PRACTICE AREAS
As your outsourced in-house counsel, I can provide leadership and oversight of a wide range of corporate and commercial legal matters, including:
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE
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Selecting legal entities for new businesses (corporation, LLC, etc.)
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Drafting Operating Agreements, By-Laws Shareholder Agreements, and Conflicts of Interest Policies
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Preparing for and managing annual and special meetings
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Preparing for and managing shareholder and board meeting records
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Establishing and maintaining document retention systems
CONTRACT DRAFTING, NEGOTIATIONS, & MANAGEMENT
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Articles of Organization and Articles of Incorporation
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By-Laws and Operating Agreements
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Shareholder Agreements
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Partnership Agreements
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Stock and Asset Purchase Agreements
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Employment Agreements (non-disclosure, non-compete, compensation)
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Independent Contractor Agreements
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Licensing and Franchise Agreements
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Sales and Service Agreements
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Finance Agreements (loans, investments, promissory notes, deeds of trust, personal guarantees)
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Commercial Real Estate (leases, acquisitions, sales)
RISK MANAGEMENT
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Identifying legal and business risk
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Identifying process improvement opportunities
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Developing and implementing risk management action plan
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Safety and compliance audits
EMPLOYMENT LAW
ADDITIONAL CORPORATE MATTERS
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Policy and procedure creation and implementation (loss prevention, OSHA, drug-free workplace)
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Compliance audits (wage & hour, I-9, OSHA)
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Title VII/ADA/ADEA/ERISA/OSHA/FLSA
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Confidentiality Agreements
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Compensation Assessments (hourly, salary, exempt, non-exempt)
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Hiring & retention
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Management and staff training and team-building
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Employee Separation Agreements
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Administrative proceedings and hearings and appeals
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Mediation and arbitration
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Managing litigation and providing a realistic expectation of the outcome
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Assessing legal risk and growth opportunities on an ongoing basis
1854 Hendersonville Rd
Suite A-155
Asheville NC 28803