Are you searching for experienced San Diego corporate attorneys? What should your corporate attorney do for you?  Are you working to protect corporate governance and compliance and fulfill the legal and ethical responsibilities of a corporation under California law? Do you need guidance as an employer or an effective dispute resolution lawyer?

Corporate Attorneys with More Than 40 Years of Experience

The experienced San Diego corporate attorneys at the Watkins Firm bring 40+ years of experience serving the business, science and tech, real estate and medical / healthcare communities here in San Diego and across California.  Your corporate attorney should provide sound general counsel, while assisting with every aspect of corporate life including business formation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance, business contracts, maintaining corporate documents, and resolving any internal or external dispute that arises in the life of your corporation.

It may surprise you to learn the Watkins Firm is able to resolve the majority of internal shareholder disputes and external business disputes and lawsuits through effective, leveraged negotiation.  This is the fastest and least expensive path to managing and resolving a business dispute.  We represent our corporate clients in business mediation, business arbitration and, when necessary, at trial.  We have extensive proven and successful trial experience spanning more than four decades.

Pro-Tip: “We’ve had clients for decades. And when our clients do well, our attorneys feel like they’re doing well regardless of whether they’re getting paid a whole bunch of money or not or fees or anything. We have long term clients. And our attorneys really feel good when things turn out for them because on the litigation side, they go through stress and we go through stress. And when we resolve a dispute and our clients are happy, we’re happy. 

We were there to help form the company, select an entity and ultimately expand the corporation and perhaps implement additional entities.  We have a proprietary library of proven contracts that we use to tailor custom, yet cost-effective contracts for our clients.  We guide them through challenges with employees, growing pains, internal disputes and the natural types of business disputes that come with any successful company.

Many of our clients have owned their company for years and years and years, and they want to sell it. They believe they have a good deal on the table and we want to do everything we can to make sure that goes smoothly. And our client gets all of their benefits of the bargain, everything they wanted. We want to do our best to make sure they get that. And if it happens and they’re happy, then we are proud. We’re very proud and we’re happy for them. So this combined with knowing someone for more than 30 years, their highs and lows, their difficult times, their good times, you can imagine, you really feel a bond for your clients.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

Effective Corporate Governance is Essential for any California Corporation

Corporate governance is simply the management of all of the legal details necessary to meet all of the regulatory requirements of owning and operating a San Diego LLC or Corporation.  What laws and ordinances govern your business?  What is necessary to “protect the corporate veil” and ensure that your personal assets are protected by the veil of business entity?  What has changed in the past year and how will that impact everything from operating and shareholder agreements to employment policies and contracts?

What is required of your corporate officers or Board of Directors?  How do we ensure that all officers, directors and employees are representing the company legally and professionally without exposing your corporation to financial or even criminal liability?  What are your responsibilities as an employer here in California?  How do you reduce or eliminate the risk of wage and hour, PAGA or other employment-related disputes and lawsuits?

Our experienced San Diego corporate attorneys at the Watkins Firm manage all of these requirements for our business clients.  We provide sound advice and counsel on challenges your company faces, and keep you appraised of changes or updates to local, state and national laws and ordinances.  We protect that which matters most – your company – so that your business continues to grow and thrive.

The proven San Diego corporate attorneys at the Watkins Firm provide sound counsel and advice to our corporate clients on all matters concerning ethics and compliance – especially for board members and executive management.  We work to ensure our corporate clients have a governance and compliance strategy which protects the company while ensuring all layers of management and employees are fully compliant with federal, state and local law.  The US Department of Justice noted that providing ethics and compliance training on a less than annual basis will be perceived as “deficient” exposing corporations and their leadership to civil and criminal liability.

A recent federal government study noted 71% of the companies who provide training and ongoing support on ethics and compliance for board members do so on an annual basis, while 16% reported more frequent training and 13% responding that existing training was less than annual.  Given the existing litigious environment and the risks of evolving enforcement strategies as well as the increase in cases exposing corporations, board members and executives to prosecution, San Diego corporations must take corporate governance and compliance much more seriously going forward.

Proven, Experienced San Diego Corporate Attorneys

if you are searching for experienced San Diego corporate attorneys we invite you to review our podcast Episode 10 – The Importance of a Strong Corporate Attorney as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.

What should your corporate attorney do for you?  Are you working to protect corporate governance and compliance and fulfill the legal and ethical responsibilities of a corporation under California law? Do you need guidance as an employer or an effective dispute resolution lawyer?