Corporate Law

Our firm’s principal target is small and mid-size businesses.  Our focus is business organizations (incorporation), which means that we can assist you in three important ways: one, we can assist you in understanding the pros and cons of common business structures before forming an entity and avoid financial consequences such as unnecessary taxes or fees.  Another, we can assist you in understanding the requirements for protecting your assets by maintaining liability protection and avoiding business disputes from even occurring by identifying upfront factors such as who owns the trademark or the amount of liquidated damages that should be included in your contract in case of a dispute.  Third, we can assist you in recognizing the non tax-aspects of buying or selling a business.  In addition to helping you understand various aspects of a business that you need to consider before forming an entity and drafting documents, we can also assist you in forming the entity and will create various documents including By-Laws or Operating Agreements, Buy-Sell Agreements and Employment Agreements based on your unique challenges.

Because we understand the dynamics and the requirements of a highly competitive business environment, we use our skills and experience to judge the balance between legal and commercial risk.  We do not provide business advice but we do help you differentiate it so that you can seek business guidance based on the legal issues involved.  The result is an effective and solution focused approach that helps you expand your business and take on calculated risks. 

In addition to added value factors mentioned on this page as well as our home page, what distinguishes us from many other law firms is our personal yet business-like approach to solving our clients' problems. For example, we recognize that the most aggressive (and expensive) litigation strategy may not be the right approach for you, the small business entrepreneurs, since litigation is expensive and time consuming.

Whatever the type of commercial transaction, we will assist you in exploring all your options to maximize the benefits of the transaction(s). If you need advice in a legal specialty such as taxation, intellectual property, or employment law, we can either provide referral(s) or consult with a specialist for a particular task on your behalf.  Our billing practices are competitive, cost-efficient, and equitable as we believe in building long-term relationships with our clients by offering real value, as a legal counselor.   

We can be reached by phone and e-mail and can be available for evenings by appointments.

Email: info@makkarlaw.com

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