Practice Areas

General Business Law

We provide practical business and legal solutions for our clients’ legal needs. We strive to understand the unique aspects of each client’s business and then work to implement a customized, proactive approach to meet the client’s goals.

Our practical approach helps our clients prevent disputes among principals, between principals and employees, and with competitors and customers. Some of the matters that we typically handle are:

Initial Formation

• Evaluating the appropriate legal entity for a particular business venture.
• Forming business entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships.
• Guiding principals in the establishment of agreements between principals.

Ongoing Representation

• Preparing and maintaining corporate books and records.
• Drafting employment, noncompetition, and confidentiality agreements.
• Creating and negotiating both standard and complex contracts.
• Developing licenses and joint venture agreements.

Planning for the Future

• Coordinating succession planning.
• Negotiating the purchase and sale of businesses.

To learn more about our General Business Law practice or to discuss how we may assist you, please contact Marc Laredo at laredo@laredosmith.com or 617.367.7984.