Corporate and General Business Law

Reston Law Group’s corporate and business law attorneys can provide important and necessary legal services for the entire life cycle of any business organization.  They advise entrepreneurs and start-up companies with entity selection and other issues related to the formation of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.  We can draft the necessary governance documentation to appropriately address and plan for future contingencies and reduce the risk of disputes among the owners of the business.  In addition to the review and negotiation of existing commercial agreements, we can also craft employment agreements, confidentiality  and intellectual property protection agreements, as well as all sorts of commercial contracts and form agreements that growing businesses need to protect their interests.  Reston Law corporate attorneys also have experience with incentive compensation plans, including plans for the stock options, restricted stock and phantom equity, and advising on related tax matters.

Not all clients have the resources to self-finance or generate sufficient revenue to grow organically. Whether you are obtaining funds from a commercial lender, friends and family, angel investors, venture capitalists, private equity investors or strategic partners, we have experience not only in negotiating and structuring the transactions and documenting the deal, but also providing you guidance as to whether the transaction makes sense in addressing your business needs. And we do not limit our representation to just the companies receiving funds. Among our clients are investors to whom we provide guidance in negotiating their investments in small companies.  For private offerings that are relying on an exemption from registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities agencies, we can assist in the preparation of your offering materials, Reg D filing and Blue Sky compliance.

Reston Law corporate attorneys have extensive experience with merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions.  Whether you are looking to sell your company or looking to buy, we can provide the legal expertise to get you from signing the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Letter of Intent (LOI), through the due diligence stage, the preparation and negotiation of definitive document, to closing of the transaction.  We have handled numerous types of transactions, including sales to strategic buyers, sales to financial investors, management buy-outs/spin-offs, and mergers between strategic partners.  We can help structure the transaction in order to minimize tax consequences and maximize planning goals, advise on potential financing structures, conduct or assist with due diligence, prepare and negotiate definitive sale documents, produce disclosure schedules, provide ancillary closing documents, or any combination of these services.  We understand that not all transactions are the same, and we tailor our representation to address the particular business needs, risk profiles and budgets of our clients.

Our expertise is not limited to general corporate and transactional matters.  Many of our attorneys also have experience advising and guiding clients on a variety of labor and employment matters, including conducting internal investigations and addressing discrimination charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  We can also handle intellectual property protection, licensing and trademark registrations.  We assist clients with certain commercial real estate matters, including the review and negotiation of leases and subleases.  In addition, Reston Law business attorneys are experts in the special corporate issues that arise in the context of government contracts, including Mentor Protégé Agreements, joint ventures and the specialized due diligence and representations and warranties needed for Gov Con M&A transactions, and appropriately structuring the ownership and management of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), Woman Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) concerns and small businesses interested in pursuing set-aside contracts under the SBA’s 8(a) program.  We can also assist with the drafting and development of ethics and compliance programs and training.

Our trusts and estates attorneys can assist clients preservation and protection of generational business wealth.  Business value can evaporate if a key owner or employee dies without sufficient planning.  Reston Law attorneys can assist business owners and their families preserve value through business succession and estate planning.