Boca Raton, FL

We have maintained multi-decade general counsel relationships with industry-leading businesses in travel services, internet marketing, aerospace manufacturing, and locksmithing, as well as national trade associations in several industries.  We advise and serve local businesses such as restaurants, medical marijuana industry participants, information technology, and construction companies.  We have extensive experience in complex transactional and advisory matters, meaning, we do not simply produce legal documents, we instead build relationships with business executives and owners which allow them to avoid  litigation, isolatate risk, defer or reduce their tax burden, head off or manage employee disputes, and assist with business and development strategy.  In addition to the standard generation of corporate documents such as Buy-Sell and Operating Agreements, Corporate Bylaws, Corporate Resolutions and the like, we also handle complex transactional matters such as acquisitions, corporate migrations, buy-outs, and dispute resolution between co-owners.  

Some of the corporate governance and internal matters we frequently address are:

A buy-sell agreement is a contract between co-owners of a private corporation.  It stipulates how a shareholder's stake in a corporation may be reassigned if that partner dies, is incapacitated, or for whatever reason wants to leave the business.  A good buy-sell agreement should specify how the business should be valued along with terms of sale in order to avoid uncertainty as well as risk of a new, unexpected, and unwelcome co-owner (for example, the incapacitated owner's spouse)

Bylaws are the rules for the internal governance of a corporation. They contain the basic rules for the conduct of the corporation’s business and affairs. The bylaws may contain any provisions for managing the business and regulating the corporation’s affairs that do not conflict with statutory law or the corporation’s Articles of Incorporation.

An Operating Agreement is an agreement between co-owners of an LLC (referred to as 'members' that serves a similar function to a Buy-Sell Agreement and Bylaws of a corporation, usually in a less formal format.  

We create clear, intelligent, and easy to understand documents such as equity subscription agreements, crowdfunding agreements, offering circulars, and other agreements to allow your company to raise capital.  When it is time to exit, we will work with buyer's attorneys to structure a buy-out or similar transaction in a clean, tax-efficient package.  

Nearly every company has intellectual property or other trade secrets in some form, be it a coveted brand name, proprietary computer code, blueprints, customer lists or some other information whose use and dissemination is yours to control,  As part of our relationship with businesses, we make sure your trade secrets and intellectual property is secure from potential threats outside and from within your organization.  Click HERE for more about our trademark practice. 

If you are planning to purchase or sell a business, we can assist you through the transaction and also help you as you transition either into or out of the business. We will make sure that the terms of the sale are clear, unambiguous, and that your interests are protected.  

Employees are the lifeblood of companies, but people are people and issues of all varieties are inevitable.  At Roberts Attorneys, P.A., we do our best help employers preemptively avoid problems though clear company policies expressed in employee handbooks, employment contracts that that do not create traps for employers, and good problem-solving skills to reduce risk when problems do arise.