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Whether your business is a start-up or well-established, lawyers are an important resource who can guide your business through any legal issues that may challenge your business. From routine legal matters to less common issues, business lawyers can help your business navigate the complexities of the legal world. Below are a few ways that lawyers can help to ensure that your business succeeds.
Non-Disclosure Agreements
Non-disclosure agreements ensure that business ideas and trade secrets are protected when partnering with other parties. Business lawyers can help draft these agreements so that businesses can expand without having to worry about having their information stolen.
Privacy Policies
Protecting a customer’s privacy has become an important aspect of business today; some states even require that businesses that keep personally identifiable information have a privacy policy. Business lawyers can help to ensure this by creating a privacy policy for the business that protects any information collected from customers.
Employment Agreements
While many businesses start as single-person operations, as the business grows, more employees will eventually need to be hired. Lawyers can draft employment agreements that cover non-disclosure agreements, employment contracts and non-compete agreements
Collections
Business lawyers may aid in collecting money from customers who have stopped paying their bills.
If a business owner decides to go to small claims court, a lawyer may walk the owner through the process and provide advice on the best way to present evidence and support the case.
If a business owner decides to go to small claims court, a lawyer may walk the owner through the process and provide advice on the best way to present evidence and support the case.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property can include the name of your business, the logo, brand name and other aspects of the business that should be protected under copyright. Business lawyers can assist commercial clients with acquiring necessary copyrights, patents and trademark registrations that are necessary to protect these aspects of business.
Business Formation
Business lawyers can help with the process of incorporation and ensure that the new businesses start off on strong legal footing.
Benefit Programs
Some businesses may need assistance in developing benefit programs that comply with the Affordable Care Act. Business lawyers may be able to advise business owners of their responsibilities. Business lawyers may also be able to assist clients in drafting incentive plans to help motivate employees.
Defamation
Bad reviews can seriously damage the reputation of a business. In some cases, a business lawyer may be able to get a court order to take down defamatory online posts, or they may send a cease and desist order to the culprit.
Just as business lawyers can help with the creation of a new business, they can help develop policies in regards to ending the business. For example, if a partner or major shareholder decides to leave the business, the business plan may allow for the business to close or for the remaining members or partners to buy the party’s share of the business back.
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