Business Planning

In choosing the legal structure for your business, a number of tax and legal considerations may affect your decision.  Doing business as a Sole Proprietorship, Corporation, Partnership, or a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) each has its own advantages and disadvantages.  Deciding on which entity to form, however, should not be made without obtaining the proper legal and tax advice. 

The Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Freeman has extensive experience guiding clients throughout the lifecycle of their business (i.e., from inception through sale, merger and/or dissolution). We begin each client relationship by consulting with the client to learn about the client’s business and their business plan. Once we have listened and gained an understanding of a client’s goals and objectives, we will then help the client decide the type of business entity to select and how the entity should be organized.

Corporations

With regard to formation of Corporations, we provide our clients with assistance with the following services:

• Preparing Articles of Incorporation
• Drafting Buy Sell Agreements
• Drafting Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Drafting Corporate Bylaws
• Providing Dissolutions and Liquidations Planning
• Drafting Employment Agreements
• Drafting Shareholder Agreements
• Drafting Shareholder and Director Resolutions
• Drafting Stock Purchase Agreement

Limited Liability Companies

With regard to formation of LLC’s, we provide our clients with assistance with the following services:

• Preparing Articles of Organization
• Drafting Operating Agreements
• Drafting Buy-Sell Agreements
• Drafting Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Drafting Employment Agreements
• Drafting Managing Member Agreements

Partnership and Limited Partnership Formation

With regard to formation of Partnerships, we provide our clients with assistance with the following services:

• Preparing Articles of Partnership
• Preparing Articles of Limited Partnership
• Drafting Buy-Sell Agreements
• Drafting Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Drafting Employment Agreements
• Drafting Partnership Agreement

Merger and Acquisitions

We advise individuals, private corporations, and other businesses concerning the acquisition and sale of a business along with the dissolution of an existing business.  The Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Freeman has extensive experience in the negotiation and drafting of agreements concerning the purchase and sale of stock and/or assets of a business.

Tax Planning

One of the first questions that should be asked in any business transaction is “What are the tax consequences?”  Understanding tax consequences is a crucial element in protecting and enhancing a business’ value. Taxes can make or break an acquisition, an investment or virtually any kind of business activity that involves money.  The Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Freeman has extensive experience in providing Federal, State and Local and International Tax advice to our clients and is a critical element to the advice that we provide to our business clients.

At the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Freeman, we represent clients in Oakland County, Wayne County, Washtenaw County, Macomb County, and Livingston County, Michigan