The day-to-day legal issues affecting your business can become overwhelming. Licata & Toerek advances the interests of your business at all stages from inception through growth to sale or dissolution. Our continuous intimate involvement with your business operations and management team ensures legal compliance, asset protection and litigation avoidance.
Licata & Toerek provides support, direction, and protection concerning the development and growth of your business in the following areas:
Banking/Finance
Financial health involves more than accounting and tax planning. It must include an ongoing legal analysis and strategy. Licata & Toerek assists business owners with:
- Accounts Receivable Collections
- Bank Workouts
- Bankruptcy
- Fraud
- Loan Document Review
- Loan Negotiation
Business Agreements
Your business has many moving parts, and many key relationships – customer, vendor, partner, shareholder. Proper legal infrastructure and operating guidelines contribute to business success. Those include:
- Buy/Sell Agreements
- Corporate Governance
- Operating Agreements
- Shareholder Agreements
- Close Corporation Agreements
- Customer Terms & Conditions
- Vendor Contracts
- Business Management Agreements
- Joint Venture Agreements
Entity Formation
Choosing and maintaining the correct entity for your business can impact your personal liability, finance and taxation matters and governance structure. All of these issues affect protection of your assets. Licata & Toerek can assist you with:
- Entity selection
- Formation and chartering of Ohio legal entities
- Restructuring existing legal entities
- Corporate Bylaws and Codes of Regulations
- Operating Agreements
- Close Corporation Agreements
- Growth and risk transfer
Corporate Mergers/Acquisitions/Asset Sales
Merging or acquiring another business, or combining or selling your assets, demands skilled legal guidance. Licata & Toerek provides counsel in negotiation and documentation of:
- Asset Purchases
- Stock Purchases
- Stock Redemptions
- Corporate Mergers
Real Estate Transactions
Licata & Toerek recognizes that real estate is your investment or a home to your business. Our areas of expertise include:
- Real Estate Purchase Agreements
- Lease Review & Preparation
- Commercial Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Building/Land Acquisition & Sale
- Property Management Agreement
International Business
Licata & Toerek facilitates your entry into the global marketplace. As your business grows beyond traditional geographic boundaries, there are many legal and formal requirements to consider, including:
- Foreign Jurisdiction Registration
- Import & Export Regulations
- Workforce Issues & Immigration
- Brand Protection & Intellectual Property
- Terms & Conditions
- Collection Matters
- Cultural Customs & Etiquette
- Business Contacts/Networking
- Contract Negotiations