Firm Overview

Samek & Rotbert, LLC is a general business law firm. We counsel businesses of all sizes, in a variety of industries, in the government and private sectors, throughout the entire life cycle of a business:

• Getting started – We help you choose the type of entity that is right for your business.
• Entity creation – We draft all the necessary organizational documents, obtain a taxpayer identification number, and assist you in obtaining your necessary business licenses.
• Agreements among the members of the business – We help you determine and document your relationship with your business partners (drafting shareholder or buy-sell agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, and the like).
• Understanding the regulatory scheme – We will counsel you as to the laws unique to your business and applicable regulatory and licensing concerns, e.g., how HIPAA and STARK laws affect the practice of medicine.
• Establishing the necessary business relationships – We are able to draw from our many relationships and introduce our clients to accountants, leasing agents, bankers, insurance agents, and IT professionals.
• Hiring personnel – We will counsel you on applicable employment laws and draft offer letters, employment agreements, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, and employment policies and handbooks.
• Office space – We will negotiate your commercial lease for your office space.
• Banking relationship – We will help you secure a line of credit and review and revise your loan documents.
• Customer/vendor contracts – We will craft a business contract that is right for your particular business and protects you from liability and foreseeable and unforeseeable problems. We will negotiate your business dealings with your vendors and customers.
• Business strategy – We will counsel you on the risks and returns associated with making various business decisions.
• Establishing yourself on the internet – We will review your web development agreements and ensure that your content is protected and counsel you as to privacy issues and the legal issues involved in transacting business via the internet.
• Business issues and contracts – We will be here for you to review contracts that you need to sign from time to time and to counsel you on the myriad of issues that a business person faces from time to time.
• Personnel Issues – We will help you devise appropriate compensation, bonus, and equity plans to motivate your personnel. We will also counsel you on accomplishing reductions in force should that be necessary.
• Growth of your business – We will negotiate and handle your business acquisitions.
• Sale of your business - When the time comes, we can introduce you to business brokers or investment bankers and negotiate and handle the sale of your business.
• Business partner disputes – We will help you negotiate and settle business disputes among partners, including partner withdrawals and business separations.
• Dissolution and winding up of your business – We can assist you in navigating the issues involved in shutting down your business.