Understanding business – and the business community.
From a small, family-run business to mid-size institutions, our broad experience makes Pasternak & Fidis uniquely qualified to help. We work with business clients throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
We can start at the beginning to help form the business. We can craft covenants not to compete, negotiate a lease, prepare licensing agreements for property rights, help clients in buying or selling a business, advise on shareholder agreements, and provide guidance on avoiding employment discrimination claims.
Our integrated approach works to our clients’ benefit. Our business attorneys work closely with the family law and estate attorneys to provide business advice on the legal and tax impact of marriage, divorce and non-traditional family structures, the transition of a family business from one generation to the next, asset protection planning, and more. They also work in cooperation with the client’s other professionals and advisors such as tax accountants and financial planners.
Our Business and Employment services include:
- Business formation and choice of entity including incorporation, limited liability company, partnership and business trust
- Purchase and sale of business entities and interests
- Buy – sell and operating agreements
- Commercial lease negotiations
- Banking and finance, including lender and borrower representation and troubled loan workouts
- Employment matters including covenants not to compete, executive compensation, employee manuals, age & hour laws, discrimination in the workplace, employee discipline and termination
- Creditor protection and tax planning
- Licensing and distribution agreements