DeAngelis Legal assisted with the trust decanting of an irrevocable trust. We prepared the new trust instrument which holds a variety of closely held businesses, real estate entities and marketable securities. The old instrument was prepared by another law firm and its terms did not meet with the settlors’ intent. DeAngelis Legal worked with the [...]
DeAngelis Legal negotiated the terms of the letter of intent and purchase documents and assisted the closing of the sale of the business of a long time corporate client in Phoenix. DeAngelis Legal had represented the entity since formation over 20 years ago. Over the years, DeAngelis Legal provided advice on a variety of business [...]
DeAngelis Legal assisted a long time Mesa client with the sale of her interest in a medical practice to her partner. After many years of discussing alternatives, the parties came to terms. DeAngelis Legal advised the seller on the terms and structure, prepared draft documents and negotiated changes requested by the buyer’s attorney and assisted [...]
DeAngelis Legal created several new entities this month in a variety of industries. A couple corporations and several limited liability companies (LLCs). The proper choice of entity and its proper tax character (c-corporation, s-corporation, partnership or disregarded entity) is largely driven by liability protection, the entity’s purpose and industry (i.e., real estate holding company, operating [...]
DeAngelis Legal assisted a Sedona high net worth couple with a comprehensive review of their estate planning documents, including their wills, trust, and family limited partnership. DeAngelis Legal met with the couple to learn about their objectives, reviewed their current plan and made recommendations, prepared documents updating their plan to make it consistent with their [...]
DeAngelis Legal performed a corporate review of the structure and records of several new clients and proposed recommended changes to confirm with each client’s operations and objectives. The clients created several entities over the years, creating a rat’s nest of entities. Separate entities provide enhanced creditor protection, but owners need to adhere to corporate formalities [...]
Business activity is normalizing, with merger and acquisition increasing. In June DeAngelis Legal reviewed two letters of intent, prepared another and talked with several other business owners who were considering a transaction. We had not seen this level of activity since 2019, but it remains to be seen whether the activity will continue or result [...]
Long time Phoenix husband and wife clients own a closely held business among other assets. DeAngelis Legal met with the new clients to discuss their objectives and alternatives and drafted the updated wills, revocable trust, powers of attorney and ancillary documents to achieve their objectives. DeAngelis Legal also updated the corporate records of their business, [...]
In May we saw a significant uptick in business transactions and investment activity, including the review and analysis of start up companies. In one such matter, DeAngelis Legal reviewed the proposed documents, assisted the client in negotiations and structuring of the investment and documented the transaction. Documents included a promissory note and security agreement and [...]
“It’s not personal, it’s just business.” This often used phrase is utilized in a variety of contexts, often to justify some extreme unsupported negotiation position or rationalize an unreasonable result. However, it is plain wrong; business is personal. Business owners who fail to recognize this limit their success and risk losing their investment, goodwill or [...]
