Running & Growing Businesses

The legal work that keeps a business moving.

Once a business is up and running, the legal work doesn't stop — it just changes shape. Contracts need to hold up when a relationship goes sideways, not just when everyone's getting along. Growing usually means hiring, which brings real employment law exposure. And most businesses eventually face a deal — buying, selling, or merging — that's too consequential to handle without someone who's done it before.

You’re good at your business.

We’re good at the things your business needs.

  • You want contracts that actually protect you. Clear terms now mean fewer surprises later — the goal is an agreement that holds up, not one you find out has gaps when it's too late.

  • Hiring your first employee. Once you have a team, wage, hour, and leave laws apply — and getting it wrong is expensive.

  • You're ready to buy another business. Growth by acquisition instead of from scratch.

  • Someone wants to buy you. An offer came in, and you need someone in your corner to negotiate and structure the deal.

  • A partner relationship needs formalizing — or ending. Handshake agreements stop working as the stakes grow.

  • You're leasing new space. Expanding to a new office, warehouse, or retail location.

Contracts

  • Independent contractor agreements

  • Employment agreements

  • NDAs

  • Licensing agreements

  • Leases

  • Noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements

  • Partnership and purchase agreements

Employment Advice

  • Employment agreements

  • Employee handbooks

  • NDAs and noncompete agreements

  • Wage, hour, and leave compliance guidance

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Letters of intent

  • Due diligence

  • Asset and stock purchase agreements

  • Real estate purchase agreements

  • 1031 exchanges

  • Shareholder buyout agreements

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Intellectual Property