Corporate and Commercial Law

The Lovell Firm, A Professional Law Corporation, offers legal services in a variety of areas, based upon the expertise of its members from up to 16 years of experience in the practice of law.

Business Formation

Determining how to structure your company, and then which entity to form, are topics that need to be discussed with your attorney. Various tax, liability, operational and financing issues must be considered and may have different impacts depending on the ultimate entity chosen. The attorneys at The Lovell Firm will guide you through the advantages and drawbacks of the various types of business entities, as well as ensure that your business is secured by a solid legal foundation for years to come. Furthermore, if you wish, we will continue to work with your new company, serving as your legal resource and counsel for other matters that may arise as you enter and pursue dominance in the domestic and/or international marketplace. Specifically, we offer expert legal representation in the following areas:

• Business Formations
• Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
• S-Corporations (S-Corps)
• C-Corporations (C-Corps)
• Professional Corporations
• Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
• Joint Ventures
• Jurisdiction to form your entity (California, Nevada, Delaware, etc.)
• Asset Protection concerns

Contracts

Businesses of every size and sort require contracts for each step from organization to operations to closure. The Lovell Firm can assist in drafting, negotiating and consummating contracts in such a manner that protects your interests and furthers your goals for that particular transaction. Some of these areas include:

• Organization/ownership: operating agreements, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, joint ventures, franchise
• Operations: employment, vendor contracts, distribution, sales, manufacturing, supply, licensing, non-disclosure, confidentiality, non-circumvention, non-competition, indemnification, releases, securing of intellectual property, insurance
• Financing: Private Placement Memorandum’s (PPM’s), investor agreements, promissory notes, security agreements, loan/lender paperwork
  Termination: dissolution, winding down, mergers, acquisitions, buyouts

General Counseling

During the course of setting up, operating or even winding down your business, a plethora of legal issues arise which are very important in understanding and working through so that the best interest of yourself, your company, your investors and employees are fully protected. The Lovell Firm stands ready to assist and guide you through any of these issues that may arise so that there are no surprises or “missteps” that could adversely affect what your desires, intentions and/or goals are.

Business/Commercial Litigation

The attorneys at the Lovell Firm have up to16 years of experience in successfully representing people and entities in all kinds of business and corporate lawsuits, claims, negotiations, arbitrations and mediations. The Lovell Firm is aggressive, strong and tirelessly devoted to securing and protecting all of its clients. We represent persons/entities in all types of cases such as:

• Contract disputes
• Partnership disputes
• Fraud
• Negligent misrepresentation
• Intellectual property disputes/enforcement
• Section 17200 violations/issues
• Intentional interference with contractual relations
• Confidentiality, trade secret, non-competition and non-circumvention violations
• Copyright infringement/enforcement
• Trademark infringement/enforcement
• Dissolution/Accountings
• Vendor/Third party litigation
• Indemnification
• Licensing agreement disputes
• False advertising
• Trademark, tradedress, dilution and other intellectual property disparagement
• Various other lawsuits and claims arising in the business world