California Business Transactional Lawyer
Transactions are what business is all about, and every business, from a sole-proprietorship, to startup, to multi-national corporation, needs a good business transactional lawyer. Whether you are forming a business entity, negotiating a lease, protecting intellectual property, entering into a license agreement, or buying or selling a company, contracts form the legal foundation on which your business runs.
Small business owners, startups, and large established businesses alike look to Hogan Zappaterreno, LLP for full business transactional legal services in Southern California. Our clients get big firm quality and service, but at a small firm price. When you work with us, you get attention to detail and personal attention from our partners, and we don’t charge you for every phone call. We build long-term relationships with our clients.
Our Business Transactional Legal Services
Our partners can handle all your business transactional legal needs, from startup to exit. We want you to feel free to pick up the phone and call us whenever you need us. We offer a wide range of business transactional services, including:
- Entity formation — partnerships, corporations, LLCs
- Startup services — formation, financing, customer agreements, day-to-day legal services
- Franchise purchase agreements
- Shareholder agreements
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Intellectual property — trademarks, copyrights, IP license agreements
- Joint venture agreements
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Dissolution/disassociation agreements
Successful Transactions That Can Stand Up To Legal Challenges
Many business disputes stem from contracts that were poorly prepared and failed to adequately address all business concerns to begin with. Every phase of your business will be based on transactions, from formation and startup, to licensing and lease agreements, to purchase or sale of a business. A seasoned business transactional attorney can help you take the right actions to ensure that your transactions are successful and your contracts withstand legal challenges, and hold their value over time.
At Hogan Zappaterreno, LLP, our partners have nearly 3 decades of combined experience representing businesses. Partner John “JV” Hogan has been providing outstanding transactional legal services for more than a decade to individuals, startups, international companies, and businesses of all sizes. We are a small, boutique firm providing big firm service, and we are committed to building long-term client relationships. Get in touch with our partners to discuss what we can do for you and your business.