Areas of Practice
Corporate Law
It starts with an idea. Maybe you’re looking to develop a new product or service to take to market. Or, you have an established company which is having restructuring issues, or you have plans on how to expand beyond your current reach. Whatever it is – general business advice, pending litigation, forming or dissolving an entity, or creating a customized contract, we’re here to help.
Services Provided: Business formations and dissolutions in California, New York, Delaware and Nevada; corporate compliance (removing FTB/SOS suspensions), mergers and acquisitions, partnership agreements, operating agreements, bylaws, employer identification numbers, tax advice, asset or stock purchase agreements, employee handbooks, employment agreements, tenants-in-common agreements, shareholder agreements, non-profit filings, doing business as (dba) applications, and medical board of California applications.
Entertainment Law
We love working with creative people who are developing great projects! Daniel understands the needs of talent, having worked previously as a stage actor and writer for television/web series. No matter what your budget or project, we can help to protect you and advise you on dealing with the guilds, vendors and investors. Our hands-on drafting and negotiating experience extends to the following services:
Services Provided: Above-the-line (actor, writer, director, producer) talent agreements, below-the-line service agreements, Copyright and Trademark filings, license agreements, trademark assignments, demand letters, guild (WGA/SAG) advice, financing and investor deals, tax credit advice, and YouTube/Soundcloud partnership arrangements.
Estate Planning
Putting together a comprehensive estate plan equals peace of mind.
What benefits does estate planning offer? It’s as easy as A-B-C!
Avoid Probate – When someone in California passes away with only a will (or no will at all), their heirs must open a costly and time-consuming probate action where a judge determines the distribution of assets.
A comprehensive estate plan avoids that process and allows distributions to occur quickly and without court intervention.
Beneficiary Designation – Customize who inherits your assets and how much they receive, working closely with an attorney to ensure your wishes are carried out.
Creditor Protection – Under California Code of Civil Procedure §336.2, any outstanding creditors of an estate have one year to open a probate themselves. Without an estate plan in place, your creditors can attach to an open probate and take away from what your beneficiaries receive.