At Skaja, Daniels & Luu, LLP, we deliver comprehensive legal support for businesses at every stage of development. Our experienced attorneys work closely with clients to address their business needs, offering individualized advice on entity formation, corporate governance, contracts, and strategic planning.

Our practice spans a diverse range of industries, including real estate, construction, retail, and nonprofit organizations. We provide personalized solutions that align with our clients' goals, ensuring their ventures are structured for success while minimizing risks.

Entity Formation

A strong corporate foundation, built on the right legal structure, is essential for the success and growth of any business. At Skaja, Daniels & Luu LLP, we guide entrepreneurs in selecting the optimal business entity to meet their operational, financial, and asset protection goals. Our expert team provides comprehensive services, including corporate formation, internal governance, board advisory, shareholder relations, and ongoing business maintenance. We also offer specialized corporate maintenance programs to handle compliance, legal updates, and meeting tracking. Additionally, we provide collaborative, client-focused support for M&A transactions, helping both first-time investors and seasoned professionals navigate these complex processes efficiently, maximizing value while minimizing costs.

The entities we can create include:

• Limited Liability Companies (LLCs): Offering flexible management and liability protection for small and medium-sized businesses.
• Corporations: Establishing C-corporations and S-corporations to optimize liability protection, taxation, and fundraising capabilities.
• Partnerships: Drafting general and limited partnership agreements tailored to your business goals
• Nonprofits: Guiding clients through the process of forming nonprofit organizations, including drafting articles of incorporation and bylaws, and obtaining federal nonprofit status (501(c)(3) and beyond).
• Entity Selection and Formation: We help identify the most suitable legal entity for your business and draft all necessary formation documents.
• Advisory Services: We offer consultation on long-term planning, fiduciary duties, boards of directors, corporate governance, and shareholder issues.
• Compliance & Maintenance: We guide you through regulatory and compliance issues, handle annual filings, and document annual board and shareholder meetings.
• Business Dissolution: We provide assistance in legally and strategically winding down a business.
• Reorganizations: We offer advice on corporate restructurings, including recapitalizations, business partitions, and transfers.
• Commercial Agreements: We draft and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including service agreements, NDAs, advertising and marketing agreements, and website agreements.
• Outside Corporate Counsel: We would be happy to handle your company’s everyday legal matters. Building a relationship with a competent legal team brings immense value to your business.

After formation, we craft customized bylaws, operating agreements, and governance policies to address each client’s specific goals. We also assist with ongoing corporate maintenance to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

Transactional and Contractual Support

Navigating mergers and acquisitions can be complex, but our team at Skaja, Daniels & Luu LLP, has extensive experience representing businesses on both sides of the deal across various industries. We assist clients in commercial and real estate transactions, offering strategic advice to ensure smooth and successful outcomes. Our services include:

• Due Diligence: Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the target company’s financials, operations, legal compliance, and potential risks.
• Negotiation and Valuation: Engage in strategic discussions with our trusted experts to determine the optimal purchase price and favorable terms for specific transactions.
• Structuring Deals: Advise on the best structures for your deal and design the transaction framework to maximize benefits, minimize tax implications, and allocate risk effectively.
• Integration Planning: Develop a detailed roadmap for seamlessly merging companies into another, ensuring continuity, synergy realization, and success post-transaction.
• Regulatory Compliance: Navigate legal requirements, including antitrust approvals, tax matters, and state and federal securities laws to ensure a smooth transition.
• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A):
• Shareholder agreements and buyouts:
• Commercial leases and property transactions:
• Vendor, supplier, and service contracts
• From entity formation to exit, we guide businesses and investors through every stage, offering a seasoned team of attorneys, experts, and entrepreneurs dedicated to your success. Our expertise in securities laws allows us to help businesses navigate fundraising efforts while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and minimizing liability. We invite you to discuss your corporate and M&A matters with us. Contact us for a complimentary consultation, and an experienced attorney will be in touch. We're here to simplify the complexities of corporate law and enhance your business growth.

REAL ESTATE

Real estate is a crucial element of any business, providing the foundation for investments, operations, and growth. At Skaja, Daniels & Luu LLP, we specialize in both transactional and litigation matters, offering support to investors, retail and commercial property owners, and residential clients. Our team helps clients navigate the complexities of real estate, from acquisitions and sales to resolving disputes over title, boundaries, and easements. We work with you to strategically plan and optimize your real estate portfolio, ensuring that all legal aspects are thoroughly addressed. Whether handling leasing, quiet title actions, or property exchanges, our goal is to guide you towards successful real estate ventures.

Here’s how we can help:

• Acquisitions, Sales, and Exchanges: We assist in the acquisition, sale, and exchange of real estate properties, ensuring that all transactions are smooth and beneficial to your interests.
• Leasing: We facilitate leasing agreements that protect your rights and maximize the value of your properties.
• Quiet Title and Partition Actions: We handle quiet title actions and partition disputes, ensuring clear and uncontested ownership of your property.
• Title, Boundary, Easements, and Right-of-Way Disputes: We resolve disputes related to title, boundary issues, easements, and rights-of-way to safeguard your property rights and interests.

Let's Explore How We Can Enhance Your Real Estate Portfolio.

We invite you to discuss your real estate matters with us. Please reach out, and an experienced attorney will be in touch for a complimentary consultation. We’re here to simplify the complexities of real estate transactions and disputes for you and enhance your real estate portfolio.

“Bring your real estate plans to life with our help.”

Securities & Investments

Skaja, Daniels & Luu LLP is committed to helping emerging companies navigate the complexities of raising capital and achieving business growth. Our experienced securities attorneys specialize in structuring and negotiating financing solutions, even during economic challenges. We assist clients in raising capital through debt instruments, offering materials, and handling SEC and state securities filings. Beyond financing, we support businesses through ownership changes, including mergers, acquisitions, and other transitions. Our team manages the legal, tax, and strategic aspects of these transitions, ensuring a smooth process while helping clients achieve their business objectives and secure their financial future.

These are some areas in which we routinely represent clients:

• Debt and Equity Financing: We assist in structuring debt financing by analyzing the company’s financials, identifying suitable lenders, and negotiating favorable terms. For equity financing, we guide clients through stock issuance, valuation, and investor relations.
• Stock Options and Equity Grants: We develop stock option plans, implement these plans seamlessly, and ensure compliance with company policies and legal regulations. For equity grants, we advise on vesting schedules, tax implications, and alignment with business goals.
• Private Placements: We facilitate private placements by advising corporate clients and potential investors, drafting offering documents, strictly observing legal requirements, guiding clients throughout the process.
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Funding: We help startups prepare pitch decks, identify suitable VC or private equity firms, and negotiate investment terms. Our team has extensive startup experience and is able to assist at any stage of your startup career.

Let’s Explore How We Can Enhance Your Business

We invite you to discuss your Securities and Investment matters with us. Please reach out, and an experienced attorney will be in touch for a complimentary consultation. We’re here to simplify the complexities of securities regulation for you and enhance your business.

“Skaja, Daniels & Luu LLP, is your trusted partner in navigating the complexities of securities regulation, raising capital, and supporting your growing businesses.”

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property (IP) is one of your most valuable business assets, driving growth, building trust with customers, and setting you apart from competitors. At Skaja, Daniels & Luu LLP, we understand the importance of protecting your IP, whether you have an extensive portfolio or are just beginning to build one. Our intellectual property attorneys work with both domestic and international clients to identify, protect, and maximize the value of their IP. We help businesses recognize all forms of IP, including trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and copyrights, and protect them through federal registrations with the USPTO and Copyright Office. We also assist in developing systems to safeguard your unique IP, turning it into a revenue-generating asset. For small to mid-market businesses, we offer cost-effective, flat-fee packages for most IP services. If you're uncertain about the IP your business owns.

Here’s how we can help:

• Trademark: We assist in the registration and protection of your trademarks, which can be any word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies your goods or services, and even extends to certain colors, sounds, and smells.
• Licensing and Assignment: We allow you to monetize your intellectual property through licensing agreements, assignments, or even creating new business ventures.
• Trade Dress: We help protect the visual appearance of your product or its packaging, known as trade dress, which signifies the source of the product to consumers.
• Trade Secrets: We safeguard your confidential business information, or trade secrets, which provide your enterprise with a competitive edge.
• Copyright:We protect your original works of authorship, such as literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, through copyright registration and enforcement.
• Evaluation and Management of IP Portfolio: We provide comprehensive services for the evaluation and management of your IP portfolio and are connected with experts in valuation, ensuring that your intellectual property assets are fully leveraged for business growth.

Let’s Explore How We Can Enhance Your Business

We invite you to discuss your Intellectual Property matters with us. Please reach out, and an experienced attorney will be in touch for a complimentary consultation. We’re here to simplify the complexities of intellectual property protection for you and enhance your business.

“Let Skaja, Daniels & Luu LLP be your partner in protecting your most valuable assets and optimize them for financial growth.”

Strategic Planning and Succession

Planning for the future is critical to a business's long-term success. We assist with business succession planning, helping owners transition leadership or ownership to the next generation, key employees, or third-party buyers. By understanding our clients' goals, we create strategies that preserve value and promote stability.

Non-profit Organizations

Our firm has significant experience working with nonprofits, from formation to operational compliance. We help organizations secure federal tax-exempt status, navigate IRS requirements, and ensure compliance with state and federal nonprofit regulations. Whether you are starting a charitable foundation or restructuring an existing organization, our team offers valuable insights and guidance.

At Skaja, Daniels & Luu, LLP, we are dedicated to helping businesses and nonprofits thrive in a competitive and regulated environment. By focusing on your goals and keeping sight of the big picture, we provide the foundation for your success. Contact us today to learn more about our business and corporate law services.