Commercial and Business Lawyer

The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is a New York law firm that represents clients in various legal matters involving Business Law, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, and Partnerships. We draft and negotiate diverse agreements which arise in commercial transactions and business relationships, such as contracts with customers, vendors and other suppliers, joint venture agreements, employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, construction contracts, home renovation contracts, and other commercial agreements, as well as the purchase or sale of a business. Our firm also represents clients in commercial litigation in New York Sate.

Commitment to Our Clients

We believe that our clients are best served through a practical and business-oriented application of our diverse skills. Our highly experienced New York business lawyer utilizes his business law expertise, as well as his accounting background, to focus quickly on the legal and economic issues. Our goal is to assist each client in achieving their immediate and long-term goals. Our clients can expect the Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein to be responsive and genuinely interested in each client’s legal matter. Our New York business lawyer is committed to excellence in our legal services and our dedicated client focused legal representation.

Contract Negotiation and Drafting To Protect Each Client’s Legal Rights

Most businesses enter into various contractual relationships with clients or customers, as well as vendors, employees and independent contractors. Carefully drafted contracts are essential to document the important terms of each of these business transactions. The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is proud of our thorough negotiation and precise drafting of many types of contracts.

During our meticulous contract review, negotiation and drafting, we often anticipate many potential issues that might arise in the future, and attempt to address those issues in the contract. Once our clients have explained the substance of their oral agreement, and their expectations, we thoroughly negotiate, review and/or draft the contract, with the aim of safeguarding our client’s rights, and avoiding potential disputes.

A major advantages of hiring our New York business lawyer to review, draft or negotiate your contract, is that Michael W. Goldstein has extensive experience reviewing, negotiating and drafting many types of contracts, and has seen firsthand what can go wrong if the contract is not precisely drafted in order to anticipate potential problems in the future. Furthermore, as both a New York business transactions lawyer and a New York commercial litigation lawyer, Michael W. Goldstein has the advantage of analyzing and drafting contracts from the perspective of avoiding ambiguities that could result in potential litigation.

We draft and negotiate many diverse agreements which arise in commercial transactions and business relationships, including:
•Shareholders’ Agreements
•Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements
•Partnership Agreements
•Stock Buy-outs (One Shareholder Purchasing another Shareholder’s Stock in a Corporation)
•Contracts and Other Documents for the Purchase or Sale of Various Types of Businesses (including Asset Sales and Stock Sales)
•Employment Contracts
•Independent Contractor Agreements
•Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreements
•Joint Venture Agreements
•License Agreements
•Business Management Agreements
•Contracts with Customers, Vendors and Other Suppliers
•Contracts for Construction and Home Renovation Projects

Commercial Litigation

If an unresolved dispute leads to litigation, The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is ready to represent you. We provide our litigation clients with the same level of professionalism and dedication that all of our clients have come to expect from our firm.  We represent businesses and individuals in Commercial Litigation, such as:
•Breach of contract actions
•Shareholders’ derivative actions
•Obtaining an injunction preventing use of a business name similar to a client’s business, causing customer confusion
•Lawsuit by an author against a book publishing company
•Commercial litigation involving various business disputes
Litigation is an expensive and time consuming method of resolving disputes. It may also be a huge distraction that interferes with managing your business. Many litigants also find the process frustrating and emotionally draining.

The time and effort invested at the initial stages of a business or commercial transaction to achieve a comprehensive agreement may be one of the most important steps toward a successful business venture. Regardless of what type of commercial transaction or agreement you or your business are entering into, we strongly recommend that you enter into a carefully negotiated and drafted contract. Our vast experience supports our belief that this is the best way to protect your legal rights, and to minimize the possibility of legal disputes. In the course of representing you in the contract negotiation and drafting stage, our primary goals include protecting your interests, and avoiding the ambiguities that may lead to litigation.

Legal Fees

We recognize that legal services must be cost effective and provide value. Our firm’s legal fees are fair and sensitive to the client’s personal and business requirements, as well as realistic in view of the magnitude of the particular transaction or controversy.

Our retainer agreement typically provides for hourly fees with an initial retainer deposit. Our initial retainer and subsequent retainer deposits are applied against the actual time we spend representing the client. Therefore, when the legal matter is concluded, any portion of the retainers that exceed the legal fees we have earned will be refunded to the client.

For some transactions, the client may choose either hourly fees or flat fees. For certain commercial matters, another option may be a reduced hourly fee plus a reduced contingency fee. An example of such a “blended fee” would be one half of our usual hourly fee, plus one half of our usual contingency fee. The client would advance the costs and disbursements.

Contact Us

To have your case or legal matter reviewed, we invite you to complete one of our Questionnaires, or click Contact Us to send an email. You may also call Michael W. Goldstein to discuss your case or legal matter by telephone, or to schedule a consultation at our office.

New York business transactions lawyer

New York commercial litigation lawyer

Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein

New York Business Lawyer

299 Broadway
Suite 800
New York, New York 10007
Telephone: (212) 571-6848

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