Business Start-Ups & Entity Formation
JGPC lawyers are committed to providing prompt, practical advice and cost-effective solutions to help our start-up clients achieve their business goals. We have assisted thousands of business start ups over the years.
We assist business start ups with all aspects of the law, including pre-formation planning, business plan review, tax planning, choice of entity analysis, intellectual property protection, entity formation, creation of a capital structure, equipment financing and leasing, raising capital, federal and state securities compliance, executive compensation structuring, buy-sell agreements, service and purchase contracts, as well as with the creation of business forms and contracts for day-to-day business operations.
Our lawyers provide advice and services to resolve all issues faced by start-ups, including:
- Review & analysis of business plans
- Review & analysis of financial models
- Introductions to sources of funding
- Introduction to service providers
- Franchise circular review and analysis
- Trademark, trade name & copyright protection
- Pre-formation IP assignment & protection
- Patent & other IP Licensing arrangements
- Post-formation trade secret and IP protection
- Dealing with non-compete and trade secret protection issues
- Assignment and protection of intellectual property
- Choice of entity analysis
- Incorporation versus LLC or other entity
- State of corporation, LLC or other entity
- Tax analysis including Subchapter S tax election
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- Corporate and LLC administration compliance
- Choices for capitalizing the company
- Debt and equity options and ratios
- Dealing with founder agreements and protections
- Providing “cheap stock” for service providers
- Shareholder buy-sell and related agreements
- Creating complex share and security structures
- Creating multiple classes of stock, warrants and options
and convertible debt instruments - Compliance with federal and state security laws
- Private offering memorandum & subscription agreements
- Preserving Reg D and other private offering exemptions
- Angel financing, strategic investment & venture capital financing
- Equipment financing and joint development arrangements
- Joint venture and strategic partner structuring
- Executive compensation & employee compliance
- Employee & independent contractor issues
- Restricted stock, stock options and other equity plans
- Enforceable non-compete documents
Our attorneys also assist with the formation of non-profit entities and federal and state tax exemption applications for non-profit entities.
For help involving business start-ups and entity formation please contact: