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Business Law

Business Law is a broad category that touches on many aspects of starting, running, and closing or selling a business. More on Business Law >

All Business Law topics:

  • Admiralty & Maritime Law
    • Jones Act
    • Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
    • Marine Cargo
    • Shipping
  • Agribusiness
    • Agrochemicals
    • Crops
    • Equine
    • Farms & Ranches
    • Livestock
    • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • 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
    • Credit Unions
    • International Banking
    • Mortgages & Foreclosures
    • Savings & Thrifts
    • State & Municipal Bonds & Financing
    • Venture Capital
  • Bankruptcy - Commercial
    • Reorganizations & Restructuring
    • Workouts
  • Bars & Restaurants
    • Liquor Licenses
  • 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
    • Trade Associations
  • Business Tax
    • Audit Defense
    • Corporate Income Taxes
    • Excise Taxes
    • International Taxes
    • IRS Disputes
    • Negotiating Payments & Settlements
    • Payroll Taxes
    • Property Taxes (Ad Valorem Taxes)
    • Sales Taxes
    • Tax Evasion Defense
    • Tax Filing & Compliance
  • Collections
    • Creditor's Rights
    • Garnishees
    • Judgments
    • Locating Funds
  • Commercial Law
    • Breach of Contract
    • Contract Disputes
    • Contract Drafting & Review
    • Employment Contracts
    • Franchises
    • International Transactions
    • Lemon Law
    • Non-Compete Contracts
    • Secured Transactions
    • Uniform Commercial Code
    • Warranties
  • Construction
    • Commercial Construction Contracts
    • Construction Defects
    • Construction Disputes
    • Dangerous Property
    • Government Construction Contracts
    • Mechanics' Liens
  • Consumer/Lemon Law
    • Consumer Class Actions
    • Credit Report Problems
    • Debt Collection/Relief/Harassment
    • Foreclosures
    • Frauds, Scams, Hoaxes
    • Identity Theft
    • Repossessions
    • Student Loans
    • Truth in Lending
  • Entertainment Law
    • Art
    • Communication & Media
    • Film
    • Gaming
    • Internet
    • Literary Arts
    • Music
    • Publishing
    • Sports
    • Television
    • Tourism, Travel, & Leisure
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender (LGBT) Rights
  • Government Contracts
    • Debarment
    • Defense Contracts
    • Defense Procurement
    • Federal Contracts
    • Government Construction Contracts
    • State & Municipal Contracts
  • Insurance - Commercial
    • Annuities
    • Bad Faith
    • Casualty Insurance
    • Commercial Insurance
    • Directors' & Officers' Liability
    • Errors & Omissions
    • Fidelity, Guarantee, & Surety
    • Health Insurance
    • Insurance Malpractice
    • Insurance Subrogation
    • Life Insurance
    • Motor Vehicle Insurance
    • Property Insurance
    • Reinsurance
  • International Law
    • Business & Trade
    • Customs
    • Foreign Investment
    • Imports & Exports
    • International Arbitration
    • International Banking
    • International Taxation
    • International Transactions
    • Trade Regulation
  • Internet (Cyberspace)
    • Computer Crimes
    • Computer Law
    • Digital Signatures
    • Domain Names
    • Electronic Commerce
    • Identity Theft
    • Spam
  • Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

More about Business Law

Business Law is a broad category that touches on many aspects of starting, running, and closing or selling a business. A business law attorney might help you start your business by helping you choose an ownership structure and form your business entity—whether it's a corporation, LLC (limited liability company), or partnership. A business law attorney can also draft and negotiate agreements for your business on a wide range of issues—from consulting agreements to joint venture agreements to licensing agreements to leases to venture financings. Or a business law attorney might help you protect your intellectual property, do business in areas of heavy government regulation, or borrow money. In short, a good business attorney will provide vital assistance in almost every aspect of your business.

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Timothy C. Williams

Walnut Creek, CA

Business Law

Danielle Johnson

Festus, MO

Business Law

Michael W. Newcomb

Temecula, CA

Business Law

Paul H. Begemann

Hamden, CT

Business Law

Warner S. Bloomberg III

San Jose, CA

Business Law

Charlene Quincey

Olympia, WA

Business Law

Karin Easter Gurwell

Huntington Beach, CA

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Susan Beecher

Kent, WA

Business Law

Robert J. Spitz

Ontario, CA

Business Law

Coleman Jackson

Richardson, TX

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