WATERMAN, SICHON & CARAVETTA LLP

Business Transactions & Litigation

CORPORATE COUNSEL

Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP is proudly retained as outside captive corporate counsel for many of our small to large-cap clients, both domestic and international.

Our clients find that the costs of retaining our firm as outsourced corporate counsel provides drastic savings as opposed to in-house counsel. We invite you to consider Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP for all of your corporate counsel needs on an outsourced basis.

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

Emerging Markets

Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP takes a basic approach to its emerging markets clientele by providing a comprehensive review of formation and taxation issues. We facilitate a smooth transition through formation to the opening day. We instill a high sense of comfort in our clients that their business is in solid formation and ready to begin generating a positive cash flow.

We focus on insuring our clients are protected in the following areas:

General business counseling
Entity formation to include corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, general partnerships and other structures
Counseling with other professionals such as accountants, brokers, banking institutions, financial planners and insurance professionals
Employer advisement on trade secrets, non-interference/non-competition issues, independent contractors and compliance with regulatory matters
Business contracts and issues pertaining to nondisclosure of information

Growth Companies

Many of our clients come to us with an already-existing business structure with needs to insure the continued growth of their companies. We find that even though their business is operating smoothly, our focus is to insure that the corporate structure and operations comply with all regulatory and legal mandates. Some of the areas we are retained for at this stage of growth for our clients include:

Ongoing entity governance issues to include corporate compliance, records keeping and management, employee contracts and updated agreements
Contract negotiations and drafting
Corporate finance
Joint Ventures
Mergers and Acquisitions
Leases
Buy-Sell Agreements
New Market advisements and overall counseling on proposed growth structures

Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP does not stop at completion of the above tasks. We continue on our representation of clients to assess their estate planning and real estate needs in conjunction with the operation of our clients’ businesses. These extra steps to protect the whole client are what sets Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP apart from the typical law firms that maintain a “one-client, one-assignment” mentality.

BUSINESS LITIGATION

Although a business may be running smoothly, the reality exists that litigation is a possible part of business operations. We provide an extensive background in complex litigation and litigation management of appointed insurance defense counsel. The breadth of business litigation services provided by our firm include the following:

Contract litigation
Employer/employee litigation
Commercial collections
Trade secrets
Business to business disputes
Copyright and trademark
Commercial transactions
Company dissolution
Contractual infringement
Officer/Director/Partnership disputes
Fraud

While litigation is a costly expense to our clients, every effort is made to assess the viability of resolving business disputes through mediation or some form of alternative dispute resolution. Our focus is to resolve the issues facing our clients in the most beneficial and expedient manner possible.



		Business Transactions & Litigation CORPORATE COUNSEL Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP is proudly retained as outside captive corporate counsel for many of our small to large-cap clients, both domestic and international. Our clients find that the costs of retaining our firm as outsourced corporate counsel provides drastic savings as opposed to in-house counsel. We invite you to consider Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP for all of your corporate counsel needs on an outsourced basis. BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS Emerging Markets Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP takes a basic approach to its emerging markets clientele by providing a comprehensive review of formation and taxation issues. We facilitate a smooth transition through formation to the opening day. We instill a high sense of comfort in our clients that their business is in solid formation and ready to begin generating a positive cash flow. We focus on insuring our clients are protected in the following areas: General business counseling Entity formation to include corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, general partnerships and other structures Counseling with other professionals such as accountants, brokers, banking institutions, financial planners and insurance professionals Employer advisement on trade secrets, non-interference/non-competition issues, independent contractors and compliance with regulatory matters Business contracts and issues pertaining to nondisclosure of information Growth Companies Many of our clients come to us with an already-existing business structure with needs to insure the continued growth of their companies. We find that even though their business is operating smoothly, our focus is to insure that the corporate structure and operations comply with all regulatory and legal mandates. Some of the areas we are retained for at this stage of growth for our clients include: Ongoing entity governance issues to include corporate compliance, records keeping and management, employee contracts and updated agreements Contract negotiations and drafting Corporate finance Joint Ventures Mergers and Acquisitions Leases Buy-Sell Agreements New Market advisements and overall counseling on proposed growth structures Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP does not stop at completion of the above tasks. We continue on our representation of clients to assess their estate planning and real estate needs in conjunction with the operation of our clients’ businesses. These extra steps to protect the whole client are what sets Waterman, Sichon & Caravetta, LLP apart from the typical law firms that maintain a “one-client, one-assignment” mentality. BUSINESS LITIGATION Although a business may be running smoothly, the reality exists that litigation is a possible part of business operations. We provide an extensive background in complex litigation and litigation management of appointed insurance defense counsel. The breadth of business litigation services provided by our firm include the following: Contract litigation Employer/employee litigation Commercial collections Trade secrets Business to business disputes Copyright and trademark Commercial transactions Company dissolution Contractual infringement Officer/Director/Partnership disputes Fraud While litigation is a costly expense to our clients, every effort is made to assess the viability of resolving business disputes through mediation or some form of alternative dispute resolution. Our focus is to resolve the issues facing our clients in the most beneficial and expedient manner possible.

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