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Corporate & business law
Formation, governance and transactions for Florida LLCs, corporations and the people who own them.
Starting a business
Choosing the right entity, and writing down how the owners will make decisions, prevents the most common disputes between business partners.
- Choosing between an LLC and a corporation
- Filing articles of organization or incorporation with the Florida Division of Corporations
- Single-member and multi-member LLC formation
- Coordination with your CPA on tax elections
Governing documents
- Operating agreements for single-member and multi-member LLCs
- Shareholder agreements and bylaws
- Buy-sell provisions for death, disability, divorce or departure of an owner
- Written consents, resolutions and minutes
- Admitting new members or investors
Buying or selling a business
The firm represents buyers and sellers of closely held businesses from letter of intent through closing.
- Letters of intent and term sheets
- Due diligence requests and review
- Asset purchase, stock purchase and membership interest purchase agreements
- Disclosure schedules, bills of sale, assignments and closing deliverables
- Transactions that include the real estate the business occupies
Commercial contracts
- Customer, vendor and services agreements
- Independent contractor agreements
- Confidentiality and restrictive covenant agreements
- Promissory notes, guaranties and security agreements
Changes and compliance
- Converting or domesticating an out-of-state entity to Florida
- Registering a foreign entity to do business in Florida
- Amendments, mergers and name changes
- Annual report reminders and reinstatement of administratively dissolved entities
- Voluntary dissolution and winding up
Business interests are often a family’s largest asset. The firm can coordinate your operating agreement with your estate plan so ownership passes the way you intend.
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