Corporate and General Counsel Services

Cope Ehlers, P.C. attorneys advise clients on corporate matters, and provide general counsel services to a variety of business organizations. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience advising businesses on corporate and transactional matters and providing comprehensive legal support to officers and directors through cost-effective general counsel services. The scope of the firm’s corporate and general counsel services include:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiation of vendor contracts, software and technology licenses and other commercial contracts.
• Drafting and negotiation of agency and broker, consulting and other outsourcing agreements.
• Drafting of employee offer and termination letters, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, employment agreements, performance improvement plans, and employee separation agreements.
• Reviewing and negotiation of financing arrangements.
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiation of non-disclosure agreements.
• Participating in board of directors and senior leadership team meetings and drafting of minutes and maintenance of corporate governance records.
• Counseling officers and the board of directors on strategic business planning, joint venture arrangements and merger & acquisition transactions.
• Engaging and managing specialized outside counsel to ensure that the services provided are properly targeted, not over lawyered and cost effective.