Business law / LOS ANGELES

Legal counsel built around the business.

JULIAN MERCER / BUSINESS & CORPORATE ATTORNEY

POSITION / 01

Business questions rarely arrive in isolation. Advice should account for contracts, ownership, people, timing, and the commercial objective together.

SCOPE / 02

THE WORK,
IN FOCUS.

  1. 01

    Commercial contracts

  2. 02

    Entity and ownership matters

  3. 03

    Governance and records

  4. 04

    Strategic transactions

  5. 05

    Ongoing business counsel

Modern office architecture representing practical business counsel

BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS / 03

THE LEGAL ISSUE
IS PART OF A
LARGER DECISION.

01

Define the desired business outcome

02

Identify material—not theoretical—risk

03

Confirm decision and approval authority

04

Keep the legal work aligned with timing

A PRACTICAL PROCESS / 04

I

UNDERSTAND

Clarify the objective, context, people, and timing.

II

ASSESS

Identify the documents, decisions, and material risk.

III

EXECUTE

Draft, review, negotiate, and coordinate.

IV

MOVE

Complete the work and prepare for what follows.

COMMON QUESTIONS / 05

GOOD QUESTIONS.
CLEAR ANSWERS.

When should counsel become involved?+

Before key terms harden or commitments are made. Early review usually preserves more options.

Can support be ongoing?+

Outside counsel can support recurring contracts, governance, risk, and transactions.

LET’S TALK BUSINESS.

YOUR NEXT
MOVE DESERVES
GOOD COUNSEL.

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