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Business Law Areas

Business Structures, Sales & Franchise

Wordsmith Law represents clients throughout Northern California and Virginia in business structures, sales, and franchises — our experience, your success.

Business Formation & Structures

  • Start-up Counsel
  • Incorporation
  • LLC Formation
  • Sole Proprietorship
  • Partnership Agreements
  • Corporate Governance
  • Nonprofit Law
  • Entity Conversion
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Bylaws Drafting
  • Operating Agreements
  • Joint Ventures
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Bankruptcy (Chapter 11, etc.)
  • Dissolution

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

  • Due Diligence
  • Deal Negotiation
  • Letters of Intent
  • Purchase Agreements
  • Asset Purchases
  • Stock Purchases
  • M&A Structuring
  • Escrow Arrangements
  • Post-Merger Integration
  • Reorganizations

Franchise Law

  • Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD)
  • Franchise Agreements
  • Franchise Registration
  • Franchise Compliance
  • Franchise Dispute Resolution
  • Franchise Legal Strategies

Forming, buying, or selling a business?

Schedule a consultation to talk through your structure, deal, or franchise question.