Orange County & Los Angeles’s top Business Law Firm, Nowland Law, and Business Attorney Thomas F. Nowland‘s team of attorneys have represented virtually hundreds of companies and businesses of all sizes and in varying industries. These years of experience have taught us that each business has it’s own unique needs and considerations when dealing with business litigation. We strive to work with a business to achieve a desirable outcome.
We offer a unique approach to dealing with business problems and litigation by analyzing the issue, the matter, the problem, and thereby offering real solutions that include consideration of the costs and possible outcomes. With our previous clients, we have achieved this with a variety of disputes, legal budgets, and considerations.
Nowland Law is an excellent provider of legal counsel and representation in the following Business Litigation Areas:
Business Breach of Contract
Contracts represent agreements that keep businesses moving forward. When one or both parties to a contract have a dispute, it can invite loss of productivity and serious legal repercussions. Nowland Law is experienced in facilitating the resolution of contract disputes. We are committed to searching for time and cost-efficient ways to aggressively defend your rights. In many cases, these issues can be settled before court action, or at mediation. However, when a dispute reaches the litigation stage, Nowland Law works tirelessly to defend your position and facilitate the desired outcome.
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Contract Review, Drafting & Negotiation
Form Contracts can be great for routine agreements, but your business is likely engaged in unique circumstances that require specific contract terms. It is your responsibility to ensure that a contract is negotiated and drafted that both parties are comfortable fulfilling, and that lends itself to your company’s bottom line. With years of experience in contract negotiation and drafting, Nowland Law will work with you to quickly understand your company’s goals and reflect that on paper. We will work hard to negotiate your terms, standing on over a decade of contract negotiation. Finally, Nowland Law accepts Contract Review requests to evaluate contracts that have been presented to you. We strive to quickly provide an insightful assessment about how a contract you sign will affect you.
Request a Case Evaluation for your contract needs for an estimate of services.
Class Actions
For Complex Class Action issues, your company needs legal counsel that understands your goals and bottom lines. When it comes to Class Actions, Nowland Law handles a variety of types of Class Actions, as well as the full cycle including:
– Working towards immediate resolution.
– Pre-Certification Hearing Discovery
– Class Certification Motions and Hearings
– Interlocutory Appeals of Certification Ruling
– Trials
– Negotiating and Facilitating Settlements
– Court Approval
– Consumer Class Action
– Tax-Driven Investments, Privately Placed Securities, Debts, Warrants, and other Stock-related Class Actions.
– Antitrust
– Copyright Infringement
– Employment or Labor Related Class Actions
– Real Estate
– Partnership Fraud
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Transactional & Corporate
Transactional & Corporate Law is a catch term used to describe the many legal considerations a company will face in its formation and successful operation. Choosing an Attorney or Lawfirm for your company’s corporate law needs is as important as choosing your employees. The Company and Attorney need to have a certain chemistry that lends itself to mutual understanding. The Attorney needs to understand the spirit and goals of the company, in order to protect, advise, and execute the Company’s legal needs. Nowland Law has operated as a “Corporate Legal Solution” for a variety of companies with great satisfaction. Nowland Law can help your company address a variety of issues.
Advising on matters such as Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Antitrust Law, Environmental Law, Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, International Business, and more. We also can provide legal solutions and advice for Start-Ups, Entity Formation, Royalty, Commercial Litigation, Dissolution, Sales and Purchases, Corporate Organization and Formation Restriction, Non-Competition Agreements, LLC and Partnership Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Employment Contract Drafting, Maintenance of Corporate Entities, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, Confidentiality.
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Shareholder/Partner Agreements & Disputes
Nowland Law offers legal counsel related to Shareholder Agreements and Shareholder Disputes. Shareholder Agreements, when properly drafted, can substantially simplify the legal consequences should any Shareholder Dispute arise. Shareholder Agreements are crucial for a company to do correctly. In time, various company shareholders and/or management may come to have disagreed on business strategy, business models, corporate governance, asset management, or financial distributions. Nowland Law ensures that your Shareholder agreement will spell out the duties and protections of majority and minority shareholders, build in prudent protective procedures to ensure key members are fulfilling their duties in good faith, and build a working foundation for corporate procedures, voting, resolutions, etc. Shareholder & Partner Disputes are one of the most critical matters a company might face. Division and strife that escalate to this stage may bear serious operational consequences. Work with a legal counsel that seeks to defend your position and keep the health of the company in mind when developing strategies.
Talk to Nowland Law about creating a prudent Shareholder Agreement, or representing your position for a Dispute.
Business Formation & Dissolution
Nowland Law assists new companies in the preparation and filing of documents that keep a business in good standing under California State Law. We are knowledgeable in what licenses, permits and other documents your business needs to obtain to remain in compliance with local, state, and Federal Law. We also offer clients services related to corporate dissolution.
Contact Nowland Law for an evaluation of how to best approach your Business Formation or Dissolution matter.
Intellectual Property Disputes
Nowland Law is experienced in cases involving Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patents, and Trademarks. For some companies, material works comprises the valued product that a company produces. For another to steal or infringe on your rights is no different than if one were to steal a tangible product. Nowland Law has experience defending Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Intellectual Property.
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Breach of Fiduciary
Corporate directors and management owe fiduciary duties to the stakeholders and shareholders of corporations, limited liability companies, and other forms of business entities. The same is true for partners in partnerships and joint ventures. Fiduciary duties require the person or entity to act in good faith with loyalty and care to facilitate business dealings on behalf of the entity and to safeguard assets and other valuable business resources. The fiduciary duty also limits self-dealing and usurpation of business opportunities that would otherwise belong to the entity.
Nowland Law is experienced in litigating cases involving breach of fiduciary duties, self-dealing, and usurpation of corporate assets.
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Unfair Competition
Nowland Law regularly provides Counsel to companies or startups regarding potential Unfair Competition issues. The Goal we maintain for our clients is to minimize risk, while at the same time preparing them with the information needed to reach their company goals.
Unfair Competition Cases are a serious matter due to the nature of legal costs, court fines and damages. In addition, Unfair Competition claims directly challenge a company’s business strategy. Nowland Law brings a deep understanding of relevant laws and processes that affect this area of litigation.
Contact Nowland Law about your Unfair Competition matter.
Deceptive Business Practices
Every year, thousands of frivolous or predatory Deceptive Business Practice claims are filed. If your company is facing a Deceptive Business Practice lawsuit, you need an Attorney that understands California State and Federal Law regarding these complex issues. Nowland Law is able to assess and understand your case, develop strategies for resolution, and protect your Company’s rights in court.
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Payment & Collections
In the regular course of business, unfortunately, some individuals or companies will fail to pay for the services or products you have rendered. Nowland Law can send legal communications on your behalf for the recovery of unpaid or partially paid invoices.
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