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As business owners ourselves, we understand first-hand the many aspects of operating a business. We help established, start-up, and growing companies navigate the legal landscape of doing business in Texas.
- Strategic legal planning to achieve business objectives
- Forming and administering corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs),
partnerships, non-profits, and other business entities
Articles of Incorporation
Bylaws
Minutes
Partnership Agreements
Company Agreements
Buy-Sell and shareholder Agreements
- Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing business documents
Contracts
Purchase and Sale Agreements
Service Agreements
Licensing Agreements
Employment Agreements
Leases
- Representing buyers and sellers of businesses
Negotiating terms of purchase or sale
Assisting with due diligence
Drafting purchase and sale agreements
Preparing closing documents
- Restructuring business entities
Conversion from corporations to limited partnerships
Mergers
Certificates of authority to do business in Texas
- Serving as general counsel
Advising on legal/business questions
Employment law questions
Compliance
Basic intellectual property
Business Law Experience
Jacqueline Rixen's business law experience includes 4 years as an in-house counsel and over 7 years representing for profit and not-for-profit businesses. She has advised management and boards of directors in corporate governance and serves as general counsel for many clients. Our clients include businesses of all kinds: lawyers, accountants, consultants, medical professionals, computer services, food service, real estate and construction, and insurance. Ms. Rixen is a member of the Business and Corporate Law sections of both the Austin Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. She has spoken at several business conferences on such topics as types of business entities, contracts, succession planning, franchising, general employment law and corporate responsibilities.
Links
Doing Business in Texas (PDF 148K)
Contracts Checklist (PDF 8K)
Franchising (PDF 12K)
Texas Secretary of State
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (Texas taxes)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
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