Small businesses face many situations—good and bad—for which they require legal services. Business clients who seek our advice after they are presented with an obstacle or dispute often express that they wish they had consulted with us sooner. An attorneys’ insight into certain aspects of your business—including corporate matters, business relationships and licensure compliance—can help lay a strong and solid foundation to support your business as it grows, and avoid potential pitfalls before they arise.
Doreen J. Shindel Esq. and her team has represented businesses in a wide range of professions and start-up industries, including medical businesses, block-chain technology, salon and spa, aesthetics, retail, franchising, restaurants, real estate companies and contractors.
Our legal services are beneficial no matter the stage your business is in, from formation through dissolution. We have incorporated business organizations, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, and assisted business organizations to obtain authority to do business in New York. We have also counseled our business clients in a variety of matters, including drafting corporate by-laws and operating agreements, addressing the rights between owners of the business; overseeing stock issuance, shareholder agreements, meetings and corporate books; ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations; and preparing employee manuals.
We have a long and diverse track record in handling regulatory and compliance issues, insurance coverage disputes; addressing labor law compliance; handling licensing matters with New York State and representing businesses in administrative hearings regarding complaints and compliance issues.
It can be easy to overlook that many of your business relationships—whether it be with employees, vendors, customers, landlords or insurers—involving agreements and contracts, which define your rights in relation to the individual or business on the other end of the deal. Whether you are a business who needs to sign a lease, a start-up looking to bring on an adviser, a technology company who wants to protect your innovations and proprietary information, or a business who wants to create a licensing platform for your product—we can help you negotiate the deal, prepare for any issues that may arise and draft the paperwork necessary to protect your interests.
Additionally, these business relationships sometimes give rise to disputes. We have handled a myriad of civil and commercial litigation, arbitrations and disputes.
Finally, businesses may go through changes and shifts. At the law office of Doreen J. Shindel and Associates, our clients value our guidance and insight as their business ventures evolve and take new turns. We have assisted our clients in navigating asset sales, buyouts, dissolutions, and successfully completing corporate tax conversions (such as a “C” corporation becoming an “S” corporation).