Personal Attention to Your Business Legal Needs
We counsel clients on business planning and strategies, including tax planning and structural reorganization. Whether you need help negotiating or putting together a complex business transaction, or assistance with lease agreement, we can provide you with the professional guidance you seek.
Our business services include the following:
- Purchase or sales agreement - including buying or selling a business, as well as contracting for goods or services
- Shareholder agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Operating agreements for LLCs
- Commercial leases - including representing landlords and tenants
- Business contracts
- Employment contracts
- Termination agreements
- Business succession planning
At the law firm of Bredemann & McFarlane in Scottsdale, our attorneys counsel clients on the formation, planning and ongoing maintenance of business entities. We serve as statutory agents for businesses in Arizona and can also assist clients with the registration of businesses in Delaware, Nevada and other states with favorable tax environments. Contact us to learn more about our range of business law services.
Choosing the Right Business Entity for Your Goals
The choice of a legal form for your business is the first stage in effective business planning. Each business form has unique tax consequences as well as consequences for the initial and future ownership and control of the business.
The limited liability company (LLC) has become the business entity of choice in recent years, especially for smaller businesses and investment properties. Our attorneys are highly experienced at helping clients form LLCs.
However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to business formation. Depending on your needs and goals, you may want to form a Subchapter S corporation or a traditional corporation, or you may want to run your business as a sole proprietorship, general or limited partnership, or joint venture.
We also offer entity selection and formation services for professional practices, nonprofit organizations, cooperatives and other types of organizations. Contact us to assist you through the process of choosing an entity and filing the necessary documents.
Reliable Counsel for Ongoing Business Operations
Once a business entity has been established, it will be necessary to put structures in place for its ownership and control, such as bylaws, operating agreements, buy-sell agreements and shareholder agreements. To maintain your business entity, it may be necessary to complete annual filings and prepare meeting minutes.
Our attorneys can help you with all of these business maintenance tasks. We are also skilled at the negotiation, drafting and review of business contracts such as the following:
- Confidentiality and non-compete agreements
- Commercial leases
- Insurance contracts
- Asset, title and stock transfers
In closely held businesses, it is often important to provide for continuity in business operations through business succession planning. Reorganizing or dissolving a business is also likely to require legal attention.
Our knowledgeable business lawyers can guide you through all aspects of business formation and planning. Don't hesitate to contact us today.
