The Watkins Firm are experienced and proven California business lawyers.  Our San Diego corporate attorneys protect your corporate veil while providing sound general counsel to grow your business.  As your corporate attorneys, the Watkins Firm will be a valuable business partner in every stage of your corporation’s operations including, contributing 40+ years of experience serving the business, science and tech, real estate and medical / healthcare communities here in San Diego and across California.

Key Takeaways About the Value of The Watkins Firm’s San Diego Corporate Attorneys:

• Our firm has 40+ years of experience serving corporations in your industry.
• Watkins Firm provides a broad range of legal and dispute resolution services to meet every need of your business or corporation
• Protecting the corporate veil is the primary responsibility of any corporate attorney.

The Watkins Firm has more than four decades of experience serving as corporate attorneys.  We offer a broad range of services, including but not limited to:

• Corporate formation
• Selection of the best corporate entity (S-Corporation, C-Corporation, California Professional Corporation or PC) or Management Services Organization
• Corporate governance
• Bringing in new investors
• Mergers and acquisitions (Asset Purchase, Stock Purchase)
• Business disputes, breach of contract, and business litigation
• The sale of your position as a shareholder or the sale of a corporation
• Corporate dissolution

One of the primary reasons for your corporation is the protection provided by the corporate veil.  The corporate veil separates the owners of the company (personally) from the debts and liabilities of the corporation itself.  The shareholders, corporate executives and the Board of Directors each have substantial responsibilities associated with corporate compliance as well as conducting annual meetings, corporate meetings, board meetings and maintaining accurate corporate books and records.

Our San Diego corporate attorneys protect your corporate veil by helping to ensure compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations. The company and its representatives must conduct themselves according to a high standard of legal obligations including, but not limited to compliance with OSHA, Sarbanes-Oxley, securities regulations as well as employment notices and wage and hour laws.

Pro-Tip: “Real businesses that form their company’s professionally have company general counsel that they can call on, and they usually call on them in advance before trouble happens to avoid trouble, and they utilize that council with a team of other professionals to make sure that they’re doing everything in the most proficient and profitable manner as possible.

if you’re a company owner and you are trying to do everything right in the best way you can for your company, you’re going to have general counsel. You probably already do, and that attorney or couple of attorneys or law firm will advise you on things that have to do with your business, your field specifically, and in general, you’ll also have a banking relationship because opportunities come along and if you wait to go get your banking relationship started, you’re behind the eight ball. And also expenses happen. You need to have some kind of a flexibility there, some backup. And finally, and maybe most importantly, you’ll have some type of accountant who’s a professional. I’m not talking about if you’re still just using a C P A or your tax guy for your taxes. I’m talking about how do you define what is profit? How do you define it to match what you are doing to match tax deductions, to match zoning, to match licensing, to match future sales, your exit strategy, to match all those things. How do you get your accounting? What is actually important to you? What is a real profit to you that’s your professional accountant who you talk to on a monthly or quarterly basis?

We have transactions and litigation attorneys. We have experience from both sides of the aisle. We have the deal makers and we have the “watch out; Don’t do that; You can get sued” lawyers! And we all work together so we all can spot the same issues and provide good advice. And that’s what every business owner needs. It’s the least expensive form of insurance you can buy. We just know you have a business relationship with your business lawyer who knows you and you got a problem, shoot them an email and they get an answer. And that’s why it’s so much less expensive than not. And then having trouble and having people try to get in and undo mistakes that you might’ve made because you’re not an attorney or you don’t generally practice this’s kind of law. That’s why we like the whole business relationship thing. And you’ll sleep better at night knowing when you have one. When you have a Watkins Firm attorney behind you, many of our clients believe its one of the best business decisions they’ve ever made.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

The Watkins Firm are experienced San Diego corporate attorneys who provide sound counsel to protect against business disputes, lawsuits and litigation and to quickly and efficiently resolve these challenges should they arise.

We invite you to review our podcast Episode 38 – Corporate General Counsel, as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.  Learn more about how the Watkins Firm’s San Diego corporate attorneys protect your corporate veil while providing sound counsel to help your company to grow and prosper.