Business Law

I focus on Internet, Intellectual Property and General Business matters.

Business Law

• Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

• Antitrust Law
• Deceptive Trade Practices
• False Advertising
• International Antitrust
• Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
• RICO Act
• Unfair Competition

Banking & Finance

• Commercial Banks & Loans
• Commercial Leasing
• International Banking
• Mortgages & Foreclosures
• Venture Capital

Bankruptcy - Commercial

• Reorganizations & Restructuring
• Workouts

Business Formation & Dissolution

• Business Successions
• Buying & Selling
• Closely Held Businesses
• Corporations
• Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Franchising
• Joint Ventures
• Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Nonprofits & Tax-Exempt Corporations
• Partnerships
• Professional Corporations
• Public Offerings
• Shareholders' Rights

Business Tax

• Corporate Income Taxes
• International Taxes
• Negotiating Payments & Settlements
• Property Taxes (Ad Valorem Taxes)
• Sales Taxes
• Tax Filing & Compliance

Commercial Law

• Breach of Contract
• Contract Disputes
• Contract Drafting & Review
• Employment Contracts
• Franchises
• International Transactions
• Non-Compete Contracts
• Secured Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Warranties

Construction

• Commercial Construction Contracts
• Construction Defects
• Construction Disputes
• Dangerous Property
• Government Construction Contracts
• Mechanics' Liens

Entertainment Law

• Communication & Media
• Music
• Tourism, Travel, & Leisure
• Film
• Literary Arts
• Publishing
• Television

Government Contracts

• Defense Contracts
• Defense Procurement
• Federal Contracts
• Government Construction Contracts
• State & Municipal Contracts

Insurance - Commercial

• Property Insurance

Internet (Cyberspace)

• Computer Crimes
• Computer Law
• Digital Signatures
• Domain Names
• Electronic Commerce
• Identity Theft
• Spam

International Law

• Business & Trade
• Customs
• Foreign Investment
• Imports & Exports
• International Arbitration
• International Banking
• International Taxation
• International Transactions
• Trade Regulation

Collections

• Creditor's Rights
• Garnishees
• Judgments
• Locating Funds

Consumer/Lemon Law

• Credit Report Problems
• Frauds, Scams, Hoaxes
• Identity Theft
• Student Loans
• Truth in Lending

NY,
Bar Number: 3rd Dept.

TX, Nov 1999
Bar Number: 24013225

FL,
Bar Number: 0032126

LA,
Bar Number: 25467

State Supreme Courts: Florida, Louisiana, New York, and Texas. Federal U.S. District Courts: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, and Western District of Texas. Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals: Fifth Circuit.

The Florida Bar, Louisiana State Bar Association, and New York State Bar Association.

While with the Texas Attorney General's Office, I lectured on various topics including ethics for government attorneys. Now that I am in private practice, I usually attend Continuing Legal Education (CLE) events focusing on technology law.

Occasional Lex Feuilleton columnist in Modern Domainer Magazine.

Author, "What You Need to Know About DotAsia" in the June/July 2007 edition of Domainer Magazine.

Co-Author/Co-Speaker, "Handling Fraudulent Construction and Maintenance Claims" for TxDOT, Construction and Maintenance Division, Annual Construction Conference, March 2005.

Author/Speaker, "L'État, C'est Moi: Suggested Methods for Enforcing Administrative
Laws Ethically, Professionally, Efficiently, and Successfully," for OAG, Transportation Division, Ethics/Professionalism in Administrative Law, March 12, 2004.

Co-Author/Co-Speaker, "E.D. JURISDICTION: How to Get and Keep the Right to Take Land" for OAG, Transportation Division, Eminent Domain Law Conference, December 18, 2003.

Author "Real Estate: Poland" in the October 1998 edition of International Financial Law Review.

Wrote "Corporate Governance: Poland" in the April 1998 edition of International Financial Law Review.

Author "Doing Business in Europe: Poland" in the June/July 1997 edition of AsiaLaw.

My most recent trial was a condemnation case against the Parish of St. Tammany in Louisiana, which sought to take land from a business client. After trial, the parish paid more than they had offered before trial plus my attorney fee to get 1/3 of the land they went to trial to take. Most of my litigation work currently is over intellectual property infringement and contract disputes. As an Assistant Attorney General (AAG), I trained now AAGs how to successfully take land for the State of Texas through administrative and civil jury trials, and also how to defend the Texas Department of Transportation in multi-million dollar highway construction and maintenance cases.

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Florida, Louisiana, New York and Texas.

After working over ten years as a counselor and first-chair trial attorney for private companies, government and multinational law firms, I established D.W. Nance, LLC in 2006. D.W.N. will guide you safely through the process of planning your business structure, identifying and protecting your assets, establishing and maintaining your online presence. And throughout this process we will actively defend your assets and interests.

D.W. Nance, LLC is a full service law firm offering domestic and international counseling and representation to private individuals, governments and businesses.

We offer high quality legal analysis and strategies with the flexibility, personal service, and cost savings of a small firm. We use the lessons learned from more than a decade of hard-fought litigation to advocate on behalf of our clients. With unwavering dedication to our clients, D.W. Nance offers passionate lawyering and a practical, experienced approach to resolving complex cases.

Our clients vary from long-standing companies to start-ups and individuals, but they all rely on our pragmatic and cost-effective approach to legal representation developed through significant administrative, civil, appellate and commercial litigation experience from both plaintiff and defense perspectives.

I have been an associate of Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster (merged with Clifford Chance in 2000) in Warsaw, Poland; of counsel for Muñoz de Toro & Muñoz de Toro in Buenos Aires, Argentina; an Administrative Law Judge and an Assistant Attorney General, Transportation Division managing the Administrative Law and Contract/Construction & Maintenance Law sections representing the Department of Transportation for the State of Texas. Since entering private practice, I have come to serve as General Counsel for numerous Internet-based and traditional companies across the U.S.

(888) 698-7007

24/7 availability by email and phone. In person meetings by appointment. Being licensed in four states, I go where I'm needed. I am based in New Orleans, but have met with clients around the world when needed.

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I speak fluent English, German and Spanish as well as conversational French and Polish.

We offer flat, step and hourly rates depending on what a client needs. We rarely use contingency fee agreements but sometimes they truly are the best option for our client.

Starting at $200.

Yes, we talk with clients to make sure we can help them. Once that is confirmed, we explain exactly what we can do and what it costs. Only then would we ask for payment because the next step would be to begin giving legal advice.

It depends, but we do generally require payment in advance for anticipated work and related costs. For hourly fees, such as with litigation, we generally require enough of an advance to cover the first few steps in the process.