Corporate & Employment
The Erb Law Firm, PC, focuses on providing comprehensive service for domestic and international professionals and companies. We can help you with everything from incorporation and structuring of your business entity to the drafting and negotiation of employment contracts, noncompetes, leases, and other agreements.
Our attorneys have experience in the following:
Structuring Business
Structuring and forming corporations for entrepreneurs and international clients, including German, Czech and Australian clients, in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, South Carolina and elsewhere; Preparing the necessary documentation to ensure that private offerings comply with applicable state and federal securities laws for two internet based corporations; Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, noncompete agreements, and employee handbooks for a US subsidiary of a German corporation; Drafting and reviewing shareholders agreements, stock purchase agreements, and related financial notes for buyers and sellers of shares in both computer based and non-computer based companies; Recapitalization and reorganization of a successful restaurant, a translation service company, and an Internet-based service company; Assisting a German company in all aspects of starting business in the United States. including recruiting and hiring employees, choosing other professional advisors, locating suitable office space, and local assistance in emergencies; Managing the dissolution and withdrawal of unused or merged corporations;
Operating Business
Drafting and reviewing non-compete, nondisclosure, confidentiality, and other agreements for both domestic and international companies; Reviewing the status of independent contractors at a language training company to ensure compliance with IRS regulations on employees vs independent contractors; Advising a corporation on the status of workers as exempt or nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and on ensuring that workers do not lose exempt status; Drafting promissory notes; Drafting and reviewing commercial and residential leases; Drafting board and shareholder resolutions and maintaining company minute books.
International Transactions
Providing comprehensive advice on the taxation of international transactions between the United States and several different countries, including the UK, Germany, Italy, and Australia; Drafting and reviewing distribution agreements with the European distributors of a large US manufacturer and with an Italian manufacturer of furniture developing a distribution network in the United States.
Internet-Based Companies
Drafting web site privacy policies, terms of service, disclosures, and click-through agreements for a number of Internet-based service companies.
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