California Corporate Law And Corporate Formation

Few events are more exciting than helping people start a new business or taking an existing business to the “next level.” At the Law Office of Mark Cohen in Fremont, California, I am a corporate law attorney who enjoys counseling my business clients through every stage of formation, operation, and dispute resolution. 

Creating and running a successful business requires quality legal advice. A business faces issues from a multifaceted environment. That is why my 22 years of experience not only in corporate law but in personal injury law and criminal law enables me to provide the multi-disciplinary advice and counsel that businesses need. My multi-disciplinary experience sets me apart from most other corporate law attorneys and provides me with unique and valuable legal insight that I offer clients. The following are some of the areas I provide advice and legal services for:

• For profit corporations – formation and operation
• Professional Corporations (PCs) – formation and operation (such as those for doctors, dentists, accountants, chiropractors, physical therapists, and other licensed professionals)
• Religious non-profit corporations – formation and operation
• Non-profit corporate litigation and counseling
• Limited liability corporations (LLCs) – formation and operation

Experienced Business and Corporate Counseling and Litigation

A crucial part of operating a successful corporation is making sure that legal problems are addressed and resolved before they get out of hand. Whether the issue is with directors, officers, or shareholders, I have the tactful counseling and negotiation skills to get matters settled as quickly and diplomatically as possible. However, when the situation calls for it, I am prepared to “go to court.” Some of the areas I have litigated are:

• Disputes involving shareholders vs. the corporation
• Breach of contract or breach of fiduciary duties
• Cases requiring injunctions and restraining orders
• Cases involving the violation of trade secrets

I also help people set up all types of partnerships, including drafting partnership agreements and guiding them through the resolution of partnership disputes.

Help for Religious Non-Profit Corporations

Many people wish to start non-profit corporations or organizations for a religious group or a particular religion. Non-profit law and corporate law both have very specific regulations around religious groups. My office is one of the few in the Bay Area with experience helping religious non-profit groups in the formation and successful operation of their corporations. My experience on many non-profit boards and as an independent volunteer have given me insight into the best way to resolve problems in corporations involving religious groups such as churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, and gurdwaras.

When the need arises for non-profit corporate litigation, I am one of the few corporate law lawyers in the Bay Area with actual experience in this area, from handling inter-group disputes to contesting a religious group’s election results. To read more about a major legal case in which I represented one religious party, please see Singh v. Singh (2004), 114 CAL.App.4th 1264, 9 CAL.Rptr. 3rd 4.

Contact a corporate law attorney today to schedule a free consultation to help with corporate formation, corporate litigation, partnerships or any other need connected to running your successful business or non-profit.

I am available for evening appointments by appointment. As an accomplished corporate law lawyer, I look forward to helping you and your organization succeed.

Representing clients in San Francisco’s Bay Area including the Tri City area of Fremont, Newark, and Union City as well as Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville, Hayward, San Leandro, Castro Valley, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara Counties for 22 years.

Law Office of Mark Cohen
39510 Paseo Padre Parkway
Suite 190
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: (510) 792-4008
Fax: (510) 796-1624