Practice Areas
Business organization
• Business type choice: LLC, corporation, partnership, limited partnership
• State of incorporation (California or Delaware)
• Initial filings: corporate charter, articles of incorporation, certificates and licenses
• Business organization documents preparation: by-laws, operating agreement, partnership agreement, founders’ agreements, shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreement
• Issuance of shares and preparation of the stock ledger for corporations
• Corporate governance (meetings, board minutes and resolutions)
• Investor documents
• Corporation or partnership dissolution
Corporate
• Corporate formalities, maintenance and records
• Commercial laws and regulations compliance
• Evaluation of business partnerships with vendors and subcontractors
• General counsel services
• Business and website policies
• Employment Agreements
Business transactions and Contracts
• Deal and contract negotiation
• Contract drafting
• Commercial agreements (purchase and sale, distribution, production)
• Service agreements (event planning agreement, client service agreement)
• Contractor agreements
• Consulting agreements
• Brand ambassador agreements
• International business transactions, including OHADA
Intellectual Property (IP)
• IP licensing and transfer agreements
• Trademark services (basic clearance searches, in-depth search and reporting, name availability assessments, trademark application preparation and filing, office actions, renewals and subsequent filings)
• Copyright registration
• Infringement actions, including cease and desist letters
• Complaint filing
• Joint development agreements
• Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
• Non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements
Privacy
• CCPA compliance
• SHIELD Act
• COPPA
• HIPAA
• Privacy policies
• GDPR compliance
• Data processing agreements
Healthcare and Life Sciences
• EU and French healthcare regulations
• EU and French marketing authorizations
• Pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement
• Medical device regulations
• CE-marking
• Anti-kickback regulations
• Stark law