Business Divestures, Mergers, And Acquisitions
For most entrepreneurs, the majority of their wealth is contained in the value of their business. What is the best way to realize that wealth? Is a cash sale best? What about the tax consequences? If accepting terms and a payout over time, how can one be sure of being paid?
On the other side of the coin, acquiring competitors or other synergistic businesses is the fastest way to revenue growth. But, does it make sense from a P&L standpoint? How do you raise the capital? How do you insure that the company that you think you are buying is really what it appears?
Group Solaris Legal and Business consulting services can help guide you through these perplexing issues. Buying or selling companies are complex transactions; we can help you realize the greatest return on your investment while avoiding as much cost as possible.
Corporate and Employment Law
Hiring and maintaining employees in today's world of burdening government regulation, complex withholding tax requirements, and disgruntled employees backed by scheming attorneys is difficult to say the least. It is important to remember: Many of your employees see your successful business as an opportunity to cash in! A traditional law firm will help you pick up the pieces after the storm has hit. The goal of Group Solaris is to avoid the crises in the first place.
Intellectual Property Issues
Your company has information that is valuable. Not only any products or technology you have developed, but also your systems and processes. How you do business, your sales approaches, pricing, materials, practices and all the other things that you have evolved that make your company work. All of these things have value to your competitors, both your current competitors and to every one of your employees who may be potential competitors.
You must take basic steps to protect your property. At the very least execute a simple "Non Disclosure" agreement with all your employees at the time they are hired. Solaris can help you design and implement a plan that will ensure the security and defensibility of your property rights.
Civil Litigation
One of the primary objectives of Legal Solaris is to help our clients avoid litigation if at all possible, and our team will work hard to help you adroitly side step most problems. But, in some cases, litigation cannot be avoided. If this is the circumstance, we will insure that you receive the most aggressive and cost efficient representation possible.
We have found that some attorneys supplement their income by drawing out the process, creating problems where problems don't exist and generally racking up billable hours that may not be necessary. It's one of the dirty little secrets of the legal world. We know all the angles and we will make sure that you receive aggressive, highly competent legal representation, but we will also make sure that you receive value for your dollar.
IRS Negotiations And Defense
When you or your company owes the IRS, or if the IRS even thinks you might owe them money, your future is in a precarious position. No entity of the Government has the power to investigate and wreak havoc on your life like the IRS. They are the only Government agency that is not bound by the concept of "innocent until proven guilty". In fact the IRS assumes you are guilty until you prove yourself innocent. However, in most cases you require the services of a tax attorney to prove yourself innocent and the IRS has a written procedure of seizing all your funds with the express purpose of denying you the means to hire an attorney!
Fortunately there are actions you can take and forces you can bring to bear that can stop the IRS in its tracks! Group Solaris can help you structure your personal and business affairs in such a way as to offer you the greatest protection, number of options and strategies to move forward if the IRS comes calling.
FTC and Attorney General Enforcement Action Defense
The Federal Trade Commission and the State's Attorney General's Offices have targeted several industries for termination. If your business does direct response marketing, web advertising, classified ad advertising, mail order or several other forms of marketing or business practices that have been deemed "high risk" you and your company may be targeted. The worse thing you can do is to ignore a letter from the Better Business Bureau, an Attorney General or the FTC. They will not go away!
The important thing to remember is that these are civil actions with the express purpose of extracting money from you or your company. The first course of action is to make you an "unattractive target". Group Solaris asset protection services will help you accomplish that. If it's too late for that, if you are already in the midst of an action, we can help you make an intelligent decision on how to proceed: Mount a defense, negotiate a compromise, or cut your losses. Our experience will help make the right choice clear.