We pride ourselves on being able to
meet the business needs of clients for whom we serve as
intellectual property advisors. Our lawyers are able to
advise on choosing appropriate for-profit and nonprofit
business structures, corporate governance issues, insurance
matters, and general business questions.
- Representing a local franchisee of a national fitness
business in obtaining and selling franchises and related
real estate, employment and governmental compliance issues.
- Co-founding and advising an international film production
and distribution business on corporate structure, raising
investment capital and entering into the full range of
production contracts.
- Obtaining a settlement in an
employment termination dispute and negotiating severance
arrangements for an executive.
- Helping a tax consultant
understand the impact of a non-compete clause on her ability
to start a new business.
- Drafting non-disclosure agreements
to protect client ideas during preliminary business negotiations.
- Advising a film company on appropriate insurance against
copyright and trademark infringement and other risks relating
to a docudrama; advising for-profit and nonprofit businesses
on director and officer liability insurance.
- Representing
a filmmaker in mediation against a contracting business
for sums unpaid under an agreement between them.
- Negotiating
on behalf of freelance graphic designers and website designers
for unpaid sums for website design work.
- Advising the
publisher of a start-up magazine on organizing the business
and raising investment capital as well as developing and
protecting its trademarks.
- Representing a prominent doctor in negotiations with an international cosmetics
company for consulting, endorsement and personal appearance services.
- Negotiating agreements for the acquisition of a medical practice and medical consulting services.
- Counseling a client on the acquisition of stock and assumption of management responsibilities in a publicly traded
international film sales and distribution company.
- Establishing LLCs and corporations for film production companies and other businesses.
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