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New! Advanced entity combinations which maximize control while minimizing taxes and personal liability. Insure complete, active control while avoiding double Federal taxation, minimizing State taxes despite new franchise tax laws, and increasing protections from personal and business liabilities.
Bank Financing - Significant experience and leverage as bank/borrower attorney with equity/collateral from stock to real estate, IP to Goodwill!
Entities - Competitive prices for standard incorporations, LLCs and LPs, with quality, patient guidance and complete explanations (former ACC Bus. Law Instructor).
Franchising & Networking - Currently franchising local businesses statewide and nationwide and networking others cross-country.
Intellectual Property - Currently performing all trademark & copyright work for several Austin area businesses.
IPO - As General Counsel, created and helped take networking/broadband company public OTC as a penny stock, then on the NASDAQ as the real deal! (Fourthstage, fka Aperian, fka Micromedia Solutions, Inc.). Supervised and/or serviced all contractual, litigation and transactional needs. Provided advice and direction on corporate governance, disclosure and accounting requirements, and prohibited/authorized transactions to Officers, Directors and majority Shareholders.
Real Estate - Conducting commercial purchases and sales, generally including financing. Obtaining, negotiating and documenting regulatory approvals for State & Federal (SBA/MBE/WBE) fundings and guarantees for loans. Commercial office and retail leases Contract reviews, negotiations and closings.
Technologies - Up to date expertise in and applications of current technologies and opportunities
Transactions - Basic contract reviews to complex purchase/sale/loan/investment scenarios with secured note/convertible option equity instruments.
VC & Angels- Long term strategic relationships to be utilized judiciously, but aggressively! | 
