Business Law, Tax Law, Internet Law and Estate Planning
Contract Negotiation – Contract Drafting & Review
The State and Federal courts are jam-packed with legal cases involving business transactions gone awry. Although no one plans on a breach of contract or another person or business not living up to their part of an agreement, anyone who has participated in the business world will likely agree that any business arrangement or partnership arrangement has the likelihood of encountering misunderstandings and disagreements. . Because of this and before you proceed on a handshake, a verbal agreement, or a hastily-crafted Word document, invest a few hours with a competent and affordable Business Lawyer who will help you protect yourself and your business from the inevitable legal challenges.
Preventing Potential Business Problems – Solving Existing Ones…
Business Lawyer Jonathan C. Watts works directly with professionals, entrepreneurs and small business owners in the East Bay 580/680 corridor and surrounding cities of Oakland, Walnut Creek, Concord, Hayward, Pleasanton, Livermore and beyond. Jonathan C. Watts is well-known and respected for providing quality, cost effective and business supportive services that include:
- Business Consulting: practical advice and honest information about business and tax issues;
- Business Formation: Corporations, LLC’s, and Nonprofit Organizations;
- Partnership & LLC Agreements with Tax analysis and Allocation;
- Business Dissolution: closing a business properly, proper entity shut down;
- Business Contracts: contract review, contract drafting, contract negotiation;
- Business & Corporate Transactions: start-up advice, formation, entity maintenance, contracts
- Secured Transactions;
- Mergers & Acquisitions: mergers, acquisitions, asset & stock purchases;
- Drafting and reviewing stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements;
- Drafting and reviewing LLC operating agreements, and shareholder agreements;
- Structuring various types of financial arrangements;
- Venture Capital, Finance and Security: venture capital, private placements, securities & financing needs;
- Commercial Tenancy Matters: residential leases have statutory protections; commercial leases DO NOT!;
- Commercial Leases: drafting & reviewing commercial loan & lease agreements to best protect you;
- Providing counsel in connection with commercial real estate transactions including:
- commercial construction contracts;
- real estate purchase agreements;
- tenant improvement agreements. and;
- commercial leases;
- Serving as General Counsel for “For-Profit” and “Non-Profit” companies;
- Advising Boards of Directors and Shareholders.
4 in 1: 4 Business-Critical Lawyers in 1
Business Law – Tax Law – Internet Law – Estate Planning
Jonathan C. Watts is a unique and cost-effective resource to professionals and business owners. With Jonathan, there is no need to burden yourself with the cost and inefficiencies of hiring 2, 3, or even 4 attorneys. Jonathan has correctly figured out that the Ideal Business Lawyer should encompass a thorough understanding of business law as well as hold a Masters Degree in Taxation. This has enabled him to become a “One-Stop-Shop” for you as a cost-conscious business owner.
Business Lawyer & Tax Lawyer - Virtually every major decision a professional or business owner makes has both legal vulnerabilities and tax ramifications that must be reviewed. Jonathan has invested years of study and training to meet the needs of your current business challenge. Jonathan’s clients are uniquely positioned to protect themselves from unnecessary over-payment of taxes from incorrect day-to-day business procedures or improper entity set-up etc. Because Jonathan is a also a Tax Lawyer, his everyday business clients are able to fully explore all of the various tax savvy strategies for maximizing their profits while protecting themselves and their business from unnecessary tax liabilities.
Every business is vulnerable to Legal Problems…
Jonathan C. Watts is an experienced Business Lawyer - Your prospering business must be vigilant in the development and revisions of your basic operating documents and in the shrewd and meticulous review of long-term commitments such as leases for office, warehouse, or retail space. Additionally, it is wise to have a well-drafted and comprehensive employee/subcontractor agreement developed before hiring employees or subcontractors. An experienced, thorough and astute Business Lawyer will prove to be an invaluable asset to your growing company and in the protecting yourself and your company from unnecessary legal exposure.
Every business is vulnerable to Tax Problems…
Jonathan C. Watts is a qualified Tax Lawyer - Every major business transaction has serious tax ramifications both short and long-term that need to be assessed. Having a Tax Lawyer review your major transactions each year may make the difference between making realizing a profit or owing the government excess taxes. Businesses must watch out for legal vulnerabilities while paying close attention to the bottom-line – and the bottom-line often has a lot to do with how everyday stuff is handled as it relates to tax law. Jonathan C. Watts can help you and your business handle the convoluted and tricky tax liabilities. He has further added to his tax expertise by completing a Master in Taxation, in August, 2011.
East Bay Internet Attorney
What is an Internet Lawyer?
As a high technology, Internet-based, or multimedia professional or company, your focus is getting your code, your design, your software, your product or service into your customers’ hands quickly. Worrying about legal terms, intellectual property protection, and facing potential hours of negotiation can destroy your enthusiasm and productivity and sometimes will so frustrate you that you pull back from growing your client base or reaching your objectives. This is where Internet Lawyer Jonathan C. Watts can help.
Jonathan C. Watts is an Internet and Computer Technology Attorney – Located conveniently in San Ramon, California immediately off the 680 freeway, Jonathan is providing trusted advice and needed assistance to cutting-edge Internet entrepreneurs and businesses engaged in e-commerce, new media, and promoting/providing services on the web. Jonathan also offers invaluable help to programmers, graphic designers, website developers, software developers, APP developers and other new media professionals in developing workable and enforceable website Terms-of-Use (TOU) and Terms of Service (TOS) agreements, website privacy policies, website development agreements, content agreements, copyright agreements, and more.
Any person or business that has a website for their personal, professional, or business promotion; from a simple “web-presence,” or an e-Commerce website must have an effective terms-of-use website agreement to prevent both legitimate and frivolous lawsuits.
Every Business Person needs a Business Lawyer on Speed Dial
Many of my Jonathan’s business clients are relatively new business owners who have been doing wellkay –even growing their business. That is until the first legal incident where a job, vendor, employee, or client went goes off the rails.Common examples? – An Office Supply Store’s off-the-shelf sales invoices didn’t have any protective legal language holding the business owner harmless; or the small business owner hired their very first employees without requiring them to sign a very-specific, very-clear, non-compete agreement; or a new client invested a significant percentage of their net worth in a client’s project who then decided that they were unhappy with the investment and refuses to pay! There are many variations of these tragic, business-killing stories that need not have ended badly – if only a few hours of legal planning had been invested in the companies’ BASIC operating procedures and CORE documents.
Interestingly, for those first-time clients who survive these first scary, legal challenges, they often become regular clients of Jonathan’s. They now ask him to write comprehensive contracts every time they add a service, or have him draft a Terms-of-Service agreement for their new website; or have him negotiate their new commercial lease (who knew many landlords will offer significant concessions when their leases are politely challenged by an educated and approachable lawyer?)
Once a business owner is aware of how legally naked he or she is – and how incredibly-exposed to potential loss they have been, these new clients often become life-long, regularly-calling clients of Jonathan’s and good friends as Jonathan takes quick, affordable steps to protect them personally and shield their businesses from common issues that could otherwise cripple them. What might have otherwise been a normal business dispute, that could have been dispatched that very day by your pointing to the so-called “fine-print” that was signed and agreed-to before going forward can, if not planned for, wreak havoc on your small business and personal finances.
Contact East Bay Business Lawyer Jonathan C. Watts at 925-217-3255 to arrange a consultation with him about your business and personal objectives.
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