New Business Start Ups

Manhattan Lawyer: Well-Qualified Advice for New Business Start-Ups

When you have a great idea for a new business, responsible planning for the best outcomes should include talking to a lawyer about your rights and obligations under New York law. At the Manhattan Law Office of Steven R. Sutton, we can guide you through the process of starting your new business, from talking about the best entity for your purposes to helping you negotiate agreements and your commercial real estate or lease.

You can feel comfortable talking with us about your business formation needs. We are a high-quality law firm that brings Wall Street-level legal services to individuals and businesses while providing the personal attention and reasonable cost found at a small law firm. So, when you have a business idea, consult with us.

We help our business formation clients by offering a range of services to help get their businesses started:

• Choosing a business entity: We assist with formation of the initial business entity, whether it's a partnership, an S corporation, a C Corporation, or an LLC. We listen to your needs and advise you on which one makes the most sense for your goals.
• Filing the proper paperwork: We help you draft the business, partnership, buyout, shareholder, or LLC agreements. At the Law Office of Steven R. Sutton, we also help you file the certificate of incorporation and any necessary documentation with the state.
• Finding the perfect business location: At our Manhattan law firm, we can review your commercial lease. This may help you avoid problems down the road. New business owners often sign complicated New York City commercial leases that can get them into a lot of trouble. In a commercial lease, it is wise to have a well-qualified lawyer review all the various lease provisions, like recapture provisions, relocation provisions, and termination provisions; guarantee; and good guy clauses, to make sure that your rights and objectives are protected.

People often think of getting into the business but often not how to get out of it. With 25 years of experience in helping clients with business entity formation, we know that new business owners often think only of the gains related to their business, not of it termination or the ending of the relationship. Although we certainly hope that there will never be losses, we firmly believe that working with a lawyer is the best way to protect you from personal liability—it is just responsible business planning.

Contact an attorney at our law office by calling 212-696-0090 for a confidential consultation about your business formation needs.