Formation & Governance
Cohen Schneider LLP provides an array of legal services to emerging and start-up businesses, as well as management of a company's structure and critical documents going forward.
Our attorneys regularly counsel such early stage and growth companies by providing valuable services that enable them to achieve their objectives such as forming an entity, structuring a partnership/shareholder/operating agreement, securing financing, negotiating a lease or purchase agreement for space, hiring employees, protecting intellectual property and drafting contracts.
Once a company is a going concern, we provide companies with ongoing assistance to ensure that the company complies with its corporate requirements, and amend operative documents and create new entities as the company grows and its needs change.
Services include:
- Selection, structuring and formation of various business entities such as Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), Corporations (S corps and C corps), Professional Service Firms, Trusts, Partnerships (general, limited and limited liability), not for profit corporations or other entities
- Preparation of operating, shareholder and partnership agreements
- Issuance of stock and structure of membership interests
- Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Asset Purchase and Stock Purchase Agreements
- Counsel on corporate governance matters
- Debt, equity and other financing transactions
- Business and contract counseling
- Succession planning
- Disputes between owners
- Employment agreements
- Risk Management
