Tampa Business Attorneys
Business law attorneys at Lieser Skaff can help you with a wide range of legal matters that are essential to the success and protection of your company. Broadly speaking, business law can be divided into transactional business law and business litigation. Transactional business law focuses on the creation, organization, and management of businesses and includes things such as drafting contracts, forming business entities, navigating mergers and acquisitions, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. Business litigation, on the other hand, deals with resolving disputes that arise during the course of business operations, such as breach of contract claims, partnership disagreements, intellectual property issues, or employment conflicts. Whether you are launching a new venture, growing your enterprise, or facing a legal dispute, the team at Lieser Skaff can help you achieve your goals and safeguard your business.
Business Litigation
Are you at risk of or currently fighting business litigation?
Transactional Business Law
Are you looking to set your company up to minimize legal risk?
“There is nothing more rewarding for us than solving someone’s problem. As lawyers, what we often tell clients is essentially, don’t worry, go home and sleep well tonight, we’ve got this.”
Jeff Lieser, Founder, Lieser Skaff
Business Litigation
At Lieser Skaff, we strive to help clients avoid the need for business litigation and the corresponding need to appear in court whenever possible. Sometimes, however, business litigation is necessary to protect and defend your business. When that is the case, having an experienced and dedicated Tampa business litigation attorney on your side is the key to success. The team at Lieser Skaff provides legal support to small and medium-sized businesses throughout all phases of litigation, including pretrial, trial, appeals, and post-judgment matters, including collections, in both state and federal courts, as well as administrative hearings.
Your business could be involved in litigation with another business or with an individual for a variety of reasons; however, lawsuits alleging breach of contract are among the most common. A typical small or medium-sized business enters into numerous contracts in the normal course of business and while these contracts are legally enforceable agreements, litigation may be required to resolve differing interpretations. Labor law issues and employment disputes can also result in the need for your business to become involved in litigation. For all your business litigation concerns, we encourage you to consult with one of our experienced business litigation attorneys at Lieser Skaff.
While we pride ourselves on our small-firm dedication to client satisfaction, our clients also receive the benefit of litigators who have practiced at some of Florida’s most prominent law firms. This combination allows us to build strong relationships with clients in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and throughout the state of Florida while also providing them with exceptional legal representation.
Transactional Business Law
Transactional business law addresses the applicable laws, legal rules, and regulations that pertain to the formation and operation of a business. Because our attorneys are also skilled litigators, we understand that the time to prevent future litigation is when a business is formed or at the time a deal is negotiated. Our experienced transactional business law attorneys will ensure that your business is set up for success from its inception, and we will continue to protect your business throughout all future negotiations and transactions.
How Can Our Transactional Business Lawyers Help You?
Our goal is to help your business avoid future disputes that could lead to litigation. With that in mind, our transactional business lawyers can help you with:
Business creation
Whether you are an individual who needs to form a legal entity for your small business or a Fortune 500 corporation looking for assistance with acquisitions, consolidation, or mergers, we can help ensure that the documents necessary to form your business entity are properly drafted and protect your financial interests.
General governance
Regardless of the type of business entity involved, the day-to-day governance of the business will likely require the assistance of an experienced attorney. We can guide and advise you on how best to govern and operate your business.
Federal, state, and local regulatory compliance
Remaining in compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations is crucial for any business. Our skilled transactional law attorneys will make sure you understand all applicable regulations to avoid costly violations or shutdowns.
Contracts negotiations and drafting
In any business, a well-drafted contract is often the key to avoid disputes that can end in litigation. Whether you need a basic employment contract or a complex merger agreement, we can help. Our transactional business lawyers will strategically negotiate contracts to make sure they are favorable to you while simultaneously ensuring that they will hold up to judicial scrutiny if necessary.
Protecting your business from costly and time-consuming litigation begins long before a problem arises. Investing in the initial creation and daily operation of your business by working closely with an experienced transactional business law lawyer is the key to any profitable and successful business venture.
Frequently Asked Questions
How will we communicate with each other?
We make every effort to respond to all client communications within 24 hours. To achieve that goal, we use a variety of methods depending on what is convenient for our clients, including telephone calls, emails, Zoom meetings, and in-person consultations.
Who is a typical Lieser Skaff client?
Our clients range from individuals addressing personal disputes to Fortune 500 companies engaged in federal litigation. They represent diverse industries such as construction, real estate, restaurants, start-ups, and digital media, along with homeowner and condo associations and commercial landlords. We are honored to include a client base that includes individuals addressing personal business disputes as well as Fortune 500 companies engaged in complex federal litigation.
How extensive is your experience?
Collectively, our attorneys have represented thousands of business clients over their lengthy and impressive careers as practicing attorneys throughout the State of Florida and beyond.
Where are your clients from?
While many of our clients are based in the Tampa Bay area, we represent clients statewide and frequently travel across the State of Florida to represent them in state or federal court. In addition, we represent numerous clients who are located outside of Florida but who have business and legal interests within the state and, therefore, need local counsel.
Who will work on my case?
We understand how important it is to know that an experienced attorney is working on your case. Rest assured that a senior attorney with significant experience will be involved in your case along with our amazing and highly talented associate attorneys, offering you the benefit of experienced oversight and cost-efficient representation. Stephanie Martin leads our real estate practice group, Bo Sellitti heads the business practice group, and for transactional matters, Ghada Skaff will supervise your case.
Will I be required to pay a retainer fee?
Yes. Generally, a minimum retainer of $2500 is required for non-litigation matters and for litigation matters we require a minimum retainer of $5,000; however, the complexity of your case will directly impact on the amount of the retainer fee.
How do you bill for your services?
We ensure our billing reflects reasonable and necessary time spent on your case with time spent on your case billed in 1/10th of an hour increments, meaning a six-minute email or call will result in a 0.1-hour charge. We understand the value of your hard-earned money and this approach guarantees you only pay for actual time spent on your legal matters.
Can you help me start a business?
We have assisted numerous startups and entrepreneurs over the years. In fact, we have enjoyed helping entrepreneurial clients grow from a startup working out of a study apartment to employing over 100 workers and eventually working with them to sell their company for millions of dollars to a third party.