Corporate & Business Transaction
Business Transactions and Agreements
Our attorneys negotiate and craft business and transactional agreements and other documents used in a wide variety of business transactions and operations. We provide advice and analysis with the client’s interests and objectives in mind, to help our clients successfully reach their goals and avoid costly mistakes.
Our attorneys negotiate and craft business and transactional agreements and other documents used in a wide variety of business transactions and operations. We provide advice and analysis with the client’s interests and objectives in mind, to help our clients successfully reach their goals and avoid costly mistakes.
Closely-Held Businesses
The experience and expertise of our attorneys are focused on the needs of the closely-held business. We address issues faced by these businesses to help achieve both the goals of the business and the individuals behind the business. We have extensive experience in structuring relationships among individuals and investors.
Closely-held businesses are privately owned companies whose owners have a direct involvement with the operation or management of the business. These businesses present special problems, such as succession planning and exit strategies that arise from the interaction of the personal interests of the business owners and business objectives.
The experience and expertise of our attorneys are focused on the needs of the closely-held business. We address issues faced by these businesses to help achieve both the goals of the business and the individuals behind the business. We have extensive experience in structuring relationships among individuals and investors.
Closely-held businesses are privately owned companies whose owners have a direct involvement with the operation or management of the business. These businesses present special problems, such as succession planning and exit strategies that arise from the interaction of the personal interests of the business owners and business objectives.
Corporate Formation, Operations and Governance
Our team of experienced attorneys and professional legal staff help clients meet the changing needs and issues that arise in the various stages of the lifecycle of a corporation. We help guide our clients through the strategies, legal requirements, and corporate formalities associate with:
Our team of experienced attorneys and professional legal staff help clients meet the changing needs and issues that arise in the various stages of the lifecycle of a corporation. We help guide our clients through the strategies, legal requirements, and corporate formalities associate with:
- Capitalization
- Management changes
- Spin-offs
- Exit Strategies
Limited Liability and Partnership Entities (LLCs, LLPs, LPs, GPs)
Our teams of attorneys work with our clients to determine the best form of entity for their business, and advise them on how to structure the governing documents to fit their needs. Our goal is to work with our clients from the planning stage and counsel them throughout the life of the entity to meet legal challenges and successfully realize their plans.
Our teams of attorneys work with our clients to determine the best form of entity for their business, and advise them on how to structure the governing documents to fit their needs. Our goal is to work with our clients from the planning stage and counsel them throughout the life of the entity to meet legal challenges and successfully realize their plans.
Professional Businesses and Entities
Our experience and focus on privately-held companies is brought to particular application in professional businesses.
We counsel professionals and work with professional groups to analyze and select an appropriate form of business entity, then plan and implement the formation of the professional business, deal with licensing requirements, identify and plan for individual and business level tax issues, and to address issues as they arise in operating professional practices, changes in ownership, and sales, acquisitions, reorganizations, and dissolutions of professional practices.
We have worked with clients in a variety of professions including medical practitioners, attorneys, accountants, engineers, and architects.
Our experience and focus on privately-held companies is brought to particular application in professional businesses.
We counsel professionals and work with professional groups to analyze and select an appropriate form of business entity, then plan and implement the formation of the professional business, deal with licensing requirements, identify and plan for individual and business level tax issues, and to address issues as they arise in operating professional practices, changes in ownership, and sales, acquisitions, reorganizations, and dissolutions of professional practices.
We have worked with clients in a variety of professions including medical practitioners, attorneys, accountants, engineers, and architects.
Equity and Non Equity Based Fee Compensation Plans
We work with our clients to plan, establish, and implement equity-based incentive programs including incentive stock option plans, compensatory stock plans, restricted stock issuances, stock appreciation right programs, and deferred compensation programs.
We work with our clients to plan, establish, and implement equity-based incentive programs including incentive stock option plans, compensatory stock plans, restricted stock issuances, stock appreciation right programs, and deferred compensation programs.
Business Litigation
We have extensive experience in all areas of business and civil litigation in both Federal and State courts.
Based on our clients’ business needs and objectives, we develop strategies and achieve those goals. We often use alternative dispute methods such as arbitration or mediation to obtain satisfactory resolution of litigation.
We have extensive experience in all areas of business and civil litigation in both Federal and State courts.
Based on our clients’ business needs and objectives, we develop strategies and achieve those goals. We often use alternative dispute methods such as arbitration or mediation to obtain satisfactory resolution of litigation.
CONTACT US
1871 The Alameda, Suite 475
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 553-0801
Fax: (408) 553-0807
contact@lonichandpatton.com
1871 The Alameda, Suite 475
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 553-0801
Fax: (408) 553-0807
contact@lonichandpatton.com
Lonich & Patton, LLP also specializes in the areas of Family Law and Estate Planning.
WHERE WE PRACTICE
Lonich & Patton, LLP handles Corporate and Business Transaction and Employment law matters for clients in northern California, especially San Jose and Silicon Valley. Our attorneys regularly serve clients in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Santa Cruz County, Monterey County and San Benito County, including the cities of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Redwood City, Oakland, Salinas, Fremont, Hayward, Concord, Berkeley, Richmond, Morgan Hill, Milpitas, Santa Cruz, Los Altos, San Leandro, Livermore, Union City, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, South San Francisco, Gilroy, Castro Valley, Watsonville, Newark, Hollister, Monte Sereno and Menlo Park.
WHERE WE PRACTICE
Lonich & Patton, LLP handles Corporate and Business Transaction and Employment law matters for clients in northern California, especially San Jose and Silicon Valley. Our attorneys regularly serve clients in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Santa Cruz County, Monterey County and San Benito County, including the cities of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Redwood City, Oakland, Salinas, Fremont, Hayward, Concord, Berkeley, Richmond, Morgan Hill, Milpitas, Santa Cruz, Los Altos, San Leandro, Livermore, Union City, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, South San Francisco, Gilroy, Castro Valley, Watsonville, Newark, Hollister, Monte Sereno and Menlo Park.