Business Law

• Business Start-Up Law

Choosing a suitable business formation means a business owner has the protection it might need and a structure that helps them grow the business for years. The wrong business formation can be very harmful. It can make your business shut down, or worse, create unnecessary liability for the business owners. Our attorneys can help you make the right choice for your business.

• Limited Liability Company (LLC) Formation

Operating agreements for Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) specify how a firm will run, as well as the owners’ rights, obligations, and responsibilities, and how disputes will be resolved. An operating agreement is frequently used by multi-member limited liability firms to set up the company’s management rules, processes, member voting rights, and distributions.

• Corporation Formation

If you’re in the process of starting a business, one of the decisions you’ll make is whether to incorporate. You have many business formations to choose from, ranging from sole proprietorships to limited liability companies (LLCs) and partnerships to corporations. Each option has its benefits and drawbacks, and one type of business structure will work for one company but not another. How you structure your business influences the taxes you pay, the costs of operation, and liability. An attorney can guide you through the process of choosing a business structure. Our attorney can help you complete the necessary paperwork and understand how it works.

• Employment

Employment business litigation, one of the most frequent internal disputes, deals with the problems the firm has with its employees. Because employment legal conflicts can be further broken down into smaller categories, each of which is a major body of law in itself, they frequently require the services of an experienced company lawyer. These can include accusations of harassment and discrimination, wrongful termination, family and medical leave issues, and salary disputes.

• Breach of Fiduciary Duty

A case that arises out of a breach of fiduciary duty is a case that involves a relationship where one party takes responsibility to act for the interests of others and that party then acts outside of those interests. This relationship can be an employee-employer, officer-shareholder, agent- principal, or partner-partner relationship.

• Breach of Contract

A contract gives rise to a claim of breach of contract. A contract is an arrangement in which there is an offer and an acceptance between two or more parties. Maintenance agreements, employment contracts, contracts for products, and contracts for services are a few examples of popular contract forms.

• Intellectual Property

The field of law known as intellectual property regulates a creator’s ability to be compensated for their work. It encompasses legal disciplines like as trade secrets, copyright, patents, and publicity rights. A business litigator will often verify that a business is obtaining all of its property rights.

• Class Action

In class actions, many persons with the same issue file a case against the same accused in an effort to receive compensation on a collective basis. Date breach, pollution, product liability, employment, and debt claims are frequent examples of these. A group must adhere to particular guidelines in order to be certified as a class action.

• Trademark Services

Protecting your brand starts with protecting your name. Zaheer Law Group helps Massachusetts business owners prepare and file trademark applications, respond to office actions, and secure the rights to the names, logos, and marks that set their business apart. Whether you are launching a new venture or protecting one you have built over years, we handle the process in plain English and keep the cost fair. Call (978) 301-6100 to schedule your free 15-minute consultation.

• Distressed Funding

Also known as vulture financing, distressed funding is provided to companies facing significant financial or operational challenges. Funding is invested in troubled companies with underperforming business units or assets to turn them around by making necessary changes to their management or operations and then selling their assets for a profit.

• Leveraged Buyouts

Leveraged buyouts, in which a company is purchased using a combination of debt and stock to finance the deal, are the most common type of private equity investment. Up to 90% of the money may come from debt sources.

• Real Estate Private Equity

Real estate private equity funds require higher minimum capital for investment as compared to other funding categories in private equity. Investor funds are also secured for several years in this type of funding.

• Fund of Funds

A backdoor entry is provided to investors who are unable to meet the minimum capital requirements for equity funds through this method of funding, which concentrates on investing in other funds, particularly mutual funds and hedge funds.