Business Law
This segment of law spans many legal facets, and Chmelik Sitkin & Davis P.S. is equipped to handle the entire scope of representation required by our professional practice clients and corporate clients – from start-ups to global organizations – within Washington State or wherever their business takes them.
Like our municipal government clients, we are proud of the long term relationships we have forged with many of the region’s most dynamic businesses. Whatever the legal need, including choice of entity, formation, business purchase and sale, commercial transactions, governance, or cross-border transactions, our attorneys maintain in-depth experience across all of these realms. Leveraging our other practice areas, we provide businesses legal services in contracts, employment law, labor law, litigation, environmental, land use and real estate law.
We assist clients on a wide variety of matters, including:
Working with financial advisors and accountants, the entity selection, structure and documentation needed to form, restructure or expandbusinesses in Washington, in the United States or internationally
Shareholder agreements, limited liability company operating agreements and partnership agreements
Employment and non-compete agreements
Labor law
Contracts with a wide variety of counter-parties involving the myriad of issues important to our business clients
Acquisitions or sales ranging from a small business to multi-state or international business enterprises
Land use and real estate
Environmental law
Supervision of specialized counsel for securities, intellectual property, maritime and bankruptcy matters
Litigation
Service (through a wholly owned subsidiary) as a Washington registered agent and maintenance of corporate and limited liability company minute books
