Your San Diego corporate attorney at the Watkins Firm provides sound business counsel and advice based upon more than four decades of experience. What should your corporate counsel do to help your corporation from the point of business formation to the ultimate disposition of your company through a merger or acquisition? Why is your corporate attorney one of the most important external business partners you should have?
Entity Selection and Business Formation
The first step for any corporation is the selection of an appropriate entity or group of entities. Your San Diego corporate attorney at the Watkins Firm invests a lot of complimentary extra time up front to learn about your business plans and the strategies you intend to employ as you conduct business locally, throughout the State of California, across state lines or even internationally.
Which entity is best for you, an LLC, S Corporation or C Corporation? If you are in the medical business or healthcare field a California Professional Corporation and/or a Management Service Organization or MSO might be the right entities for your practice or business operations.
The key to business formation isn’t about the fairly straightforward paperwork required to create an entity and file with the state(s) in which you intend to do business. The heart of the corporation is the operating agreement for an LLC or the shareholders agreement and bylaws for other entities. These crucial documents contain literally more than a hundred essential clauses, but each clause can be configured in one of several different ways.
Your Watkins Firm attorney asks a lot of questions to help set up the relationship of the owners and investors of the company completely and properly up front while anticipating the types of challenges and business-threatening developments which will inevitably arise down the road.
Contracts are the Foundation of All Business Transactions
Contracts and agreements are the foundation of all business, and Your San Diego corporate attorney at the Watkins Firm works to ensure that every agreement and contract you sign protects your interests and puts you in the best possible position to succeed and profit.
We carefully craft strong business contracts from our proprietary library of proven, successful contracts which we’ve developed across decades. This library is constantly updated to reflect changes in federal, state and local laws and saves you substantial costs and reduces the extensive risk associated with downloaded forms.
Effective contracts solidify relationships with vendors, employees and customers alike. A well drafted contract should guide the parties seamlessly through a transaction. They are like a game plan, anticipating every potential challenge and clearly identifying the role of each party to the agreement. Our seasoned counsel and legal skill helps you to avoid litigation, side step potential traps and obstacles, and draw on the experience of other professionals with extensive experience and expertise in your industry.
Well crafted business contracts reduce or eliminate misunderstandings which can lead to business disputes or expensive lawsuits. A clearly constructed contract anticipates challenges which might arise and how the parties will work through those challenges to achieve the “benefit of the bargain.” Reduce the expense and contingent liabilities associated with litigation and protect your corporation.
Corporate Governance and Compliance
We help you to manage every aspect of corporate governance, compliance and maintaining up-to-date and effective bylaws and policies. Corporate governance ensures the proper maintenance and updates of corporate documents and ensures legal, ethical and regulatory compliance throughout your entire operation. Even small companies must carefully and consistently exercise corporate governance in order to protect the corporate veil.
Your San Diego Corporate Attorney at the Watkins Firm
Your San Diego corporate attorney at the Watkins Firm will become one of your most trusted and valuable business advisors and partners. Just as every professional athlete requires a strong coach, every business owner or corporation needs a strong business coach and counselor.
We invite you to listen to our Podcast Episode 6 – Why Do You Need a (Corporate Attorney), review the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
Learn about the unique blend of skills, advice and quality legal services that the San Diego corporate attorneys at the Watkins Firm can bring to your company. Lets discuss your business or corporation, your plans and challenges, your dreams and vision for the coming year. We are committed to supporting our clients, and helping their businesses to get off to a great start, and work with them as they continue to grow and thrive.
