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Mr. Ballinger has been practicing law since 1983 and is experienced in all aspects of running a business, from choosing the type of entity and setting up the business  to sale, merger or dissolution. 

The following is a partial list of the types of transactions that Mr. Ballinger provides counsel and documentation for:

  • Formation of Entity
            - Choice of type of organization (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Partnership, C Corporation, S Corporation,
               Limited Liability Company, etc.)
            - Drafting formation documents (Partnership Agreement, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Shareholder Agreements, 
               Buy-Sell Agreements)
  • Business Plans & Financing

            - Assistance with creating/preparing business plans and obtaining financing from venture capitalists, banks, etc.

  • Marketing

            - Review/create advertising content for compliance with laws regulating advertising
            - Review/create Web page content
            - Review/create product packaging and warning labels

  • Production

            - Drafting manufacturing agreements
            - Drafting OEM agreements
            - Subcontractor agreements
            - Outsourcing Agreements

  • Distribution

            - Distributorship agreements
            - Manufacturer’s Representative agreements
            - Agency agreements

  • Intellectual Property

            - Trademark registration
            - Patent filings
            - Nondisclosure/Confidentiality agreements
            - Licensing/ Cross-licensing agreements

  • Operational Issues

            - Observing and maintaining corporate formalities
                        - maintaining corporate records
                        - minutes of meetings of shareholders and directors
                        - preparing corporate resolutions
            - Employee matters
                        - creating employee handbooks
                        - creating policy and procedure manuals
                        - employee discipline/termination
            - Reviewing all contracts

  • Mergers/Dissolutions

            - drafting/reviewing buy-out agreements
            - sale of stock
            - sale of assets
            - mergers with other companies
            - dissolution/winding up of business

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