Los Angeles Corporate Counseling Attorneys
For over 35 years, Lewitt Hackman's Los Angeles business law attorneys have provided a full range of legal services to public and private businesses from multi-million dollar entities to start-ups. Our attorneys have extensive background in the handling of matters in many diverse industries including, but not limited to: hotels, restaurants, waste management, entertainment, alcohol, tobacco, health care and the garment industry. The firm has also provided legal services to manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, health care providers, real estate developers, franchisors, franchisees, producers, insurance agencies, accounting firms, law firms and other service and manufacturing businesses.
During the course of representation, Lewitt Hackman has assisted many of these businesses in a wide range of projects, including but not limited to: the formation of the entity, the purchase or sale of the business or an interest therein, syndications and financing, as well as the legal aspects of day-to-day operations. Lewitt Hackman has also advised management and boards of directors as to the legal implications of anticipated corporate actions and the effects of governmental regulation on those decisions.
Family owned and closely held businesses have also long been an important part of our practice. Being a large firm in the San Fernando Valley but a relatively small law firm in Los Angeles, Lewitt Hackman has been able to adapt quickly to the ever changing needs of its clients in order to effectively meet the demands and constraints placed upon it by the firm's clients. Over the years, Lewitt Hackman has developed the experience and expertise necessary to help family owned and closely held businesses align and balance the sometimes competing objectives of effective corporate governance, family harmony and financial success.
A reason the firm has been able to consistently achieve the client's goals is because we believe that in order for a business to be successful, it is often necessary to engage or coordinate the services of other advisors. The firm's attorneys often work closely with the client's accountants, stockbrokers, insurance agents and other financial advisors to achieve the most desirous results for the client. If a client is in need of an advisor, we can also use our vast resources and referral base to assist our clients in locating and engaging other advisors who can contribute to the success of their business. As a result of the quality relationships and referral sources the firm has built over the past 35 years, our attorneys are trusted by their clients and often serve in the role of an experienced, trusted advisor to family owned business clients, guiding them through the often complex and unique challenges that they confront.
Since Lewitt Hackman is a full service law firm, it is able to provide its clients with a full array of services, including advice pertaining to corporate and business matters, real estate, licensing, trademark, copyright and other intellectual property issues, employment law, employee benefits, taxation and estate and succession planning. The firm negotiates and prepares employment and consulting agreements, real estate and equipment leases, licensing agreements, transactional documents, commercial documents, corporate minutes, and other types of agreements. Clients also benefit from the firm's expertise in tax, securities and other areas of governmental regulation.
CORPORATE COUNSELING ARTICLES
- Courts Side with Non-Solicitation Agreements when Narrowly Defined Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by Robert Hull, Kevin Rex and Sue Bendavid - May 2010)
- Trademark Protection for More Than Your Name and Logo Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by Tal Grinblat - September 2009)
- The Unintended Franchise and How to Avoid It Article in the New Matter (Official Publication of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California) -- (Tal Grinblat - 2008)
- Firms Cash In on Franchising Boom Article in the Los Angeles Business Journal -- (Tal Grinblat quoted - July 2007)
- Caveat Franchisor Article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal -- (by Tal Grinblat and David Gurnick - March 2007)
- Tips on QPRTS -- Qualified Personal Residence Trusts Offer Tax Advantages Article in the San Fernando Valley Bar Association's BarNotes Publication -- (by Sheetal Mehta Fisher and Michael Hackman - March 2007)
- A Crack In Arbitration Contracts Article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal -- (by David Gurnick and Tal Grinblat - January 2007)
- Technology, Code Changes Alter How Firms Operate Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by Keith Todd Zimmet - November 2006)
- How To Maximize Your Price When Selling A Business Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by Kevin E. Rex - October 2006)
- WHO ARE YOU? And More Importantly, Why Are You Claiming To Be Me? Identity Theft Prevention is the Key to Protection Article in the San Fernando Valley Bar Association's BarNotes Publication -- (by Michael Hackman and Molly Babcock-Marcus - July/August 2006)
- From the Mouths of Babes: Deposing Children in Civil Suits Article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal -- (by David Gurnick and Sue Bendavid - July 2006)
- Planning For The Future Success of Your Business: Succession and Exit Strategies Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by Kevin E. Rex, Michael Hackman and Sheetal Mehta Fisher - March 2006)
- Firms Must Comply With 'Fictitious Business Name' Rules Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by Jeremy M. Golan - January 2006)
- Clearing Up Misconceptions About Copyright Protection Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by Tal Grinblat - October 2005)
- Federal and California Franchise Regulation: An Era Of Change Article in the Business Law Update, A Publication of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Business & Corporations Law Section -- (by David Gurnick - Fall 2005)
- Identity Theft Newsletter -- (by Molly Babcock-Marcus - July 2005)
- Pet Businesses: Not Just All Mom and Pop Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by David Gurnick - May 2005)
- Family Business Planning for the Future Article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal -- (by Michael Hackman and Kevin E. Rex - March 2005)
- Avoiding the Franchise Surprise in IP Licensing Agreements Article in the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law -- (by David Gurnick and Tal Grinblat - Winter 2005)
- Avoiding Accidental Franchises Article in the Business Law Update, A Publication of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Business & Corporations Law Section -- (by David Gurnick - Summer 2004)
- Consider Compliance With Securities Laws In Your Next Business Law Transaction (by Richard Gordon, Of Counsel)
- The Lawyers’ Dilemma: Taking Stock As Compensation For Legal Services (by Richard Gordon, Of Counsel)
- Never Having To Talk To The Securities and Exchange Commission or California Department Of Corporations Article in the San Fernando Valley Bar Association's BarNotes Publication -- (September 2002)
- Sales Of Legended Securities -- Is Rule 144 Your Answer? (by Richard Gordon, Of Counsel)
- Be Prepared -- Managing Catastrophic Risks in Franchise Systems Article in the Franchise Law Journal -- (by David Gurnick and Tal Grinblat - Winter 2002)