Contact Our Miami Office for Florida Business and Corporate Law
Whether you are an entrepreneur in need of assistance getting your business set up or the chief executive officer of a large corporation—or anything in between—Paton Alekandrakis can help you navigate important legal topics.
Business Law
We can help you navigate legal topics in business, including:
- Business formation
- Contracts
- Intellectual property
- Outside general counsel
The structure of your business matters because it can determine how it operates on a day-to-day basis. It can also impact your company's tax liability and your personal liability should your business become embroiled in legal action. Your company may require licensing at the local, state, or federal level depending upon what kind of business you intend to run. The kind of specialized professionals who will work for you can also be a factor in making a decision on business structure.
Clients also come to us seeking help with establishing:
- Sole proprietorships
- Partnerships
- Limited liability companies (LLCs)
- C or S corporations
Our business law attorney in Miami can help you make this important business decision. Our firm can work with you throughout the license application process to help you minimize the time it takes for you to acquire a license so you can start conducting business as soon as possible.
Corporate Law
Business law covers issues like employment, contracts, and taxes. Corporate law, on the other hand, handles big picture concerns, such as buying decisions, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholders' rights.
Corporations are unique in that they're seen as completely separate entities in the eyes of the law. Although they can be made up of large groups of people (investors, owners, and employees), corporations are treated as a single entity, meaning the laws deal with the business directly rather than the people within it. Essentially, the corporation is treated as a person.
A business gains corporation status when it incorporates, which is a legal process that separates the business' assets from its owners and investors personal assets. Most businesses decide to incorporate because of the protections it offers as far as their personal assets and because it allows for easy transfers of ownership, lowers the tax rate, and makes it easier to raise capital.
Corporate lawyers structure transactions, draft documents, negotiate deals, attend meetings, and make calls toward those ends. A corporate lawyer works to ensure that the provisions of an agreement are clear, unambiguous and won't cause problems for their client in the future.
Platon Alekandrakis has extensive knowledge of contract law, tax law, intellectual property rights, bankruptcy, and any other branches of law that might affect the activities that a particular business is conducting. These include:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate insolvency
- Corporate crimes
Contact a Business and Corporate Attorney in Miami
If you're a small business owner or the head of a large corporation, consider contracting with outside general counsel. Working with our business law attorney in Miami could help you protect your business without taking on the obligation of hiring a full-time legal team. Contact Platon Alekandrakis or call today at 786-853-4769 to make an appointment for a consultation. We also welcome our Coral Gables and Miami area Greek citizens; we speak Greek!