Business Operations & Contracts

Contracts are the building blocks of every business relationship.  They establish the commitment you make to others and the promises that others make to you.  Every contract you receive, and certainly every contract you offer a customer, employee, independent contractor, or anyone else, should be reviewed or drafted by your legal department.  Whether you are an ambitious start-up or a growing company, Morgan Easley is your outsourced in-house counsel – your legal department.

New clients generally come to us as a result of an opportunity or a crisis.  We listen. We learn your business.  Whether you are making a deal or establishing the terms of a relationship, leasing an office, licensing a product, hiring an employee, or borrowing or lending funds, the contracts you need are often of the type that we have written dozens if not hundreds of times before and may simply need to be customized for your specific purpose.  Other contracts are completely unique, just like your business, and are custom designed for you.

When someone breaches a contract with you or accuses you of breaching a contract, when a service is not what you bargained for or you have not been paid for your goods or services, you need experienced legal representation quickly.  At Morgan Easley, we litigate contract disputes as well as draft contracts.  In other words, we carefully guide you in making contractual promises to others, and we do what is necessary to ensure that others understand and keep the promises they have made to you.  Your attorney team is always on call to help you make the most of an opportunity or manage a crisis, keeping cost-efficiency a top priority while helping you to develop and protect the business relationships you have worked so hard to establish and maintain.

The attorneys at Morgan Easley are experienced in economically negotiating and closing business transactions for our clients. Our transactional practice includes the following:

• Governing corporate documents, including
  • Written consent actions for boards of directors, officers, shareholders, and members
  • Ownership agreements for shareholders or members
• Letters of Intent
• Business and technology agreements, including
  • Agreements with vendor/suppliers and resellers
  • Licensing agreements
  • Terms of service agreements
• Commercial Lease Agreements
• Employment or Independent Contractor Agreements
• Non-Solicit, Non-Compete, and/or Confidentiality agreements
• Specific asset acquisition and purchase agreements
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Leveraged buy-outs of partners, shareholders, or members by the company or individuals
• Corporate restructuring and recapitalizations