Business

  • Corporate and LLC Business Formation

  • General Counsel Services

  • Business Asset Purchase and Sales

  • Business Stock/Membership Interest Purchase and Sales

  • Mergers & Conversions

  • Contract and Agreement Drafting, Review, and Negotiations

  • Employment Matters

  • Independent Contractor Agreements

  • Services & Vendor Agreements

  • Franchisees

Real Estate

  • Commercial Real Estate Purchase and Sales

  • Commercial Leases

  • Lease Transfers & Assignments

  • Lease Amendments

  • Tenants

  • Landlords

  • Ground Leases

  • Historical Property

  • Realtor Matters

Personal Property

Tangible Personal Property is a unique and specialized combination of business law, personal property law, valuation law, and tax law related to the client’s art and collectibles. We provide the following unique services for our clients:

Collection Management & Transactions

  • LLC Holding Entities for Art and Various Collections

  • Acquisitions and Purchases

  • Consignment Agreements

  • Private Agreements of Sale

  • Bills of Sale

  • Agent Agreements & Negotiations

  • Auction Consignment Agreement Negotiations

  • Valuation (Appraisal) Consultation Services

  • Estate Collection Transactions such as transfers to the beneficiaries and/or sales or donations

Charitable Contributions

  • Related Use Organization Confirmation

  • Qualified Appraiser and Appraisal Consultation and Assistance

  • Charitable Organization Acceptance Confirmation

  • Charitable Contribution Agreements with the Deed of Gift

  • Fractional Interest Donations

  • Bargain Sale Donations

  • Bequests

Artists

  • Artist Consignment Agreements

  • Artist Commissioned Work Agreements

  • Artist Copyright and Moral Rights Issues

  • Copyright License Agreements

  • California Artists Resale Royalty Act Enforcement and Monitoring Assistance

  • Public Art Issues

Museums

  • Exhibition Loan Agreements

  • Acquisition Purchase Agreements

  • Sales, Deaccessions

  • Charitable Bargain Sale Agreements

  • Donor Assistance

  • Donee Form 8282 Related Issues

  • Valuation and Qualified Appraisal Consultation Services