Business & Contract Law

Attorney Landis can help explain in easily understandable language whether the business would be best suited and protected by incorporating as a formal entity such as a  LLC, a S-Corp, C-Corp or a nonprofit. Once the best method of incorporation is determined she can then help you formally incorporate with the proper agreements in place for an individual or a group of owners.

Written documentation of what both parties who are doing business understand their arrangement is with all the specific details means there is less likelihood of misunderstandings or litigation as a result of common business issues that can occur after contracting. 

Attorney Landis can also provide in-depth reviews of contracts that have been presented and guide you through each provision while pointing out potential clauses that could negatively impact you and provide counter clauses for negotiation.

Copyright, Trademark and Patent law are all assets that an individual and/or companies need to consider and take steps to protect. Many businesses need to protect their intellectual property through formal steps and some may want to profit from these assets through Releases and Licensing Agreements. Attorney Landis can help advise on what area of law is appropriate and assist in filing with the correct paperwork.

Documentation of employment status helps outline the freelance workers responsibilities, timelines, rights and responsibilities. and can be drafted to contain clauses that assign intellectual property developed during employment to the business. Whether an employment or independent contractor agreement it can detail the job requirements, benefits, termination and post-termination rights such as a non-compete or non-disclosure clauses. 

 Business owners can rest assured that they can have open and productive conversations with others within their business and outside parties without their proprietary confidential information being procured or that they will be cut out of a deal and circumvented.