Business Formation & Finance

The experienced team of DARS business attorneys understands the unique challenges of new ventures, including choice of entity, raising capital, protection of intellectual property, and agreements among owners and with key executives. Working with a variety of industries, our attorneys aid entrepreneurs in organizing corporations, LLC’s, limited partnerships, joint ventures, and professional associations.

Protecting intellectual property is often critical to the success of a new business. Our Intellectual Property Practice Group assists clients implement the appropriate types of protections, including copyrights, trademarks and patents, which are available to safeguard a client’s intellectual property.

Agreeing upon and preparing a stockholder agreement or operating agreement among the owners is an important part of the organizational process. Our attorneys work with the owners of the new venture to craft an agreement which is specifically catered to their needs and objectives, taking the unique roles and responsibilities of each owner into consideration. Similarly, our attorneys prepare employment agreements with key employees to ensure that roles and responsibilities of all parties are appropriately documented.

Finally, we have extensive experience in designing and implementing equity ownership strategies through buy-sell agreements, restricted stock agreements, operating agreements, and stock option plans. By guiding clients successfully through the maze of regulations associated with raising capital through private offerings and venture financing, the DARS legal team helps businesses maintain financial health and gear-up for new market ventures.