Practice Areas

Business Formation

We work with our clients to ensure that all aspects of the formation process for setting up a corporation or limited liability company are attended to, including completion of all initial formation documents, making government filings and drafting by-laws and agreements ancillary to formation such as shareholder agreements in the case of corporations and operating agreements in the case of limited liability companies.

Business Transactions

We work with our clients on a variety of day-to-day business transactions from initial negotiations through closing.

Commercial Banking

We assist our commercial bank clients with all forms of lending activities in the U.S. Our practice also focuses on foreign banking institutions’ operations such as commercial lending or funds clearing within the U.S. Our attorneys are experienced with issues unique to foreign bank operations within the U.S.

We leverage our experience with banking institutions to help our non-bank domestic and international clients successfully resolve complex business and legal issues in banking operations in the U.S.

Complex Commercial Transactions

We navigate our clients through complex commercial transactions so that the intricacies of the transaction do not negatively impact upon goals and objectives.

Contracts

We work closely with all of our clients on structuring, drafting and reviewing all forms of contracts including customer, supplier, teaming and third party contracts to meet the specific needs of our clients.

Corporate Governance

Whether a business is structured as a Corporation, Limited Liability Company or under some other form, we work with our clients to ensure that governance matters are attended to and that remedial action is taken where necessary to mitigate against such risks as entities being disregarded, personal liability being attached or status being forfeited.

Due Diligence

We provide our clients with all forms of legal due diligence from investigations to final reports allowing our clients to make fully informed business decisions.

Financing Transactions

Whether a commercial bank line of credit or a private equity investment, we work with clients to close these transactions timely and efficiently.

International Business

We represent our non-U.S. clients on U.S. inbound matters as well as our U.S. clients on outbound matters.

Our international law practice involves counseling on the full range of cross-border legal issues.

Our attorneys speak numerous foreign languages: German, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Hindi, and Punjabi.

Labor and Employment Law

Our labor and employment practice focuses on representing management on all labor and employment issues, including such matters as hiring, compensation, stock and stock option plans, wage and hour claims, employment agreements, employment handbooks, policies and procedures, independent contractor agreements, confidentiality, privacy, covenants not to compete, and terminations. Our attorneys work with clients to help them proactively prevent and mitigate claims and to defend against them when necessary.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Our attorneys have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, asset/stock acquisition, stock swap, recapitalizations, alliances, joint ventures and other deal related matters. We work with our clients on initial proposals, bid packages, term sheets, letters of intent, due diligence, negotiations, agreements and other deal related matters from negotiation to closing. Our attorneys leverage hands on deal experience in helping our clients navigate different facets of the deal.

Real Estate

We represent our business clients as to general commercial real estate matters from leasing to acquisition and disposition of office, retail and industrial space.

Tax

We advise our clients on tax structures and strategies in local, state, national and international tax regimes in order to maximize tax compliance and minimize tax liability. Transfer pricing is a large part of the firm's tax practice, generally.

Copyrights

We work with clients as to copyright notices, registrations and overall copyright portfolio matters, including, enforcement of rights and defending against claims.

Domain Names

We work with clients to obtain domain name clearance, represent clients in dispute resolution proceedings, maintain client’s portfolio of domain names, attend to GTLD issues, and to ensure comprehensive oversight of all related legal issues and transactions.

E-Commerce

We navigate our clients through E-commerce transactions to avoid potential negative impact upon client’s goals and objectives. We work on a variety of E-Commerce models from basic hosting to robust transactional models and everything in between, including the businesses of social media and social networking.

IT Security

We work with clients as to all forms of IT security, including, evaluation of E-Mail, PCI, VPN and Network access policies and procedures from a legal perspective.

Licensing

We work with clients in reviewing and structuring of licensing arrangements so as to ensure that rights and obligations are conforming and that the license terms reflect business intent.

Patents

We work with clients in evaluating the commercial aspects of patent matters while working with a team consisting of several “of counsel” patent attorneys to assist with patent applications and prosecution.

We provide clients with guidance as to matters pertaining to patent infringement.

Technology Law (Computers, Medical, Green & General)

We represent technology company clients in a variety of technology matters from developing/acquiring to transferring/divesting and everything in between. We provide very focused and practical advice because our attorneys understand the underlying technology as well as the needs and concerns of a technology client. Our attorneys have a wealth of experience in representing technology clients. We regularly work on sophisticated procurement agreements, professional development agreements, outsourcing agreements, technology escrow agreements, multimedia agreements, and agreements concerning cloud computing and disaster recovery.

Trademarks

Whether it's business branding or product/service branding, we assist clients in clearance search and registration of trademarks, as well as the maintenance of their trademark portfolio.

We provide clients with guidance as to matters pertaining to trademark infringement and cease and desist matters.

Trade Secrets

We work with clients to enforce their trade secret rights and defend against claims of trade secret violations.

Websites

We work with clients as to all forms of review and structuring of websites so as to ensure that the website terms are appropriate for the nature of the business and provide, to the maximum extent possible, a liability shield for the business.

Games

We work with game developers, publishers and distributers on all issues from game design and development to retail distribution and everything in between.

Software Audits

Assisting clients as vendors and users with respect to software audits for licensed software.

Entertainment Law

We represent organizations in all legal aspects of the entertainment industry.

Sports Law

We assist organizations in all legal aspects of professional sports.

Bankruptcy (Creditor's Rights)

We evaluate and defend creditors' rights in a wide variety of insolvency claims.

Legal Opinions

We issue legal opinions in connection with transactions and respond to audit letter requirements as to contingent/actual legal risk.

Arbitration

Our attorneys are experienced in all forms of arbitration matters (domestic and international) as advocates and arbitrators and use binding arbitration in the vast majority of instances to avoid the huge potential costs and time consumption of litigation.

Mediation

Our attorneys are experienced in all forms of mediation as advocates and mediators and use mediation in selected instances for our clients to avoid arbitration or litigation.

Litigation

Our attorneys have handled litigation cases in local, state and federal courts from inception to verdict. While our philosophy is that litigation is to be avoided and used only as a last resort, our attorneys can provide result driven legal services that are efficient and cost effective.

Regulation

We represent our business clients as to regulatory matters such as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Exon-Florio and Graham-Leach-Bliley.

Customs Enforcement for Counterfeit Goods

We augment the trademark and copyright practices, by assisting clients with customs enforcement for counterfeit goods.