CALIFORNIA BUSINESS LAWYER

California Business Lawyer

California corporate, securities, and M&A Lawyer

Alan Abergel, Esq. is an attorney licensed by both the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California.  

We also provide Texas corporate, securities, and M&A services.

I am a California business lawyer.  I can skillfully represent your business in a wide variety of business matters such as company formations, corporate startups, M&A transactions, equity and debt financing transactions, securities offerings and compliance, joint ventures, due diligence, trademarkregulatory compliance, and contract negotiations and drafting.As a Los Angeles, California based business lawyer, Iwork with a wide range of clients.  My concentration is mainly in the small business and middle market segment. My skill in incorporating litigation avoidance strategies into my clients’ business planning is a key element of my transactional practice. Regardless of an organization’s size or prominence, legal problems affecting financial status and/or reputation, require prompt and practical solutions. I often act as outside general counsel for my clients’ businesses.   I serve many business industries including, real estate, construction,lending, financial services, technology startups,professional services, music, entertainment, new media, fitness/wellness, manufacturing, restaurants, and apparel/fashion.

As a California based business lawyer, I also represent foreign investors in California in all transactions covering business and real estate investments in many business industries.   We also work closely with the investor’s immigration counsel to produce business, real estate, equity, debt, investment, and related documents in compliance with EB-5, L-1, and other investment visas.   I often act as outside general counsel for foreign investors’ businesses located in California.

California DBO is now the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)

• The formation, organization, ownership, control, governance, and dissolution of  corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, partnerships, joint ventures, private equity funds, syndications, and other business entities.

• Formation of California professional corporations.
• Registration of copyrights, and trademarks.
• Intellectual property registrations and licensing.

• Buying and Selling of Businesses, Mergers & Acquisitions transactions for small businesses, middle market companies, , and private equity funds.  

• Representation of start-up companies, angel investors, and venture capital firms in equity and debt financing transactions.

• Drafting of venture capital financing documents   

• Drafting of Private Placement Memorandums.   (PPM)   

• Private offerings transactions, including representation of accredited investors and private offering issuers.

• Capital raising in compliance with federal, SEC, and state “blue sky” laws.

• Representation of borrowers and lenders in debt transactions.

• Negotiation and drafting of contracts with vendors, suppliers, licensees, distributors/wholesalers, sales representatives, and other related parties.

• Negotiation, drafting, and review of business contracts.

• Executive employment agreements and representation  

• Corporate governance, management and control.

• Providing advice to majority and minority owners, partners, general and limited partners, shareholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, and other business participants.

• Representation of lenders and borrowers in commercial lending transactions.

• Representation of California Finance Lenders before DFPI and assistance in obtaining a California Finance Lenders license.

• Assistance with initial and annual shareholder and board of directors meetings, review/update of bylaws, corporate maintenance and resolutions.

• Revival of suspended corporations, LLCs and LPs.

• Partnership agreements and disputes.

• Dissolution and wind-up, purchase, sale, merger, and conversion of corporations, LLCs, and LLPs.

• Representation of business brokers, M&A intermediaries,  middle market investment banks, and California Finance Lenders in administrative proceedings before government agencies such as DRE, DFPI, and the SEC. 

• Los Angeles FINRA Attorney.  Representation in FINRAarbitration and mediation proceedings.   

• Affordable outside general counsel plans to businesses.
  

 

 

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