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Corporations and LLCs

Should You Incorporate Your Business?

Legal Compliance Checklist for a Startup Business

Operating a California Corporation

Cumulative Voting Explained

Shareholders and Partners

Buy-Sell Agreements

Structuring a Joint Venture (Syndicate)

How to Bring in a New Partner (short summary)

How to Bring in a New Partner (long version)

Stock Option Plans - 7 Article Series

1. Overview
2. Equity Plans – Stock Options and Restricted Stock
3. Stock Option Plans
4. Restricted Stock Plans
5. Company Buy-Back and Repurchase of Stock Options and Restricted Stock
6. Cash Plans, Phantom Stock Plans and Stock Appreciation Rights
7. Summary and Plan of Action

Try also this article: Early Exercise for Your Company's Plan

Buying and Selling a Business

Buying and Selling a Business

Valuation Issues in Buying and Selling a Business

Exit and Succession Planning

Exit & Succession Planning (Short Summary)

Exit & Succession Planning (Long Version)

Non-Competition

Non-Competition Agreements at 100mph

Can a Former Employee Steal Your Customers?

May a Doctor (Dentist) Compete Against a Former Practice?

Franchise Non-Competition Agreements in California

Franchise Law

Franchise Lawyer

Helping Start-up Franchisors

Helping Existing Franchisors

Helping Franchisees

Should I Franchise My Business?

How to Start a Franchise System

Legal Compliance Checklist for a Startup Franchisee

The Franchise Disclosure Document 

California Franchise Registration

Setting Up an Ongoing Franchise Compliance and Housekeeping System

Franchise Non-Competition Agreements in California

What’s the Difference Between a Franchise and --        Seller Assisted Marketing Plans, Business Opportunities, Multilevel Marketing, Salespersons, Licenses, Distributorships?

Professional Corporations and Professional Practices

Lawyer for Professional Practices

Medical Corporations and Medical Practices - 9 Articles Series:

1. Overview
2. Should you incorporate your medical practice?
3. Legal compliance checklist for a medical corporation
4. Physician employment and independent contractor agreements
5. Shareholder buy-sell agreements for medical corporations
6. May a physician compete against his or her former practice?
7. Bringing a new physician into a medical practice
8. Buying and selling a medical practice
9. Leaving a medical practice / closing a medical practice

Dental Corporations and Dental Practices - 9 Articles Series:

1. Overview
2. Should you incorporate your dental practice?
3. Legal compliance checklist for a dental corporation
4. Dentist employment and independent contractor agreements
5. Shareholder buy-sell agreements for dental corporations
6. May a dentist compete against his or her former practice?
7. Bringing a new dentist into a dental practice
8. Buying and selling a dental practice
9. Leaving a dental practice / closing a dental practice

Veterinary Corporations and Veterinary Practices - 9 Articles Series:

1. Overview
2. Should you incorporate your veterinary practice?
3. Legal compliance checklist for a veterinary corporation
4. Veterinarian employment and independent contractor agreements
5. Shareholder buy-sell agreements for veterinary corporations
6. May a veterinarian compete against his or her former practice?
7. Bringing a new veterinarian into a vet practice
8. Buying and selling a veterinary practice
9. Leaving a veterinary practice / closing a veterinary practice

Real Estate Investors

Lawyer for Real Estate Investors

Private Real Estate Investment Funds - 6 Article Series

1. Overview
2. Legal Structure of the Fund
3. Manager Compensation
4. Side Letters and Preferential Terms
5. Securities Law
6. ERISA

Other Articles for Real Estate Investors

Structuring Real Estate Joint Ventures

Evictions & Unlawful Detainers

Foreclosure Evictions / Unlawful Detainers

Title Insurance in Real Estate Purchases

Strategies for Negotiating a Construction Contract

Securities Law

Introduction to Private Offerings and Private Placements of Securities

Introduction to Federal Securities Exemptions

Introduction to Federal Regulation D

How to Find and Solicit Investors for a Private Offering of Securities

How a Management Company, General Partner or Broker Uses General Advertisements and Solicitations to Get Investors

Resale of Restricted Securities

When is a Promissory Note a Security?

Brokers and Finders in Securities Law - 4 Article Series

1. Overview
2. Who is a Broker? – Definition
3. Broker Law for Employees and Directors Who Sell Your Stock
4. Finders

Miscellaneous Articles

Listening

Say No To Spring Cleaning

Strategies in Negotiation

Maximizing Your Legal Dollars

Terminating Employment: Fire the Bum.