Entity Formation
Starting and managing a business requires more than just a great idea—it demands a strong legal foundation. Our business department provides comprehensive guidance on all aspects of business entity formation and governance, helping clients choose and structure the specific entity that best fits their goals and ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements from the day of formation.
While forming your business, our attorneys guide business owners in developing effective succession plans that protect your company’s future and ensure continuity for generations to come.
We advise on and assist with forming a variety of entities including:
- Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
- Corporations
- Charities and Nonprofit Organizations
- Limited Partnerships
- General Partnerships
Maintenance
Beyond formation, we assist with ongoing compliance, annual or periodic maintenance, filings, and business licenses to keep your entity in good standing. Whether you’re launching a startup, managing a growing enterprise, or winding down operations, we offer tailored advice on business planning and management.
Many types of business entities are required to file annual or biennial reports with the appropriate government agencies. The Copenbarger Law Firm can manage these filing obligations on your behalf to ensure your entity remains in good standing and in ongoing compliance through timely submissions.
Business Maintenance includes, as applicable:
- Preparing and filing required state filings
- Monitoring good standing with the formation state
- Drafting and maintaining Minutes to ensure compliance
- Reviewing and advising on business agreements and contracts
- Answering business questions
General Advice
Businesses are impacted by many different types of regulations and laws. Many of these laws and regulations vary based on a business’s operations, the services or goods that the business provides, the geographic location(s) where the business operates, and a number of other factors.
Our clients have many business-related legal questions regarding their regulatory compliance and day-to-day operations. We are able to address questions regarding the operation and compliance of your current business and whether forming a business or modifying an existing business structure is the right strategy for you.
Our Department helps business owners and organizations build strong foundations for success by providing clear, practical guidance tailored to each client’s goals.
Dissolution
The dissolution, termination, or cancellation of a business is the formal process of ending the company’s existence. Dissolving a company is more than just closing your doors.
If you have a business that you are closing, Copenbarger can assist you in winding up operations, filing dissolution forms and documents, and settling obligations, following a structured legal process that protects you and your investments.
Buy-Sell Agreements
Buy-sell agreements are crucial in the context of closely held corporations and business succession planning. They provide a structured mechanism to address ownership transitions, maintain control within a defined group, and ensure business continuity.
Drafting a buy-sell agreement ensures that your business continues while preserving the integrity and identity of your original goal.
Business Transactions
Our goal is to help you protect your business, minimize risk to any and all assets, and assist you in operating with confidence at every stage of growth. Business transactions need to be structured in a way that protects your interest, while complying with numerous laws.
We can prepare business transactions that are smooth and comply with necessary and applicable law, including drafting:
- Asset Purchase Agreement (APA), Stock Purchase Agreements (SPA), and other buy-sell agreements
- Disclosure Schedules
- Letters of Intent (LOI) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Confidentiality Agreements
as well as guiding you through the transaction.
