International Business Attorneys Assisting Clients with Organization and Transactions
WHGC serves as general counsel to a number of national, international and multi-national clients ranging from small, privately-held entities to publicly-traded corporations. Our international business attorneys have experience with many large national and multinational firms, including Medtronic, Inc., the Samsung Corporation, and the NASA Space Station. (For a fuller list of clients, please visit our Representative Clients page.)
Business Organization
Our lawyers design the most suitable form of business entity for the individual needs of our start-up clients. We consider and find answers to the following issues:
- Whether the business entity would protect personal assets from business debts and liabilities
- Whether the choice of business entity is sensible for tax purposes
- Whether the business entity will be realistically manageable
- Whether the business entity allows for future growth
In the State of California, a simple classification of for-profit business entities includes Sole Proprietorship, General or Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Corporation. In addition to for-profit business entities, we also assist clients with the establishment and operation of not-for-profit corporations, such as academic and religious associations and private foundations.
Business Transactions
Our international business attorneys have extensive experience in all aspects of corporate transactions, including:
- Acquisitions, Mergers, Reorganization, Liquidations and Private Offerings
- Asset and Stock Purchase Agreements
- Contract Drafting and Review
- Financing
- Governmental Compliance
- Negotiating and Structuring Buy-Sell Agreements
- Preparing Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements
- Structuring and Forming Domestic and Foreign Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Joint Ventures
- Trade Secret Policies
- Trademark and Copyright
Because the business world is dynamic, complex, and constantly changing, our lawyers take a big-picture approach, which greatly benefits our clients. We take a comprehensive view of each business entity and focus on issues that might otherwise elude the client, such as exit strategies and family business succession.
Because high caliber business and corporate representation encompasses a wide range of interrelated issues, our international business attorneys work closely with lawyers in other divisions of our firm, including the international law, labor and employment, immigration, and intellectual property and technology lawyers, to provide you with optimal structures and strategies to satisfy all of your business needs.
Contact Our Attorneys
Please contact us to set up a consultation with one of our experienced international business attorneys. All legal consultations are strictly confidential under attorney-client privilege.
For more detailed information about the legal issues involved in business organization and litigation, please visit our Business and Commercial Law Information Center and our Business Organization and Transactions Newsletter.
