Helping Your Business in Coral Gables and Surrounding Areas

In-house attorneys often find themselves stretched to the limit by their workload. Paton Alekandrakis is available to supplement the capacity or experience of a company's in-house legal team. He can also serve as outside general counsel to your business if you do not currently have in-house counsel capabilities. Paton Alekandrakis provides general counsel services to clients in the Miami area.

We work closely with each client so we can obtain an in-depth understanding of its business model and company objectives. Our goal is to provide the client excellent legal solutions that are also cost-effective. Paton Alekandrakis emphasize a proactive approach that mitigates the client's risks and eliminates issues that could lead to unnecessary problems or lawsuits.

Outside General Counsel

There are generally two types of general counsel: “in-house (or corporate) counsel” and “outside general counsel.” In-house counsel is an employee and works exclusively for the company that hired them.  For most small businesses, having an in-house counsel arrangement may be impractical. Most small businesses do not have enough legal issues to justify the costs of hiring a full-time salaried in-house counsel.

As most small- and even medium-size business owners know, litigation and legal issues are not just issues faced by the large companies. While larger companies may have entire legal departments, small business owners often have to deal with legal problems on their own. In some cases, they might be dealing with several legal issues at the same time, each requiring a different attorney. This can take away a lot of time the owner can better spend on running their business.

A general counsel arrangement with one particular attorney is not only convenient, but it can free up a lot of time for the business owner. General counsel can handle typical tasks that a business may need—offer general legal advice and review contracts—and can also manage other legal matters that come along. General counsel can also serve as a middleman between other attorneys who may need to come in for specific legal matters and the business owner, managing these legal matters so the business owner doesn't have to. The owner only has to deal with one attorney.

General Counsel Services

Our general counsel services are tailored according to each client's needs. As outside general counsel, we can coordinate and oversee the following areas:

• General business, day-to-day legal, and compliance issues
• Corporate governance matters
• Mergers and acquisitions (support and implementation)
• Executive issues and compensation
• Contract drafting, review, and negotiation
• Employment and human resource matters
• Immigration law matters
• Healthcare regulatory counseling
• Privacy and data security (including emergency response and preparedness)
• Risk management, arbitration, mediation, and litigation
• Supervision or evaluation of local or special counsel
• Special projects, as needed

Contact a General Counsel Attorney in Miami

If your in-house counsel needs additional support or if you do not have in-house counsel, consider contracting with outside general counsel. Working with our business law attorney in Miami could help you protect your business by supporting your team or serving as outside counsel. 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!