Commercial.htm The Law Office of Albert M. Afonso provides assistance and advice to companies and individuals on routine to highly complex transactional matters including real estate, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and unsecured and collateralized financing agreements. In addition, our office maintains an active and aggressive commercial litigation practice enforcing and defending the legal rights of persons and businesses in ordinary contract disputes to complex actions involving business torts, theft of trade secrets, fraudulent conveyances, successor liability and breach of fiduciary duties by corporate management. We offer a broad spectrum of business law services, including:
Incorporation, organization and ongoing legal advice
Agreements to buy or sell a business, whether assets or shares
Corporate reorganization, including estate freeze and amalgamation
Shareholder & partnership agreements
Buy/sell agreements
Internet related agreements, such as: I.T. Infrastructure, Intranet Services, Site Operator, Site Advertising, Host, and Web Design Agreements
Preparation of various contracts such as consulting, distribution, sales agency and employment agreements
Preparation of non-competition and confidentiality agreements
Trademark applications
Loan and general security agreements
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We offer dispute resolution skills in a variety of commercial and business matters. We know how to try jury and non-jury cases and argue appeals both in state and federal courts With certification training in mediation and arbitration we are also comfortable handling negotiations and employing alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. A sampling of commercial and business cases we have handled include:
Prosecution and defense of contract claims of all types Construction litigation involving construction defects, payment claims under liens and bonds and insurance coverage claims Collection practice on behalf of a number of respected local businesses Real property litigation including condemnation and environmental cases Business dissolution cases Commercial tort cases including claims of fraud, interference, conversion and claims under statute such as civil theft, civil racketeering and Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice Prosecution and defense of injunction cases Use of Technology: We strive as a firm to be on the cutting edge both in terms of our working knowledge and in the way we practice. Our commitment to being on the cutting edge extends to the use of computer technology in various forms including CD-ROM based research and voice recognition dictation.
Our business clients come to see us as an integral part of their successful operations - a business partner.
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