Selasa, 14 Juli 2015

Tips On The Services Offered By The Finest New Orleans Business Attorneys

By Aisha Jacaruso


When making the decision to start a business, owners typically have the skill and experience to offer a great service or a quality product. However, operating a business goes beyond providing products or services to customers. To ensure a business' financial stability and long-term growth, there are many issues that may be beyond the expertise of business owners.

New Orleans business attorneys are available to not only assist you in the face of a crisis, but also to help avoid future problems through proper advance planning. Some common business issues that New Orleans business attorneys can help you with include issues related to business structure, buying a business, employee agreements, succession planning and protecting intellectual property.

Business Structure

Under Louisiana law there are several different types of business structures: sole proprietorship, limited liability company, partnership, S corporation, and C corporation. In determining how to structure your business, there are a number of different considerations, including tax and liability issues. New Orleans business attorneys will explain to you these options and advise you on the long-term ramifications of the option you select.

Buying a Business

Buying or selling a business is more than simply exchanging a check for the keys to the business. A close look at the business by New Orleans business attorneys may uncover important issues that must be considered when negotiating the sale of your business or the purchase of a business. For example, it may be necessary to address the fate of key assets used by the business that are not owned by the business such as real estate or intellectual property.

Employment Contracts and Agreements

If you are at the point in your business where you need more help you will be faced with hiring employees or independent contractors. Hiring people to work for you may raise a number of issues regarding confidentiality, workers' compensation, benefits as well as tax and reporting requirements. New Orleans business attorneys can draft employment agreement and workplace rules that will help ensure that you and your business are well-protected should the employment arrangement sour.

Succession Planning

Oftentimes business owners take great care to start a business, but do not plan as well for exiting the business. If you would like to eventually turn over the running of your business to your child or to a key employee, it is important to plan in advance. New Orleans business attorneys will help you develop a plan that will ensure the smooth transitions of both your duties as well as your financial interest in the company to the person of your choosing.

Intellectual Property

Logos, domain names, and inventions are all examples of valuable intangible assets that are key to the success of your business. It is important to properly protect such assets. There are a number of different ways that New Orleans business attorneys can help you protect your business' intellectual property, including through copyright filings, trademark registration, patent applications, and licensing agreements.

Business structure, transferring ownership, employment agreements, exit planning and protecting intangible assets are but a few of the many important issues that the experience of New Orleans business attorneys may prove critical. To learn more about how we can help your business with legal issues, contact Barrios Kingsdorf & Casteix LLP today.




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