Business Formation & Dissolution
When forming a business, we will help you choose an entity such as a partnership, corporation or LLC. We can also help you with tax planning and preparation. Deciding management and allocation of profit and loss between owners is an important element in business planning. You may even have issues relating to foreign ownership. You need a trusted attorney to help you navigate through this process. We will help.
If business dissolution is desired or becomes necessary, you will want to decide how to best pay off creditors and minimize your tax impact. Egbert and Barnes will advice you on how to achieve a desirable outcome.
Bankruptcy
Often times our clients find themselves in a situation where they are in deep financial trouble. First, we look towards loan modifications and debt restructuring, however, sometimes bankruptcy (whether it be Chapter 7, Chapter 11, or Chapter 13) is the best or only option. We will work with you to guide you through the process and determine which alternative is the best solution.
Real Estate Transactions
Whether it’s leasing office space or a warehouse, or buying or selling a building, mistakes and errors in contracts or negotiations can cost a business a tremendous amount of money. If your business has real estate needs, you need an experienced real estate attorney that you can count on to assist you. Egbert and Barnes has this experience.
Contracts
Contract law is an area of business that regularly presents itself to businesses. At Egbert and Barnes, we provide contract drafting, contract review, and contract litigation. Whether it’s employee contracts, vendor arrangements, terms of service or any other type of business contract, we will draft these agreements to protect you. Save yourself from unnecessary time, money and stress, by implementing a properly written business contracts.
Litigation
Litigation is costly, time consuming, and takes the business owner away from handling important business. This undoubtedly will affect profitability. At Egbert and Barnes, our approach to litigation is to aggressively find solutions which are economically feasible and as stress-free as possible.
The Self-Directed IRA
A self-directed IRA is a trust which is recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS. Many of our clients have formed LLCs for the purpose of holding their IRA assets so that they can decide for themselves how to best invest the principal. The IRS has very strict rules and regulations. Violations of these rules and regulations can be financially devastating. Thomas Barnes is recognized as one of the few experts in the United States on this subject.
Employment Liability
Egbert and Barnes handles matters of employment contracts, unemployment compensation and sexual discrimination issues in the work place.
Commercial Loan Transactions
As part of our practice, Egbert and Barnes handles the following commercial loan transactions: demand lines of credit, revolving credit facility, term-loans, construction loans, and revolving credit convertible to a term-loan.
Broker-Dealer Regulation
Several clients of ours are members of major securities exchanges. We assist in representing them before their governing bodies.
Securities Fraud
Many of our high-net worth clients invest in private placements of securities. Other clients have requested assistance in the drafting of offering memoranda in compliance with the 33 and 34 Acts.
Additional Areas of Business Law
We can also assist you with additional areas of business law. Please contact us for more information.
