For many families, a business represents their most valuable asset. This means a truly effective estate plan depends to a great extent on having an effective business plan. The two go hand in hand. Esther’s professional experience makes her eminently qualified to handle both. Her background as a litigator on a wide range of business matters gives her an in-depth understanding of all phases of the business life cycle. She can help you at start-up, at exit, and at every stage in between, whether you are a sole proprietor, mid-sized company or large, international corporation.
Esther takes particular pride in seeing business owners through the complex succession process, helping them receive maximum value if they wish to sell or, if they so desire, transfer their business seamlessly to employees or family members. And just as you strive to streamline your business operation to control costs, Esther uses her litigation background to help you avoid the costs associated with disputes and litigation, thereby reducing your costs.
Business planning services offered by the Law Offices of Esther Hopkins include:
- Business formation and structuring
- Choice of business entity
- Purchase or sale of a business
- Ownership issues
- General legal counsel to businesses and individual owners
- Coordination of personal, estate and business plans
- Reorganization and restructuring
- Shareholder control agreements
- Voting agreements
- Buy-sell agreements
- Tax planning
- Shareholder and partner disputes
- Sales and disposition of businesses
- Dissolutions
- Succession planning
- Recapitalization
- Asset protection