Cases we handle.

Business Law

Business law is the legal framework of rules and regulations that govern commercial relationships and impact how companies are conducted and managed. We advise businesses, ranging from startups to large corporations, on international, federal, state, and local business law. We understand the ways these rules and regulations impact how business is conducted and how companies should be managed. We help our clients integrate foreign and domestic regulations into their global business strategy. We help foreign clients understand and navigate the U.S. corporate compliance landscape by “domesticating” U.S. regulations and by weighing how these requirements affect long-term decisions and day-to-day operations.

We counsel U.S. clients and advise them on domestic and foreign compliance requirements affecting their business operations.

We have prior experience advising companies in and/or with regard to:

• Corporate LLC formation and maintenance
• Commercial negotiations
• Business planning
• Distribution agreements
• Business contracts
• Partnership agreements
• Business leases
• Agency agreements

Customs, Import & Export

One country’s business standards may not always translate to the required practices in the United States. The U.S. government regulates the import and export of goods and services crossing all of the country’s borders through regulatory provisions enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. By acting as gatekeepers, the agency enforces not only its own import and export regulations, but also those of other U.S. federal agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Federal Trade Commission.

Our professionals have significant experience helping foreign and domestic companies comply with U.S. Customs and other federal agency regulations concerning the importation and exportation of products into the U.S.

We take a proactive role with our clients, helping them ensure their products are in full compliance prior to entry. For those companies that are already in detention, we work with appropriate agencies and submit appropriate testing or documentation to remove the violation that resulted in the detention.

Capital Markets & Private Equity

Businesses often reach a point where they either need to obtain additional capital to grow, or to join forces with strategic partners to enhance commercial operations.

Whether our clients seek to buy or sell a company or to find strategic partners, we support them with services that cover the full lifecycle of the transaction.

On the company side, we help businesses develop and implement strategies to find the right institutional investor or strategic partner worldwide.

On the investor side, we counsel financial institutions in their investment deals and projects worldwide.

All of our clients gain access to financing options and resourceful contacts from our relationships with many leading investment banks, private equity firms and financial institutions across the globe.

Commercial & Business Litigation

The Evan Smith Law Firm attorneys have broad and extensive trial and arbitration experience in commercial and business litigation. We handle a broad range of complex, antitrust, securities, employment practices, professional and civil litigation in the State and Federal court systems.

Our practice covers a wide range of subjects involving a myriad of business disputes; including breach of contract, contract disputes, unfair competition, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, creditors’ rights, antitrust, securities, lender liability, white collar defense, stockholder claims, reliability claims, real estate disputes, pension plan issues, business and corporate disputes.

The firm also handles matters of trademark and patent litigation.

Wills & Trust

Estate planning means more than writing a will. There are significant health care and financial decisions that need to be made. That is why it is important to work with the Evan Smith Law Firm. We are available to attend to your needs and design an estate plan specifically for your unique life situation. We can help with all matters of estate planning, including:

1. Creating wills and trusts to transfer property at death and provide for the care of your minor children or pets, if you have any.
2. Establishing powers of attorney and health care surrogates to identify the person or persons who will act on your behalf and made decisions concerning your finances or health care if you become unable to do so.
3. Preparing life estate deeds that allow you to pass property automatically to one or more designated recipients at death.
4. Preparing living wills (or health care directives) to clearly state your wishes so that you can make your voice heard when you no longer speak for yourself.

Commercial & Business Transactions

Serving you or your company as an outside general counsel enables us to provide entrepreneurs with a “one stop shop.” Our clients are business professionals who understand the value of maintaining an on-going relationship with counsel, and are acutely aware of the expense of maintaining in-house counsel to handle periodic issues.

As outside general counsel, we manage all legal transactions and litigation on behalf of individuals, companies, partnerships, and investors, offering precisely targeted solutions for a full range of problems.

Our law firm serves entrepreneurs, start-up companies, international investors, professional organizations, limited liability companies (LLC’s), and members of the sports and entertainment industries with a full range of services.

Intellectual Property

Securing, licensing and enforcing intellectual property rights. The firm also handles matters of trademark and patent litigation.

Consumer Issues

Disputes between consumers and the businesses they buy from, in negotiation and before the courts.

Employment & Labor

The employment relationship on both sides, from the contract through to its end. Employment practices matters are litigated in the State and Federal court systems.