Business and Commercial Law
Effective Massachusetts Business Law Lawyers/Rhode Island Business Law Attorneys
Boston - Brockton - Attleboro - Taunton - Fall River - New Bedford - Plymouth - MetroSouth - Eastern Mass - South Coast - Southeastern Mass - All of Rhode Island
The business law and commercial law attorneys at Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C., provide outstanding representation in Bristol County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Middlesex County and Suffolk County in Massachusetts, and all of Rhode Island. Our services to businesses begin when a prospective owner seeks to structure the creation or acquisition of a business, and continues through the life of a business to the time of sale or closure. Because you are involved in the ownership or management of a corporation or business, you realize there are many legal issues that need to be addressed in a timely manner. When addressing business issues, you want the assistance of an experienced business attorney to give you the information you need that allows you to make informed decisions. Our commercial and business attorneys can provide you with the legal information you need to successfully operate and manage your business.
New Businesses
- Assist clients in selecting an appropriate business structure: sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company (LLC), limited liability partnerships (LLP), s-corporation, c-corporation
- Prepare articles of incorporation and draft other business formation documents, including partnership agreements
- Financing business start-ups
- Draft, negotiate or review business and employment contracts
- Assist with franchise law matters including review and negotiation of franchise agreements
- Drafting and reviewing employment, stock option, employee nondisclosure, non-compete, and confidentiality agreements
- Drafting and reviewing stockholder agreements, including cross-purchase, redemption, insurance-funded buyout, voting trusts
Existing Businesses
- Contract drafting, negotiation and review
- Managing and vendor relationships
- Preparation of licensing, technology transfer, franchise, and similar agreements
- Provide legal counsel on business decision-making and business planning
- Structure business transactions
- Advise on employment laws
- Advise on the transfer of a business to a successor upon the death of a business owner
- Drafting of employee handbooks
- Drafting of employment contracts
- Drafting of non-compete agreements
- Development of substance abuse programs
- Legal counsel regarding compliance with state and federal labor laws
- Defending OSHA safety violations claims
- Defending age discrimination, racial discrimination, gender discrimination and sexual harassment claims
- Defending wrongful termination claims
- Bringing suit regarding unfair competition, non-compete agreements, non-disclosure agreements
- Closing of a Business
- Assist with the valuation and sale of a business
- Draft buy-sell agreements
- Assist a financially distressed business
Banking, Finance and Leasing
The banking, finance and leasing attorneys at Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C. represent financial institutions, banks, lenders, borrowers, lessees and lessors. We provide legal counsel for a variety of lending and leasing transactions, including:
- Raw land acquisition and development
- Asset-based financing
- Equipment leasing
- Real property leasing
- Personal property leasing
- Credit lines
- Lessor financing
- Negotiate and draft loan and lease documents
- Assist with loan closings
- Complete title work
- Advise on secured transactions
- Enforcement on loan or lease agreements
Dispute Resolution
The business law attorneys at Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C. both bring and defend business claims in court and before regulatory agencies through litigation, arbitration or mediation.
Contact the business law team at Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C., for sound advice on your particular legal needs. We can provide a comprehensive review of your options, advise you on the best course of action, and as appropriate create the documentation needed to protect your interests and pursue those options in a determined, result focused manner.
Providing legal services throughout Massachusetts (MA, Mass) such as in Boston, Abington, Acushnet, Attleboro, Avon, Berkely, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, Carver, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dighton, Dover, East Bridgewater, Easton, Fairhaven, Fall River, Foxboro, Franklin, Freetown, Hanson, Holbrook, Lakeville, Mansfield, Marion, Mattapoisett, Medfield, Middleborough, Milton, Needham, New Bedford, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Norton, Norwood, Pembroke, Randolph, Raynham, Plymouth, Quincy, Rehoboth, Rochester, Seekonk, Somerset, Stoughton, Swansea, Taunton, Walpole, Wareham, Wellesley, West Bridgewater, Westport, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman, and Bristol County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, South Coast, Boston Metro, Boston Metro South, Southeastern Mass, South Shore, and in Providence and all of Rhode Island (RI).
