolutions
• Issuing stock and other security interests
• Negotiating, drafting and reviewing:
• Shareholder buy-out agreements
• Employment and termination agreements
• Equipment leases
• Licensing agreements
• Franchise agreements
• Supplier contracts
• Customer agreements
• Financing agreements
• Security agreements
• Other contracts necessary and familiar to businesses
• Dealing with government agencies
• Dealing with unfair tactics from competitors
• Advising on trade name protection

With the support of our litigation team we defend our business clients against the adverse claims, big and small, that they encounter from vendors, customers, competitors, and even from employees and former shareholders.

With the support of our real estate lawyers, we handle all aspects of real estate transactions from the simple lease to the most complex development, construction, environmental and zoning entitlement issues for our corporate clients.