Business and Corporate Law

The DiLeone Law Group, PC serves small businesses, large companies and individuals engaged in business in North Carolina, the United States of America and Internationally.

The DiLeone Law Group, P.C. provides services to businesses operating in the following industries: Technology and e-Commerce, IT Support Providers, Manufacturing, Construction, Retail, Hospitals and their related organizations, Physicians and Medical Practices, Joint Ventures between Physicians and Hospitals, Joint Ventuires between Physicians and other health care organizations, Banks, Finance, Trust Companies, Telecommunications, Transportion, Tax-exempt organizations and Public Charities and various other services businesses.

Business and Corporate Law Practice Areas

Business Advisory Service

As part of our Business Advisory Service. we consul clients on the type of service they are going to provide, their business plans, any topics affecting the operation and management of their businesses – a how to approach.

Business Entity Formation, Choice and Creation of Appropriate Business Entity

We help clients choose the appropriate type of business entity under which they should conduct their businesses – corporation, limited liability company, partnership (general or limited partnerships), joint venture, through an agreement, etc.

Business Recapitalizations and Reorganizations

We help clients determine if their capital structure is set up correctly to accomplish their objective; help them reorganize their capital structure to add shareholders, members, partners, etc.; or otherwise make changes to position the client to accomplish its objectives, which can change over time.

Business Succession, Transition, and Continuation Planning

We help clients analyze their exit strategy which includes transitioning the business to the next generation or to other individuals involved in the business and the process to accomplish that transition.

Business Disputes

We help clients analyze the problems and develop solutions to address and resolve those disputes internally and with outside customers, suppliers, vendors, etc.

Business “Divorce”

We help owners of businesses separate from each other when they can no longer work together, want to proceed in different directions, etc.

Buy Sell Agreements

Buy Sell Agreement, Shareholder Agreement, Member Agreement, Stock Transfer Restriction Agreement, Member Unit Transfer Restriction Agreement — All of these documents cover the same topic – preventing owners of the business from transferring their ownership to someone other than one of the fellow owners.

Consulting Agreements

We help clients develop the terms under which they will provide consulting services or receive services from consultants in connection with their business

Employment Contracts

We help clients create and negotiate employment contracts for their key employees to protect the company and its trade secrets, business operations and processes, customers, etc.

Executive Compensation Arrangements

Here we help companies develop compensation arrangements for their executives to help them reward those individuals for successfully serving the company.

Employee Manuals/Handbooks

Here we help clients create employee handbooks and determine which provisions should be included.

Financing – Business/Bank/Third Party

We help clients analyze financing arrangements they have received from third parties and help clients prepare for and solicit financing for various reasons, like growth, expansion, acquisition, etc.

Franchising (both franchisors and franchisees)

We help businesses decide when and how to franchise their business and determine whether that is the appropriate strategy for them and their business and help individuals review franchise agreements and related documents and explain the terms and conditions of those documents so that they can negotiate a successful business arrangement with the franchisor.

Human Resource Issues

We help clients address several type of issues involved with human resources including Employee actions – appropriate and inappropriate, Employee bonus programs, Employee discipline programs, etc.

International Transactions

We help clients deal with the international aspects of the transactions in which they desire to engage.

Internet and E-commerce

We help clients in these industries prepare and negotiate the agreements they should be using to protect themselves and their businesses.

Joint Ventures

We help clients prepare and negotiate the agreements they should be using to protect themselves and their businesses when entering into a joint venture relationship.

Lease Agreements

We help clients prepare, review, and negotiate lease agreements they should be using to protect themselves and their businesses. We have represented both sides of the typical lease agreement.

License Agreements

We help clients prepare, review, and negotiate license agreements they should be using to protect themselves and their businesses. We have represented both sides of the typical license agreement.

Member, Shareholder, Owner Disputes

We help clients identify the disputes and different solutions that might be available to resolving each such dispute. We help them prepare, review, and negotiate the agreements necessary in these types of dispute.

Mergers and Acquisitions

We help clients either grow their businesses by acquisition or merger or sell their businesses.

Operating Agreements

We help clients create or review the necessary operating agreements for their businesses.

Real Estate Purchase and Lease Agreements

We help clients prepare, review, and negotiate purchase and lease agreements they should be using to protect themselves and their businesses. We have represented both sides of the typical purchase and lease agreement.

Risk Management

We help clients assess and identify strategies and options to manage the various risks associated with their businesses.

Royalty Agreements

We help clients prepare, review, and negotiate royalty agreements they should be using to protect themselves and their businesses. We have represented both sides of the typical royalty agreement.

Software Development Agreements / IT Service Provider Agreements

We help clients prepare, review, and negotiate software development agreements and IT service provider agreements they should be using to protect themselves and their businesses. We have represented both sides of the typical software development and IT service provider agreements.

Start-ups

We help individuals who desire to start a business analyze their options and get started. We help them CPAs, insurance agents, bankers, and other key professionals to help them start their journey correctly and set them up for success.

Tax Issues

Tax issues affect most transactions and agreements in which a company engages. We help identify tax issues for clients and structure solutions that deal with those tax issues effectively considering the needs and desires of the client.

Venture Capital Financing

We help clients prepare, structure, and review their presentations for attempting secure venture capital financing, We also help clients analyze whether venture capital financing is an appropriate vehicle based on the business and the client’s needs and desires.

Wealth Preservation

While we are not financial advisors, we help clients structure the transactions and agreements so that they preserve the wealth that they have accumulated while helping the client manage the risks associated with various courses of action.

Web Site Development Agreements

We help clients prepare, review, and negotiate website development agreements they should be using to protect themselves and their businesses. We have represented both sides of the typical website development agreements.