BUSINESS & CORPORATE
We form and advise US companies for founders and businesses at home and abroad: the entity, the agreements that govern it, the contracts it signs, and the disputes between owners when they arise.
Much of this work sits alongside an immigration case — the E-2 investor and the L-1 transferee both need a US company that is set up correctly before the visa can be filed — and we handle both sides together.
Business and corporate law for companies operating in the United States
Choosing the entity and the state, forming it, obtaining the EIN, drafting the operating agreement or bylaws, and opening the path to a US bank account. For E-2 and L-1 cases, the entity must be structured so that it supports the visa — ownership percentages, the relationship to the foreign company, and the capital structure all matter to USCIS, and they are much harder to fix after formation than before.
Starting a US company from abroad
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Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements: supply and distribution, services, licensing, non-disclosure, and terms of sale. Cross-border contracts raise questions a domestic lawyer may not ask — governing law, where disputes will be heard, and whether a judgment can be enforced where the other party’s assets are. We raise them before signing.
Contracts
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Shareholder and operating agreements, buy-sell provisions, and disputes between owners. Most ownership disputes trace back to an agreement that never anticipated the situation. We draft to prevent that, and we handle it when it has already happened.
Shareholders, partners, and governance
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For companies that need a lawyer regularly but not full-time: a fixed monthly arrangement covering contracts, compliance questions, and the issues that come up in running a business. You get a lawyer who knows your company, without the cost of hiring one.