Business Law
TLC’s Business practice includes the wide range of legal matters facing entrepreneurs and small businesses. We regularly assist clients with choosing the right legal entity for them, forming businesses (such as LLCs, corporations, cooperatives, etc.), investments and financing, sales and purchases, contracts, commercial lease reviews and negotiations, regulatory compliance and governance, and worker classification and employment matters. We also counsel businesses on technology transactional matters ranging from website and app terms of use, software licensing and development (including impact of open-source components), software as a service (SaaS) arrangements and other commercial contracts related to technology providers.
Nonprofit Law
TLC regularly assists both existing nonprofit organizations and those considering whether a nonprofit is right for them. We provide a range of services to nonprofit clients, including formation and tax-exemption applications; advising on entity selection, such as whether to choose a for-profit or non-profit vehicle and the various tax-exempt classifications that may best fit a client’s needs; regulatory and other compliance requirements; corporate governance; employment and other personnel matters; non-profit mergers or dissolutions; intellectual property matters, including trademark and copyright registration; contract drafting and negotiation (including website terms of use); and many more.
Entertainment Law
Our Entertainment practice, offered through TLC and our Recording Artists Project, provides legal assistance to musicians, performers, artists, independent record labels, production companies, songwriters, film companies, artist managers and other arts and entertainment entrepreneurs and firms.
Intellectual Property Law
Our Intellectual Property expertise is central to our Business, Nonprofit and Entertainment practices. We counsel on copyright, trademark and trade secrets matters, assisting with state and federal registrations, NDAs and confidentiality agreements, licensing matters, transfer agreements and structuring instruments for creative collaborations.
Contract Law
We regularly represent our business, nonprofit, and entertainment clients in contract drafting, review, and negotiation matters. We have expertise in a variety of different contract types, including service contracts, commercial leases, shareholder agreements, website and app terms of use, licensing, and software as a service.
Community Enterprise Project
Through our Community Enterprise Project, we work with community organizations to identify organizational and community legal needs, and develop comprehensive strategies to address those needs. To this end, CEP often facilitates community workshops on legal issues relevant to small businesses, non-profit organizations, and the populations they serve.