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PASRICHA & PATEL
Build, operate, and grow your company with practical legal guidance from Pasricha & Patel.
Our corporate attorneys advise startups, emerging companies, and established businesses from formation through financing, expansion, restructuring, and exit.
- Business formation and structuring
- Corporate governance and agreements
- Financing and capital raising
- Mergers, acquisitions, and succession
- Commercial contracts and business disputes
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Corporate Counsel Built Around Your Business
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Serving Businesses Since 1995
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New York and New Jersey Offices
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Counsel From Formation to Exit
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Support for Startups and Established Companies
Our Corporate Law section advises businesses and emerging companies in developing, maintaining, and expanding their financial objectives.
Pasricha & Patel’s experienced team of legal professionals assists businesses in developing, maintaining, and expanding their financial objectives and building a sound legal infrastructure for business growth and success. We counsel small to midsize businesses and emerging companies from inception to eventual exit.
Our Corporate Law section provides a wide array of legal services in the following areas:
Organization and structuring of entities as per business requirement:
- Entity Formations (Partnerships, Corporations, LLC)
- Shareholders Agreements
- Operating Agreements
- Employee Incentive Plans
- Founders Agreement
- Investor Agreements
Finance and Capital Raising
- Debt and Equity Transactions
- Private Placements
- SEC and Blue Sky compliance
- Capital Structuring
- Business and commercial transactions
- Joint Venture Formation
- Business Succession (Buy-Sell Agreements)
- Mergers, Acquisitions, and Consolidations
- Business and asset transfers
- Buy-in and buy-out arrangements
- Consulting & Professional Services
Drafting and review of various contractual agreements including:
- Employment Contracts
- Licensing and Royalty Arrangements
- Distribution Agreements
- Software Agreements (Product Licensing, Maintenance, and Consulting)
- Pharmaceutical Industry Agreements (Contract Manufacturing, Marketing, Joint Ventures)
- Trade Agreements
- Financing Agreements
- Management Agreements
- Restrictive Covenants
- Nondisclosure and Confidentiality Agreements (NDA)
- Manufacturing and Supply Agreements
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What Legal Services Do Corporate Attorneys Provide?
Our team helps companies build a strong legal foundation, manage transactions, and address risks as the business evolves.
Business Formation and Governance
- Corporations, LLCs, and partnerships
- Founders’ and investor agreements
- Shareholder and operating agreements
- Employee incentive plans
- Corporate governance matters
Financing and Business Transactions
- Debt and equity transactions
- Private placements
- Capital structuring
- Joint ventures
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Business and asset transfers
- Buy-in and buy-out arrangements
When Should a Business Hire a Corporate Lawyer?
A company should consider legal counsel before making decisions that affect ownership, financing, employment, contracts, or long-term operations. Early guidance can help identify issues before they become expensive disputes.
Contract Drafting and Review
Our Corporate Legal Counsel in NY and NJ assists with:
- Employment and consulting agreements
- Licensing and royalty arrangements
- Distribution and supply agreements
- Software and technology agreements
- Financing and management agreements
- Restrictive covenants
- Nondisclosure agreements
- Manufacturing agreements
When Does a Company Need Ongoing Legal Counsel?
Ongoing counsel may benefit businesses that regularly negotiate contracts, hire employees, raise capital, manage investors, enter new markets, or face recurring compliance and governance decisions.
How Can a Corporate Attorney Help Protect a Business?
A corporate attorney can help clarify ownership rights, document important decisions, strengthen contracts, and prepare the company for growth, transition, or unexpected challenges.
Business Succession and Ownership Changes
- Buy-sell agreements
- Ownership transfers
- Management transitions
- Family business succession
- Business reorganizations
- Planned exits and acquisitions
Business Litigation and Dispute Support
The firm’s attorneys also assist with commercial and civil disputes involving contracts, business relationships, ownership interests, and other company matters.
Practical Example
If two owners disagree about an exit, a clear shareholder or operating agreement can establish the valuation method, transfer process, and each party’s rights.