Corporations, General Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP’s) and Limited Liability Companies (LLC’s)
For new businesses, we help our clients select the type of legal entity for their business. We can consult with the client’s accountant, in order to enable the client to determine which type of legal entity type best suits the client’s financial and tax plan for the business.
As an experienced New York business law firm, we will make sure that your business is properly formed, in conformity with New York law. Some of the legal documents we provide for our clients are listed below:
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Corporations (C-Corps & S-Corps)
•Certificate of Incorporation with New York Secretary of State’s filing receipt
•Corporate Minutes
•Corporate By-laws
•Stock Certificates
•Shareholders’ Agreement (Although this is not a legal requirement for New York corporations, we strongly recommend that corporations with more than one shareholder have a carefully drafted Shareholders’ Agreement)
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Limited Liability Companies
•Articles of Organization with New York Secretary of State’s filing receipt
•LLC Minutes
•LLC Operating Agreement
•Certificates of Units of Membership Interest in the LLC
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Partnerships
•Partnership Certificate
•Partnership Agreement (Although this is not a legal requirement for New York Partnerships , we strongly recommend that all partnerships have a carefully drafted Partnership Agreement)
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Sole Proprietorships
•Certificate of Doing Business Under an Assumed Name (d/b/a)
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Non-profit Corporations
Please see our Non-profit Corporations page for information about the legal services we provide for New York Non-profit Corporations.
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Various Other Legal Services for New York Businesses
We represent New York Corporations, General Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP’s) and Limited Liability Companies (LLC’s) on a variety of New York business and corporate legal matters, including:
•Drafting and Negotiating Business Contracts
•Employment Agreements
•Independent Contractor Agreements
•Confidentiality Agreements (Non-Disclosure Agreements)
•Non-competition and Non-solicitation Agreements
•Commercial Lease Agreements
•Purchase of a Building
•Joint Venture Agreements
•Purchase or Sale of a Business
•Mergers and Acquisitions
•Contract Disputes
•Commercial Arbitration and Commercial Mediation of Disputes
•Commercial Litigation
•Commercial Collection
•Dissolution and Liquidation of a Business
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Most commercial litigation cases that we handle are accepted on an hourly fee basis. In the event that we accept a commercial litigation case on a contingency fee basis, under New York law, in the event there is no recovery in a contingency fee case, the client is responsible for the expenses of the litigation, including court costs and disbursements.
We are proud of our record of successfully representing clients in various commercial transactions and business law matters, as well as NY commercial litigation. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future case or legal matter.
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