Our intellectual property attorneys focus on providing creative legal solutions in the areas of copyright, trademark, licensing, publishing, media, and Internet law.
Preparation, review and negotiation of buy-sell agreements, shareholder agreements, operating agreements, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, consulting agreements, nondisclosure agreements, proprietary rights agreements and noncompetition agreements
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Formation
Business Disputes
We provide a broad range of sophisticated and complex business law services to our client companies whether they need transactional advice on an acquisition or sale, review of a contract or lease or advice on a personnel matter. We add value to the legal relationship by making it a point to understand our clients’ businesses and needs.
Business Transactions
Lori Yarvis is recognized in the area of Health Care Law. A shareholder, Lori is a highly respected corporate lawyer handling asset and stock purchases and sales, buy/sell agreements, commercial leases, shareholder and operating agreements, contracts and business agreements, business transactions and transitions, and asset protection and risk management.
Limited Liability Companies
Advised and executed a family food services business restructuring including the transfer of assets to limited liability companies for asset protection purposes.
Intellectual Property
We are legal advisors to colleges and universities, as well as other educational, cultural, and scientific organizations, on intellectual property issues related to teaching, scholarship, course materials, educational technology, and trademark protection.
Patrick Parker is a seasoned attorney who brings a wealth of legal and corporate experience to his employment law practice. His business acumen and entrepreneurial mindset are vital for providing practical, goal-oriented, and cost-effective legal advice. Parker handles a wide range of employment law matters, providing him with comprehensive exposure on ideal ways to approach nuanced, thorny, and complex legal challenges. He provides employment defense representation on a range of issues and claims, including discrimination and harassment, medical leave, paid family and medical leave, disability, wage and hour, wrongful termination, whistle-blower, non-compete, independent contractor, and workplace performance.
Employment Discrimination
Employment Contract
Represented a dental practice startup in the acquisition of the assets of a dental practice including negotiating the business terms of the acquisition and employment of the selling owner, due diligence and the drafting and negotiating of the purchase documents, employment agreement and commercial lease.
Employment Litigation
We provide legal representation to employers on a variety of employment matters, including employment litigation. Our collective experience spans a broad range of industries that includes high technology, health care, biotechnology, non-profit, education and professional services.
We aim to strengthen our client’s relationships and processes so that they maintain healthy business practices. Our clients turn to us for the deep knowledge, efficient methods and sophisticated experience we have working across the table with lenders, landlords and tenants. We routinely counsel clients in connection with a range of real estate matters, including the items listed below.
Real Estate Transactions
We counsel clients on the full range of commercial real estate transactions involving office, industrial, health care and other business properties.
Guiding individuals and their families through estate planning today so that they may enjoy peace of mind for tomorrow.
Wills
Trusts
We assist our clients in developing, implementing, and monitoring comprehensive estate plans which address all of their goals and concerns. We also work with families to administer the estates of family members who have passed away. In addition, we assist our clients with elder law issues, trust administration, asset protection strategies, and probate litigation matters. Our attorneys regularly provide services in the areas below.
Advised a family in connection with the sale of an almost 100 year old family business, with particular emphasis on income and estate tax issues and on family members adjusting to suddenly having “real money”.